The Bengaluru Bulls put on a great show to win against the UP Yoddhas by a scoreline of 38-35 in a high-pressure game at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium to qualify for the playoffs in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 9, here on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bengaluru Bulls trio of Bharat (8 points), Vikash Kandola (6 points) and Neeraj Narwal (5 points) did enough to get their team over the line and into the Play-offs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Both teams went into the game with the knowledge that a win would see them qualify for the Play-offs, and in the early stages, there was little to separate them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Soon, though, Bharat's influence on the game grew and the U.P Yoddhas, reduced in number, stared at an All-Out. Two consecutive Super Tackles by Gurdeep, the second on Bharat, delayed the outcome. But eventually, the Bengaluru Bulls inflicted the first All-Out of the game to take a slender 13-10 lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bengaluru Bulls kept the pressure up to increase their lead by two more points, capitalising on some errors by the U.P Yoddhas's defense to go into half-time holding a 19-14 lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bengaluru Bulls carried the first-half momentum into the early part of the second period, and soon enough inflicted a second All-Out on the U.P Yoddhas to surge into a 10-point lead. With Bharat and Neeraj Narwal prolific on the raid, and Saurabh Nandal keeping the defense tight, it looked like they had locked up a victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With five minutes to go the Bengaluru Bulls' defense suddenly started leaking points and they were soon staring at an All-Out, with the U.P Yoddhas eyeing a comeback. A Super Tackle by Mahender Singh on Pardeep Narwal stemmed the flow and kept the U.P Yoddhas at bay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Bengaluru Bulls carried the first-half momentum into the early part of the second period, and soon enough inflicted a second All-Out on the U.P Yoddhas to surge into a 10-point lead. With Bharat and Neeraj Narwal prolific on the raid, and Saurabh Nandal keeping the defense tight, it looked like they had locked up a victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n