Gujarat Giants have a good time after successful the Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 with a victory over Chennai Quick Guns, at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack, on January 13, 2024.
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Gujarat Giants grew to become champions of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 2 with a 31-26 victory over Chennai Quick Guns on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday.
Despite battling bouts of inconsistency in the course of the league section, Gujarat Giants had been excellent on the day as they closed off the competition within the first innings itself. Chennai Quick Guns, who had been favourites coming into the match, will rue their failure to get going from the onset. That meant {that a} excellent comeback within the last flip was not sufficient.
Gujarat Giants took dwelling a handbag of Rs 1 crore whereas Chennai Quick Guns obtained Rs 50 lakhs. Odisha Juggernauts, who completed third by defeating Telugu Yoddhas earlier, obtained Rs 30 lakhs.
Gujarat Giants made an outstanding begin to the match, sending again Chennai Quick Guns’ prime batch of Ramji Kashyap, Madan and Vijay Shinde very quickly. They embraced the technique of focusing on Ramji early and that proved to be a masterstroke because the latter didn’t final a minute. Madan additionally went again comparatively early. While Shinde held on for longer, he was unable to safe a dream run level for his group. Chennai Quick Guns’ second batch did handle a dream run level, however with the rating at 14-1, it was Gujarat Giants who held the benefit going into Turn 2.
They then consolidated that benefit with an outstanding defensive show. The first Gujarat Giants defensive batch of Suyash Gargate, Shubham Thorat and Deepak Madhav delivered 5 dream run factors, lasting 5 minutes and 6 seconds on the mat. With solely three members of the following batch staying unconquered, Gujarat Giants held an enormous 12-point lead going into the second innings.
Chennai Quick Guns managed to safe three bonus factors in Turn 3 nevertheless it was too little too late. With a 19-point deficit to make up within the last flip, they wanted a miracle.
That miracle nearly got here. Chennai Quick Guns made a terrific begin to Turn 4, sending again the primary Gujarat Giants batch in only a minute and 17 seconds. The subsequent batch too was dispatched quick giving the Chennai Quick Guns a glimmer of hope. But Sanket Kadam stayed unbeaten and secured the trophy for his group.
Earlier, Odisha Juggernauts secured third place by defeating Telugu Yoddhas 32-24. It was Telugu Yoddhas who held a slender 14-13 benefit on the finish of the primary innings. But Turn 3 by Odisha Juggernauts, which noticed them earn 3 defensive bonus factors adopted by an outstanding present by their attackers within the last flip, noticed them end the match on high.
