{"id":60253,"date":"2025-10-23T19:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/pvl-2025-season-4-match-25-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:17:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:47:39","slug":"pvl-2025-season-4-match-25-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/23\/pvl-2025-season-4-match-25-calicut-heroes-clinch-first-win-outplay-kolkata-thunderbolts-3-0\/","title":{"rendered":"PVL 2025: Season 4 ( Match 25 ) Calicut Heroes clinch first win, outplay Kolkata Thunderbolts 3\u20130"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span data-sheets-root=\"1\"><strong>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 23:<\/strong> <\/span>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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shameemudheen continued his impressive 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 advantage. Kolkata\u2019s overseas star Matin Takavar responded with powerful spikes, but frequent service errors disrupted their rhythm and momentum.<\/p>\n<p 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 formed a solid blocking wall, making it difficult for Kolkata\u2019s frontline hitters to penetrate.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As the match progressed, Calicut committed a few service errors, giving Kolkata a glimmer of hope. However, Pankaj Sharma\u2019s cross-court 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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-58211 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PNN-2025-10-23T184114579.jpg\" alt=\"Kolkata \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Despite accurate passing from reserve setter Jithin, the Thunderbolts were unable to capitalise on key attacking opportunities 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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The Kolkata Thunderbolts now hold on to slim playoff hopes, with two matches remaining \u2014 against 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.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In this clash of champions, the result proved to be a significant morale booster for the reigning titleholders, 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 \u2014 the Kerala Derby against Kochi Blue Spikers \u2014 team 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<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><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 23: 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":60254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_rishi_post_view_count":48},"categories":[10],"tags":[675],"class_list":["post-60253","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\/60253","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=60253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}