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.
Lee, a three-time Olympian, who is regarded as one of the best volleyball players of the modern generation, has donned the coaching hat for the first time in his career
Hyderabad FC made seven changes to their line-up. The new-look side made a slick start to the game, but it was a familiar name in Bartholomew Ogbeche who put them in front. The striker leapt between two defenders from a Rohit Danu corner to put his team 1-0 up in the 12th minute.
Calicut Heroes beat Kolkata Thunderbolts in Prime Volleyball League. Jerome Vinith was named the Player of the Match as Calicut completed a hat-trick of wins.
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
Hyderabad Black Hawks have made a winning start to their home leg with a thrilling 15-13, 10-15, 15-13, 15-6, 13-15 win over Kochi Blue Spikers on Wednesday.
Kolkata Thunderbolts and Calicut Heroes will collide at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday, both teams will be looking to continue their winning momentum in the second season of Prime Volleyball League.
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