IPKL 2019 | Bangalore Rhinos, Diler Delhi, Mumbai Che Raje register wins on Day 2

The second day of the competition started with Bangalore Rhinos ensuring a win against Pondicherry by seven points. The team from Bengaluru had a great start to the tournament yesterday as they dominated proceedings for the most part of the game in the first two quarters itself. At half time, the Rhinos were having a lead of three points with the scoreline reading 20-17 in favour of the Rhinos. Bangalore further extended the lead in the next 20 minutes of the match and took the game by 39-32 to start their campaign on a winning note.

Diler Delhi too had a sensational start to their campaign in the league as they managed to defeat Chennai Challengers in a one-sided contest on Tuesday. The team from the national capital started off the match on a positive note by taking the first quarter 10-6 and also continued their dominance in the second one as well. At the break, Diler Delhi were leading by 31-9. Although Chennai tried hard to match Delhi in the remaining two quarters, they failed to do so and Delhi took the game away by a huge margin of 52-30.

The game between Mumbai Che Raje and Telugu Bulls went down to the wire and the team from Mumbai won the game 34-33 in the end. Although the Bulls had a great start in the opening quarter, Mumbai came back strong in the second one and at the interval, the score was 20-14 in Mumbai’s favour. The table turned again in the last two periods but the Bulls still fell short by a point and Mumbai started off their IPKL journey with a thrilling win.