PKL 2025 Opener: Pawan Sehrawat’s Super Raid Seals Tamil Thalaivas’ Win Over Telugu Titans

In the first match of Pro Kabaddi League 2025, Tamil Thalaivas defeated Telugu Titans 38-35. Pawan Sehrawat remained calm in the first half and got caught by the Titans 4 times. But in the second half, he stormed so much that even the match going out of control came to the court of Tamil Thalaivas. In the eleventh hour, Pawan Sehrawat ensured the victory of the team with a super raid. Arjun Deshwal also thundered a lot and contributed 12 points. Titans finished Super 10 and captain Vijay Malik had 6 points.

Tamil Thalaivas began well in the first half but Pawan Sehrawat was attacked by Telugu Titans defenders, and they soon took the lead. But Arjun Deshwal brought the team and gave Tamil Thalaivas a 14-13 lead. In the first half, Tamil Thalaivas scored 5 tackle points and 7 raid points while Telugu Titans scored 6 raid points and 4 tackle points.

Telugu Titans looked more dangerous at the start of the second half, and they took the lead by all-outing Tamil Thalaivas. When the last 10 minutes were left in the game, Pawan showed his experience and strength and attacked Titans like a storm. The match was tied in the last minute. Both teams were tied at 34-34 when Pawan did a super raid and took 3 points to ensure the victory of Tamil Thalaivas. When the match ended, both teams were able to add 1 point each to their score.

Arjun Deshwal was the highest scorer in the match, while Bharat Hooda scored 11 points from the Titans' side. Pawan Sehrawat may have flopped in the first half, but he played like a storm in the second half and turned the losing game around. Telugu Titans' captain Vijay Malik scored 6 points while Shubman Shinde registered 4 tackle points to his name. Nitesh Kumar and Suresh Jadhav kept the defense strong from the Tamil Thalaivas' side and made a total of 5 tackles.