After knocking out Chennai Blitz the Calicut Heroes will be up against Kochi Blue Spikers at the Regional Sports Centre (Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium) on the second day of the Kochi leg of the Prime Volleyball League at 19:00 hrs onwards IST on Saturday.
The tournament, which began on February 4 has already seen 20 unforgettable matches across Bengaluru and Hyderabad and is now ready to give the volleyball fans in Kerala a taste of the thrilling sporting action
SV Guru Prashanth's performance guides Hyderabad Black Hawks to a 15-13, 14-15, 9-15, 15-10, 15-12 win over Bengaluru Torpedoes in the second season of the Prime Volleyball League.
Kolkata Thunderbolts and Calicut Heroes will lock horns at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, where both teams will be looking to continue their winning momentum.
With the opportunity to climb to the top position with a 5-0 win, the Ahmedabad Defenders went all in. Nandagopal kept getting better and Chennai Blitz found no replies to his powerful serves, and Ahmedabad completed the clean sweep win to get 3 points from the match.
Ahmedabad Defenders are being viewed by fans as outside title contenders. On the other hand, Calicut Heroes are pegged to be the favourites after their thrilling last-minute win over the defending champions Kolkata Thunderbolts.
The Chennai Blitz camp is confident about facing off against an Ahmedabad squad that they have previously faced before last season. Ahmedabad Defenders beat Mumbai Meteors 4-1 in their previous encounter.
Chennai have lost their last two games in the second season of the Prime Volleyball League, first suffering a 0-5 defeat against Mumbai Meteors, and then going 2-3 down against Bengaluru Torpedoes. On the other hand, after a memorable performance from Hemanth, who made five aces in a row in
Chennai Blitz, in their previous encounter, had lost to the Meteors 5-0, and Chennai's Head Coach Ruben believes that his side needs to bounce back after a bad defeat. Meanwhile, Bengaluru Head Coach David Lee said that Chennai are a better team than they displayed against Mumbai and his si