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Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Calicut Heroes in final set tie-break— Highlights
Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Calicut Heroes 3-2 in the first match of the PVL in which the match was undecided till the final set.
Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Calicut Heroes 3-2
Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Calicut Heroes 3-2 in the third fixture of the Prime Volleyball League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday, February 7. Ashwal Rai was named the Player of the Match.
Kolkata join Hyderabad Black Hawks and Ahmedabad Defenders at the top of the table with 1 win from 1 match.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 7 Feb 2022 2:34 PM GMT
Ajith dominates 3rd set
All square after 2 sets. The service errors continue for Kolkata, and Ajith Lal continues firing in bullets into the Kolkata court. Jerome fires a winner down the line to get the scores level at 8-8.
- 7 Feb 2022 2:24 PM GMT
Calicut win 2nd set 15-12
Calicut seal the second set and it's all square after 2 sets here! Ajith Lal with the hammer of a winner that wins the set.
- 7 Feb 2022 2:17 PM GMT
Jerome, Ajith get Calicut ahead in 2nd set
Kolkata relinquish their lead. They call for a super point, but Vinith hits his shot wide, Calicut nose ahead. Service errors keep haunting Kolkata! Jerome Vinith nails a serve and kisses the ball. Calicut are finally roaring!
Calicut lead 12-10.
- 7 Feb 2022 2:08 PM GMT
2nd set: Kolkata lead 6-5
2nd set now. Calicut take an early lead but then one of their blockers touches the net to give Kolkata the lead again.
Ashwal now camouflaging Kolkata's attacks. Drawing the blockers towards him and letting others come up and hit winners.
- 7 Feb 2022 1:57 PM GMT
Kolkata win 1st set 15-13
Just as Kolkata look to seal the first set, Ajith Lal comes up with his 1st winner. A block goes wide from Calicut and Kolkata take the 1st set 15-13.
- 7 Feb 2022 1:54 PM GMT
Ashwal Rai the hero for Kolkata
A fourth service error from Kolkata. They are leading still, but they have been profligate with their errors. Ashwal Rai towers above the rest to restore Kolkata's lead as the first set comes to a close.
- 7 Feb 2022 1:48 PM GMT
Kolkata lead 8-6
Jerome and Ajith struggling to get a say in for Calicut as Kolkata dominate the opening stages of this match. Kolkata only lead by 2 points, but the scoreline does not reveal their dominance.
- 7 Feb 2022 1:41 PM GMT
Kolkata lead 3-2
Jerome Vinith gets the match underway but it's Kolkata who gets the first point with Ajith Lal hitting his spike wide. Ashwal then gets his first point of the season, and Kolkata are away!
- 7 Feb 2022 1:31 PM GMT
Key Players
The big news before the match is that David Lee is not in the team for Calicut because of a side strain. But there are still plenty of stars on show today. Match set to begin in a few seconds.
