Hyderabad, Oct 26 (UNI) Puneri Paltan returned to winning ways with a clinical performance against Bengaluru Bulls at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, here.
Puneri Paltan, who are captained by Aslam Inamdar, won the game by a scoreline of 36-22 on Friday night.
Puneri Paltan began the game with a flurry of quick points early on. Mohit Goyat and captain Aslam Inamdar were doing some serious damage in the initial few minutes of the game. And before the first 10 minutes of the game were up, Gaurav Khatri inflicted an All-Out on Bengaluru Bulls, which then gave Puneri Paltan a substantial lead.
As the first half wore on, Puneri Paltan strengthened their stranglehold on the game with almost each and every member of the side picking up crucial points.
In the first half, Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat led the charge for Puneri Paltan, who went into the break with the score reading 18-11 in their favour. In the second half, Bengaluru Bulls would have a big task on hand.
After the break, Puneri Paltan came out all guns firing once again and extended their lead to 12 points within the first five minutes of the half.
Bengaluru Bulls were fighting hard with Pankaj, Ajinkya Pawar and Nitin Rawal looking to turn the tables on their opponents. With 10 minutes to go, Puneri Paltan had a 13-point lead and were dominating the contest.
By now, the defending champions were holding strong and even as Bengaluru Bulls continued to chase the points, Puneri Paltan’s solid defensive unit were ensuring that matters would not go out of control.
Pankaj Mohite and Mohit Goyat were leading the scoring charts for Puneri Paltan and had ample support from Gaurav Khatri and Aman in what was turning out to be an all-round performance. Eventually, Puneri Paltan walked off the mat with a comprehensive win.
