Gadwal, Mancherial on song

​Hyderabad: Gadwal Gladiators bounced back into the reckoning, after suffering two successive defeats, while taming Hyderabad Bulls 34-27 on the fifth day of the ongoing Telangana Premier Kabaddi Season 2 at Saroornagar Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday.

In the second match of the Mancherial Tigers staged a magnificent rally in the post-break session to trump over Ranga Reddy Raiders. After training 13-20 at half-time, the Tigers past Raiders for a clinical 37-28 win.

Showing a steely resolve to go for a big win, the Gladiators were aggressive from the start, which they consolidated during the course of the match. From a 16-12 half-time advantage, they ended with a facile 34-27 win.

The ‘best’ raider was Hanmanth from Hyderabad Bulls while K Chakradhar Reddy of Gadwal Gladiators took the best defender award..

L Prasanth and M Sainath, both from from Mancherial Tigers, were the best defender and raider, respectively.

Results: Gadwal Gladiator 34 bt Hyderabad Bulls 27 (Half-time16-12); Mancherial Tigers 37 bt Ranga Reddy Raiders 28 (Half-tme:13-20).