It was a dream debut for Rahul Chaudhari in Tamil Thalaivas colours, as the ‘Showman’ scored a Super 10 for his new side and helped them get their campaign off to a perfect start with an emphatic 39-26 over Telugu Titans in the first Southern Derby of Pro Kabaddi Season 7 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad yesterday.

Veteran all-rounder Manjeet Chhillar, too, enjoyed a stellar night scoring six tackle points in just seven tackle attempts.

In another match, Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Bengaluru Bulls 42-24. An all-round team performance by Gujarat Fortunegiants, which saw Sachin score six raid points and captain Sunil Kumar notch up six tackle points, was enough to overcome the defending champions.