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Bengaluru Bulls win maiden Pro Kabaddi title, defeat Gujarat Fortunegiants in the final

Bengaluru Bulls made a brilliant comeback to defeat Gujarat Fortunegiants in the final of Pro Kabaddi Season Six.
Bengaluru Bulls won their maiden Pro Kabaddi title on Saturday as they beat Gujarat Fortunegiants in a thrilling final of the sixth season. The Bulls made a brilliant comeback to beat Gujarat for the second consecutive time and lift the trophy.
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Bengaluru’s Pawan Sehrawat was the star of the night as he collected 22 points from 25 raids. Gujarat Fortunegiants finish runners-up for the secoind straight year.

Bengaluru started well, taking the first point of the tournament final clash. However, Gujarat gave a tough competition to take the lead, inflicting an all out in the first half. The match began on a strong note as both the sides kept the game level at 3-3, before taking it to 7-7.

Sachin got a Super 10 and Gujarat were in the contention of the title till the final few minutes but fell short in front of Sehrawat. Prapanjan made a two-point raid to inflict an all out on Bengaluru Bulls, helping Gujarat go into the half-time with 16-9 lead.

Gujarat maintained their lead at the start of the second half before Sehrawat took matters in his hand with a number of successful raids to inflict an all out on the Fortunegiants that gave the Bulls the lead and command of the game by a point.

The match turned to its peak when the two teams were level at 29-29 with just three minutes left for the final whistle before the Bulls inflicted another all out to win the match by five points.