Jaipur, Sept. 16 -- It was a contest that could have gone either way, but the Tamil Thalaivas eventually prevailed with a 35-29 win over the Bengaluru Bulls at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Tuesday night. Raid Machine Arjun Deshwal's Super 10 and Narender Kandola's five points cancelled out another Super 10 from Alireza Mirzaian, in what turned out to be an epic showdown in the Rivalry Week of PKL 12.

The Southern Derby between the Thalaivas and the Bulls got off to a fiery start, with both teams matching each other in intensity through the first 10 minutes. Arjun set the tone for the Thalaivas with quick raids, supported by Ronak's sharp tackles in defence, as they maintained a slender two-point lead.

The Bulls, however, refused ...