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 part, Gujarat Giants had been very good 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} very good comeback within the ultimate flip was not sufficient.

Ultimate Kho Kho, promoted by Amit Burman in collaboration with the Kho Kho Federation of India, grew to become the primary Indian sports activities league to safe Series A funding, courtesy the UK-based BNP Group. In attendance at Saturday’s ultimate was Puri’s Member of Parliament Shri Pinaki Misra.

“I watch Kho Kho on television but being here live is electrifying,” mentioned Shri Misra. “Watching this live, you realise how difficult the game is, but also how simple the game is. It is fascinating that these boys who come from relatively less privileged backgrounds are doing such a marvellous job.”

Gujarat Giants took residence a handbag of Rs 1 crore whereas Chennai Quick Guns acquired Rs 50 lakhs. Odisha Juggernauts, who completed third by defeating Telugu Yoddhas earlier, acquired Rs 30 lakhs. Sanket Kadam was adjudged the most effective attacker of the match whereas Vijay Shinde received the most effective defender of the match award. Suyash Gargate received the Ultimate Kho of the Match award.

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 did not 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 staff. 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 but it surely was too little too late. With an 19-point deficit to make up within the ultimate flip, they wanted a miracle.

That miracle virtually 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 staff.

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 ultimate flip, noticed them end the match on prime.