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PKL 2021 LIVE: Day 1 - Bengal Warriors, U Mumba start with wins - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh and UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from Day 1 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2021
After a hiatus of almost two years, the Pro Kabaddi League or the PKL finally makes a grand return to the screens today. Though the entire season will be held in a complete bio bubble with no crowds in the stadium, the excitement for some thrilling Kabaddi action is right up there.
And what better than a triple header, including the defending champions - Bengal Warriors in action, on the very first day of the league's return.
PKL 2021 Day 1 Schedule
Bengaluru Bulls v/s U Mumba - 7:30 pm IST
Telugu Titans v/s Tamil Thaliavas - 8:30 pm IST
Bengal Warriors v/s UP Yoddha - 9:30 pm IST
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 22 Dec 2021 2:16 PM GMT
Chandran Ranjit with a Super Raid
Chandran Ranjit returns with two touchpoints. Pawan Sehrawat decides to challenge. The Bulls feel they have got the bonus as well. And they are correct.
It is a SUPER RAID, the first of this PKL 2021!
Bulls 12-10 Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 2:12 PM GMT
Bulls ALL OUTTTTT!
Wow, what a start this for U Mumba. Abhishek Singh goes in for the raid with just two men and he gets them both. Bengaluru Bulls are all out within the first 8 minutes.
Bulls 6-12 Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 2:11 PM GMT
Bulls down to 2 men
A brilliant double thigh hold and off goes Pawan Sehrawat. Ashish Sangwan the man!
Bulls 5-7 Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 2:10 PM GMT
U Mumba LEADS!
Abhishek Singh with one more raid point and the Bulls are down to three men.
Bulls 4-6 Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 2:09 PM GMT
U Mumba equalise!
First Abhishek Singh with a point in the raid, and then Harendra again in the defence. Takes out Chandran Ranjit this time.
Bulls 4-4 Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 2:06 PM GMT
Ajit tackled!
Ajit gets taken down by the Bulls defence, and Pawan is back on the mat.
Bengaluru Bulls 4-1 U Mumba
Three bonus and 1 tackle point for Bulls.
- 22 Dec 2021 2:04 PM GMT
Pawan Sehrawat taken down!
First raid of the season, and Pawan Sehrawat is taken down. Harendra Kumar, the man with the tackle!
Pawan did manage to get a bonus though.
- 22 Dec 2021 2:02 PM GMT
Neeraj Chopra with the National Anthem!
Guess, who is singing the Indian national anthem ahead of the match? NEERAJ CHOPRA. Yes, the Olympic gold medallist appears on a giant screen singing Jana Gana Mana.
What a start to the season!
- 22 Dec 2021 1:56 PM GMT
Here they comeeeee!
The players have strode out to the mat. U Mumba comes first, followed by the Bengaluru Bulls.
- 22 Dec 2021 1:52 PM GMT
Head to Head
The U Mumba have a 9-5 edge over the Bengaluru Bulls in PKL. But, the Bulls led by Pawan Sehrawat brushed past the Mumbai-based side twice last season.
Total matches - 14
U Mumba - 9
Bengaluru Bulls - 5
