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UP Yoddhas took on Dabang Delhi K.C. in their opening match of PKL Season 11 at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad and they put on a solid showing on Monday evening. UP Yoddhas won the game with the scoreline reading 28-23.
UP Yoddhas kicked off proceedings when they picked up the first points of the game through a Surender Gill raid. After that, it was a tight battle as the two competitors traded raids and points without conceding an inch to each other. Neither side could take an outright lead in the early exchanges in what was turning out to be a close battle.
However, as the first half reached the midway stage, Bhavani Rajput took charge as UP Yoddhas started to settle in and edged ahead of their opponents. As the half wore on, Ashu Malik and Nitin Panwar helped Dabang Delhi K.C. fight back and bring the contest back on level terms. However, the first half ended with UP Yoddhas leading 12-11.
The second half was also a cautious start with both sides taking their time to strike. Both sides were finding it tough to break each other down despite multiple well thought out moves in the early exchanges. At the end of the first phase of the second half, there was hardly any difference between the two sides. UP Yoddhas led 18-16 with the game very much on a knife-edge.
By now Naveen Kumar had picked up the baton from Ashu Malik and was leading the charge for Dabang Delhi K.C. as they looked to fight back. However, in the final phase of play, UP Yoddhas cranked up the intensity as Sahul Kumar helped inflict an All-Out on Dabang Delhi K.C. and the raiders also picked up crucial points.
That helped UP Yoddhas take a 5-point lead with less than 5 minutes to go. Eventually, UP Yoddhas came away with the win in what was a closely fought game. Bhavani Rajput top scored for UP Yoddhas with 7 points.
