Hyderabad, Oct. 20 -- Kolkata Thunderbolts returned to winning ways on the auspicious night of Diwali, defeating the hosts Hyderabad Black Hawks 15-9, 15-13, 9-15, 15-13 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League (PVL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Monday. Pankaj Sharma was named the Player of the Match.
With the win, the Thunderbolts climbed to 6th position in the table with 9 points.
The Hawks started with setter Preet Karan spreading his passes between Sahil Kumar and Yudi Yamamoto to test Kolkata's defence.
Pankaj Sharma proved prepared, as he combined with Muhammad Iqbal to halt Hyderabad's attacks.
The Thunderbolts appeared like a well-organised machine in defence, not allowing much room to the Hawks to get in their shots....