{"id":57213,"date":"2025-10-16T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/chennai-blitz-edge-ahmedabad-in-five-set-pvl-thriller\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:11:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:41:18","slug":"chennai-blitz-edge-ahmedabad-in-five-set-pvl-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/16\/chennai-blitz-edge-ahmedabad-in-five-set-pvl-thriller\/","title":{"rendered":"Chennai Blitz Edge Ahmedabad in Five-Set PVL Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\"><strong>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16:<\/strong> Chennai Blitz kept their Prime Volleyball League 2025 campaign alive with a thrilling five-set win over Ahmedabad Defenders \u2014 15-10, 10-15, 15-11, 12-15, 15-13 \u2014 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Wednesday. Chennai captain Jerome Vinith was named Player of the Match for his stellar all-round performance that guided his team to sixth place with six points from five matches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86162\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2-22.jpg\" alt=\"Chennai Blitz Edge Ahmedabad - PNN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Chennai began strongly, with Jerome leading from the front and unsettling Ahmedabad\u2019s defence with his sharp serves and precise spikes. Setter Muthusamy Appavu tactically targeted Nandhagopal, disrupting Ahmedabad\u2019s rhythm. However, a misfired shot from Battur Batsuuri gifted the Defenders a crucial super point, pulling them back into the contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Akhin made his presence felt in defence for Ahmedabad, while Batsuuri\u2019s cross-court smashes turned up the heat on Chennai. The momentum briefly swung in Ahmedabad\u2019s favour when Angamuthu entered the court and energized his team\u2019s attack.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-86163\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/3-3.jpg\" alt=\"Five-Set PVL Thriller - PNN\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Chennai regained control through Tarun Gowda\u2019s powerful super serve, while debutant Azizbek Kuchkorov impressed with key blocks that frustrated Ahmedabad\u2019s attackers. Brazilian star Luiz Felipe Perotto also added firepower to Chennai\u2019s frontline as the match swung back and forth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">Nandha\u2019s blistering serves and consistent scoring ensured Ahmedabad stayed in the fight, despite steady defence from Suraj Chaudhary and clever playmaking from Sameer. His efforts pushed the game into a deciding fifth set.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"LTR\">In the final set, Azizbek\u2019s blocking once again proved vital, stopping Ahmedabad\u2019s attacking duo of Nandha and Akhin. The Defenders briefly clawed back after Akhin denied Jerome with a crucial block, earning them a super point. But Jerome\u2019s calm finishing under pressure sealed the deal for Chennai Blitz, as they celebrated a hard-fought and memorable victory to stay alive in the competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 16: Chennai Blitz kept their Prime [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":57214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[135],"tags":[1313],"class_list":["post-57213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalinsight.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}