Sukesh Hegde made a two-point raid in the first minute to give Tamil Thalaivas 2-0 lead. Rahul Chaudhari opened his account in the 2nd minute as Telugu Titans leveled the match at 2-2. After five minutes both teams were tied at 4-4 but a super tackle by Tamil Thalaivas tilted the balance in their favour as they went on a four-point run to lead 8-4.
The Titans defence got into the act with two quick tackle points to reduce the lead to 6-8. Ajay Thakur’s successful raid in the 15th minute led to an all out on Tamil Thalivas as the Titans led 13-6. Thakur had a strong first half as he scored six raid points. At the end of the first half, Tamil Thalaivas led 18-10.
Both teams tightened up their defence in the second half with tackle points coming thick and fast. After 25 minutes, Tamil Thalaivas led 20-15. A tackle point each in the 28th minute meant that Tamil Thalaivas held a five-point advantage.
Telugu Titans made many attempts to mount a comeback but Tamil Thalaivas held strong. Rahul Chaudhari’s successful raid in the 35th minute gave Titans their 20th point of the match as they trailed 20- 25.
A mistake by Abozar Mighani in the 37th minute gave Tamil Thalaivas 26-21 lead. Rahul Chaudhari missed a do-or-die raid in the 39th minute and with that all hopes for Telugu Titans evaporated. Two points in the last minute weren’t enough as Titans lost 23-27.