Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddha match Review

The Tamil Thalaivas finally found the elusive second win they were looking for, and what a way to do it! Regardless of whoever won or lost, most fans would agree that this game was a win for the sport. Both sides put on a passionate and capable display in both offence and defence, with neither team taking full control of the match.

Nitin Tomar of the Yoddhas opened the scoring with a 2 point lead in the first minute followed by two more subsequent raids. The UP Yoddhas gained a 6-0 lead in the first three minutes of the match, and Nitin Tomar set the tone for his fantastic 14-point performance to follow. Opening themselves up to pressure from the Yoddhas, The Thalaivas looked to be scrambling after an all-out set them back by 8 points in 4 minutes as the score read 9-1. 

Ajay Thakur and K. Prapanjan each scored raid points in the next two minutes, followed by a super raid by Prapanjan in the 12^th minute that further closed the gap between the teams. The first half was closed out by Nitin Tomar, who got the Yoddhas back on track with 2 more raid points in the 19^th minute. The UP Yoddhas looked to be the better team of the half as the score read 18-12 in their favour.

The Tamil Thalaivas started the first half like they had something to prove. An all-out in the 21^st minute closed the gap between the Thalaivas and the Yoddhas to only four points with the score reading 20-16. The next few minutes saw both teams rally furiously against each other to gain precious raid and tackle points resulting in the Yoddhas maintaining a slender lead 23-20 by the 29^th minute.

A nasty clash in the 33^rd minute between the Yoddha defence and Thalaivas raider Ajay Thakur saw him sent to the bench. Nitesh Kumar of the Yoddhas achieved an all-out that put his team forward by 5 points with the score reading 26-21.

The final minutes of the match were filled with intrigue after the Thalaivas scored an all-out to finally gain a 1 point lead over the Yoddhas with the scores reading 29-28. The Thalaivas lead slipped away in the next minute as Nitin Tomar came through with a super raid that tilted the balance in his team’s favour, with the score reading 31-29. 

The Thalaivas seemed to give it all they had in the final 2 minutes and showed a determination to win this game. Ajay Thakur proved why he is THE star raider of the Thalaivas, and earned a super raid as well as another successful raid to bring the game to a breath-taking conclusion, with the score reading 34-33 in favour of the Thalaivas.