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UP Yoddhas opened their Pro Kabaddi League campaign with a 40-35 win over Telugu Titans in Visakhapatnam, as Gagan Gowda’s 14 points and Sumit’s defence proved decisive

Each franchise will have a total salary purse of INR 5 Crore available for its squad.

While both teams began slowly, it was the Haryana Steelers with the early advantage and within the first few minutes had their noses out in front. As always, the Haryana Steelers were solid in defence and had the better of the UP Yoddhas.

They inflicted the first All Out in the 10th minute of the game to take a 15-9 lead and never let go after that.