With the knockouts scheduled in a playoffs format, Top-2 teams, Gujarat Giants (23pts) and Odisha Juggernauts (21pts) will play the qualifier 1 on Friday while the third and fourth-placed teams, Telugu Yoddhas (19pts) and Chennai Quick Guns (15pts), will fight in the eliminator in the first
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 1 (ANI): Telugu Yoddhas and Gujarat Giants finished the league stage on a winning note in the inaugural edition of Ultimate Kho Kho at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Pune, Maharashtra on Wednesday.
Wazir Abhinandhan Patil clinched eight points in Gujarat Giants' victory. Skipper Majahar Jamadar, on the other hand, put up an impressive show for Rajasthan Warriors with seven points.
The league's top attacker and defender, Ramji Kashyap of Chennai Quick Guns defended for six minutes and 37 seconds and also scored 11 points in the attack while he was supported superbly by Narsayya who added 14 points for the winning team with his five dismissals, four of those coming on b
Telugu Yoddhas, who lost to Mumbai Khiladis with the score line reading 54-46 in the latter's favour, are now placed 3rd on the points table with 13 points in their kitty.
With this victory, Gujarat Giants not only consolidated their Top-2 position on the points table but also levelled their head-to-head record to 1-1 against Chennai Quick Guns.
With this win, Odisha Juggernauts not only entered the Top-2 on the points table with 12 points but also completed a league double over Chennai Quick Guns.
Extending his brilliant performance in the league, Ramji Kashyap scored massive 20 points with six dismissals as Chennai Quick Guns finished the thrilling match with a 53-51 score. Madan also contributed with 11 points for the winning side.
Leading from the front, Prajwal defended for three minutes and one second while Bhargo recorded all-round show with 10 points in attack and three minutes and 47 seconds in the defence to hand Mumbai Khiladis their third successive defeat with a 55-43 score.