Down in the fifth rung, Bengaluru Torpedoes surprised third-placed Calicut Heroes 3-2 in a thriller in the Prime Volleyball League at the Rajiv Gandhi indoor stadium right here on Tuesday.
Despite the consequence, Calicut certified for the semifinals — the third group to take action — since no different group can meet up with it. Bengaluru will now have to attend for the results of Wednesday’s match, between Mumbai Meteors and Kochi Blue Spikers, to know its destiny.
After dropping the first two units, Calicut made a robust comeback taking the subsequent two and appeared set to take the match when it led 7-4 in the decider, using on common Jerome Vinith’s fiery spiking.
Just a little later, Jerome was blocked by Tsvetelin and Ibin Jose who impressed together with his serves too whereas Pankaj was constant together with his spiking from the flanks. The scores have been degree at 13 and 14 but Alireza smash gained Bengaluru the subsequent level and the match.
The consequence: Bengaluru Torpedoes bt Calicut Heroes 3-2 (15-11, 15-11, 13-15, 10-15, 15-14).