PKL 2022: Rakesh Narwal leads Haryana Steelers to big win against Telugu Titans

Rakesh
Narwal
top
scored
with
11
points
for
the
Haryana
Steelers
while
substitute
Lovepreet
Singh
lit
up
the
evening
with
a
fine
20-minute
cameo
that
saw
him
score
7
points.

Titans
lose
at
home

On
home
turf
for
one
last
time,
the
Telugu
Titans
were
out
of
the
blocks
quicker
than
the
Haryana
Steelers,
with
K
Hanumanthu
and
Mohsen
Maghsoudlou
kicking
things
off
for
them.
However,
within
a
matter
of
minutes,
Vinay,
Manjeet
and
Rakesh
Narwal
had
helped
the
Haryana
Steelers
bounce
back,
wipe
out
the
lead
and
edge
ahead.
By
the
midway
stage
of
the
first
half,
the
Haryana
Steelers
had
swung
the
contest
their
way,
with
a
7-point
lead.

Rakesh
and
Nitin
Rawal

From
then
on
in,
Rakesh
and
Nitin
Rawal
continued
to
rake
in
the
points
at
will,
even
as
the
Telugu
Titans
fought
tooth
and
nail
to
stay
in
the
contest.
However,
the
troika
of
Vinay,
Rakesh
and
Nitin
had
their
own
plans,
as
the
teams
went
into
the
break
with
the
Haryana
Steelers
leading
the
Telugu
Titans
by
a
scoreline
of
26-11.

The
Haryana
Steelers
started
the
second
half
with
a
much-changed
line-up,
but
from
the
get-go
had
the
Telugu
Titans
on
the
mat.
Shortly
into
the
second
phase
of
play,
Rakesh
completed
his
Super
10
while
Harsh
was
making
his
mark
in
defence
as
the
Haryana
Steelers
continued
to
stretch
their
lead.

Haryana
continue
to
dominate

With
just
under
ten
minutes
to
go,
the
Haryana
Steelers
led
by
23
points,
and
even
though
the
Telugu
Titans
had
Abhishek
Singh
soldiering
on,
a
comeback
wasn’t
looking
likely.
In
the
final
minutes,
the
Haryana
Steelers
kept
their
opponents
at
bay,
and
walked
off
with
a
big
win,
while
the
Telugu
Titans
brought
down
the
curtains
on
their
campaign
with
a
defeat.

Award
Winners
of
match

vivo
Perfect
Player
of
the
Match
–
Rakesh
Narwal
(Haryana
Steelers)

Dream
11
Gamechanger
of
the
Match
–
Nitin
Rawal
(Haryana
Steelers)

Moment
of
the
Match
–
Rakesh
Narwal
(Haryana
Steelers)

Tune
In
details
on
December
9

7:30
PM:
Gujarat
Giants
vs
Jaipur
Pink
Panthers

8:30
PM:
Puneri
Paltan
vs
UP
Yoddhas

Venue:
Gachibowli
Indoor
Stadium,
Hyderabad

Where
to
watch:
All
the
matches
can
be
watched
LIVE
on
Star
Sports
Network
and
Disney+Hotstar