{"id":60145,"date":"2025-10-18T16:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/pvl-2025-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T11:12:01","slug":"pvl-2025-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/pvl-2025-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"PVL 2025: Calicut Heroes Clinch First win, Outplay Kolkata Thunderbolts 3\u20130"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\"><strong>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17: <\/strong>The defending champions Calicut Heroes defeated the Kolkata Thunderbolts 15\u201310, 15\u201311, 15\u201312 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia \u2013 Season 4 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, on Friday, to register their first win of the season. Mohan Ukkrapandian was named the Player of the Match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Shameemudheen continued his excellent form for Calicut, producing crucial blocks against Ashwal Rai and attacking effectively from the middle zone. Sustained service pressure from Ashok Bishnoi helped Calicut gain an early edge. Kolkata\u2019s overseas star Matin Takavar replied with powerful spikes, but frequent service errors disrupted their rhythm and momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Santhosh joined the offensive play for Calicut, allowing captain and setter Mohan Ukkrapandian to distribute the ball with precision and control. The pair of Vikas Maan and Shameem established a solid blocking line, making it difficult for Kolkata\u2019s frontline hitters to break through.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">As the match progressed, Calicut committed a few service errors, giving Kolkata a glimmer of hope. However, Pankaj Sharma\u2019s cross-body spike sailed wide, enabling Calicut to take a 2\u20130 lead. Shameem continued to stand tall in defence, blocking fierce attacks from Rahul K. and maintaining Calicut\u2019s dominance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Despite accurate passing from reserve setter Jithin, the Thunderbolts were unable to capitalise on key attacking chances due to Calicut\u2019s composed defence and sharp court positioning. Santhosh and Tharusha Chamath stayed consistent with their strikes as Calicut sealed a commanding 3\u20130 victory, bagging all three points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Kolkata Thunderbolts now hold on to slim playoff hopes, with two matches remaining\u2014against Hyderabad and Delhi. \u201cWe are known for comebacks, and we will bounce back from this defeat as well,\u201d said Chairman and Principal Owner, CA Pawan Kumar Patodia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">In this contest of champions, the result proved to be a significant morale booster for the reigning champions, Calicut Heroes, who have endured a tough season so far in Season 4. The win over the inaugural champions, Kolkata Thunderbolts, reignited their confidence and momentum. With one match left\u2014the Kerala Derby against Kochi Blue Spikers\u2014team owner Safeer PT expressed his joy, saying, \u201cThis win is for the fans and supporters of Calicut Heroes. We still have a fight left in us!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em> If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. We will respond and rectify the situation in the next 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 17: The defending champions Calicut Heroes defeated the Kolkata Thunderbolts 15\u201310, 15\u201311, 15\u201312 in the RR Kabel Prime Volleyball League powered by Scapia \u2013 Season 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_rishi_post_view_count":86},"categories":[10],"tags":[675],"class_list":["post-60145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","comments_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}