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Prime Volleyball League: Kolkata Thunderbolts beat Hyderabad Black Hawks 4-1 – Highlights
PVL 2023: Kolkata Thunderbolts missed out on a bonus point but it was a commanding win to go to the top of the points table with 4 points from 2 matches.
PVL: Defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts dominated last year's semifinalists Hyderabad Black Hawks on Wednesday, winning 4-1 to go to the top of the PVL points table with two wins in a row.
The Thunderbolt won the first set 15-13 to take a 1-0 lead. They then swat away a fightback by taking the second set 15-6 to go 2-0 up and then went from strength to strength to take the third set 15-9. They went close to a bonus point by racing to a 4-0 lead but lost the fifth set.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 8 Feb 2023 2:12 PM GMT
Kolkata close in on 1st set
Hyderabad call for a super point as Kolkata are just 2 points away from sealing the set. And they make it work! A smash pierces the Thunderbolts defence. We're going down to the wire to settle this first set.
KOL 14-12 HYD
- 8 Feb 2023 2:01 PM GMT
Kolkata maintain supremacy in 1st set
Guru Prasanth inspires Hyderabad to fight back but Kolkata are relentless. They go to a 8-5 lead in the first set before the first timeout of the match.
KOL 8-5 HYD
- 8 Feb 2023 1:54 PM GMT
Thunderbolts get into early lead
Cody smashes the ball that catches the end of the court to give Kolkata an early lead.
KOL 3-1 HYD in first set
- 8 Feb 2023 12:15 PM GMT
Kolkata Thunderbolts vs Hyderabad Black Hawks: When and Where?
The Bangalore leg continues as teams look to get an upper hand in the early stages of the PVL 2023 season.
The action will be streamed live on the Sony Sports network. The match begins at 7 pm IST.