Prime Volleyball League: Delhi Toofans stun Bengaluru Torpedoes, get dominant win to get off the mark

NEW DELHI: In the third season of RuPay Prime Volleyball League, the newly introduced Delhi Toofans caused a surprise by defeating the Bengaluru Torpedoes. They secured a 15-10, 15-13, 21-20 victory over the last year's runners-up, marking their first win of the season. Santhosh was honoured as the Player of the Match.
Delhi immediately took the offensive, with Lazar Dodic delivering powerful spikes to propel his team forward.Overcoming any initial jitters, the Toofans gained control, with Aayush Kasnia executing well-timed blocks. The impactful contributions of Danial Aponza from the middle extended Delhi's lead.
Trailing behind, Bengaluru changed tactics. Thomas Heptinstall found his groove with attacks, and with Sethu TR serving aggressively, the Torpedoes found a door for themselves. Srajan Shetty became more involved in defence and with strong blocks, Bengaluru returned to the hunt.
David Lee's counter-attacking strategy was tackled by Delhi's defense led by skipper Saqlain Tariq and the Toofans once again inched ahead. Santhosh's served and stepped forward for a powerful spike as Delhi took complete control of the proceedings.
The Torpedoes showed resistance as Paulo Lamounier kept the game in the middle allowing Mujeeb and Srajan to making gutsy blocks. Rohit Kumar built pressure from the service line to help Delhi. The topsy turvy game came to a close as Aponza dominated from the middle and Delhi Toofans recorded their first win of the season.