Defending champions Odisha Juggernauts notched up a 32-21 victory over Rajasthan Warriors within the 2023-24 Final Kho Kho on Wednesday. In an earlier recreation, Telugu Yoddhas stamped their dominance over an off-colour Mumbai Khiladis, notching up a 40-22 victory.
The victory was constructed on the again of a stellar defensive efficiency by the Juggernauts that noticed them rating 10 dream run factors. They seized the initiative in Flip 1 with maybe the best defensive efficiency within the league’s quick historical past.
The primary batch of Vishal, Gowtham MK and Dilip Khandavi stayed on the mat for a whopping six minutes and 22 seconds, scoring seven dream run factors.
Khandavi, particularly, ran rings across the Rajasthan Warriors attackers. With all three gamers of Odisha Juggernauts’ second batch remaining unconquered, they took a 7-6 lead into Flip 2. It was the primary time-ever {that a} defending staff had taken the lead in a Flip.
Rajasthan Warriors set about limiting the injury in Flip 2, with their first batch of Vijay Hajare, Sushant Hajare and Vrushab Wagh notching up three dream run factors. With just one member of the second batch getting out, Odisha Juggernauts’ lead, going into the second innings, was restricted to 6 factors.
The Warriors made a powerful begin to Flip 3, sending again Odisha Juggernauts’s first batch early. Nevertheless, they have been pissed off by the second batch of Dipesh Extra, Nikhil B and Omkar Sonawane, with the latter staying on the mat for 3 dream run factors. That left Rajasthan Warriors with a slender 21-18 lead going into the ultimate flip.
The Juggernauts attackers had no issues overturning that in Flip 4 and strolling away with yet one more win.
Telugu Yoddhas defeat Mumbai Khiladis
This was the most important margin of victory this season because the Yoddhas leapfrogged Gujarat Giants into second place.
It was the Yoddhas, who attacked first, and so they made essentially the most of it by scoring 16 factors in Flip 1 whereas solely permitting their opponents a single dream run level.
It was a staff effort from the Telugu Yoddhas attackers, with six completely different gamers contributing to their staff’s tally.
They consolidated that benefit with a surprising defensive show in Flip 2. Their first batch of Pratik Waikar, Avdhut Patil and Aditya Ganpule stayed on the mat for 5 minutes and 17 seconds, garnering 5 dream run factors.
All three members of their second batch managed to stay unconquered as the primary innings completed with Telugu Yoddhas main 21-7. It was the bottom attacking flip of the season.
It was at all times going to be a protracted highway again from there for the Mumbai Khiladis and their fortunes didn’t change for remainder of the competition.
Their first batch lasted a mere minute and 33 seconds. Their third batch, consisting of Hrushikesh Murchavade, Sibin M and Pratik Devare, did fare higher, scoring a dream run level. However that made little distinction to the general image as Telugu Yoddhas went into the ultimate flip with a mammoth 29-point lead.