Chennai, Oct. 1 -- Gujarat Giants returned to winning ways, registering their second victory in PKL 12 after overcoming UP Yoddhas in a hard-fought contest to prevail by a scoreline of 33-27 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in the opening game of the Chennai leg on Monday.

Mohammadreza Shadloui showed why he's regarded as one of the best in the business with eight points on the night, including four touch points and four tackle points. Reflecting on the win, the all-rounder shared, "We changed our strategy and played very well today. Rakesh handled the raiding, while I wanted to put my focus on defence and handle defence. If we keep playing like this, we have more chances to win."Echoing those sentiments, head coach Jaivir Sharma a...