Gujarat Fortunegiants chose the court and invited Dabang Delhi to raid first. The first three raids from both the sides were empty raids and Delhi skipper Meraj Sheykh crumbled under pressure in the do-or-die raid as the debutants drew first blood. Sachin took the responsibility of raiding the Delhi half in the do or die raid and increased the lead to 3-0. Another dry spell of raids meant Sachin once again had to enter the Delhi half with the responsibility of scoring but the Gujarat raider failed this time fetching Delhi their first point. A series of do or die raids for both sides brought the defence on either half into action who did not disappoint and continued scoring one point each before Abolfazl Maghsodlu broke the cycle winning a point in the raid. However, Sachin and Rakesh Narwal sent two Delhi players back to the bench before Gujarat inflicted an all-out on the Delhi team finishing the half with a 10-point lead with scoreboard reading 15-5. 

Dabang Delhi’s resurgent play comes too late