However, Lande, who tested the defence of Telugu Yoddhas with his stay of 3.03 minutes in the third turn, had different plans for Odisha Juggernauts. With just 14 seconds remaining in the game, he captured Avdhut Patil with a superb sky dive that not only added three winning points for Odisha Juggernauts but also helped them win the title.  

Lande scored nine points in attack for the winning side while Rohan Shingade secured 11 points for Telugu Yoddhas.

Odisha Juggernauts chose to defend as Vishal showcased brilliant skills to put a challenge for the Telugu Yoddhas. Coming into the first batch, he defended for four minutes and 23 seconds to score eight bonus points for Odisha Juggernauts and then skipper Dipesh More and Dilip Khandavi added two more points with their unbeaten stay of 2.37 minutes.

With a remarkable defensive display, Odisha Juggernauts held Telugu Yoddhas to 10-10 in the first turn. Telugu Yoddhas, the first team to reach 100 defensive points in Ultimate Kho Kho, responded well after switching positions as they not only restricted Odisha Juggernauts to 13 points but also added eight points with the help of 4.12 minute defenceby Adarsh Mohite. However, Odisha Juggernaut kept themselves ahead with a narrow 23-20 lead at the end of the nail-biting first innings.

Champion Odisha Juggernauts awarded with a whooping Rs 1 crore prize money and also the coveted trophy while the second-placed Telugu Yoddhas took home Rs 50 lakhs. Gujarat Giants bagged Rs 30 lakh as prize money for their third-place finish. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen also announced a cash award of Rs 1 crore for the victorious Odisha Juggernauts team.

Earlier, Odisha Juggernauts stormed into the final by registering a comprehensive 57-43 victory against Gujarat Giants in the Qualifier-1, while Telugu Yoddhas set up the title clash by knocking out Chennai Quick Guns 61-43 in Qualifier-2.

Odisha Juggernauts qualified for the playoffs by finishing second at the league stage with 21 points from 10 games. They won seven and lost three. Gujarat Giants (23 points), Telugu Yoddhas (19 points) and Chennai Quick Guns (15 points) completed the play-offs line-up by securing first, third and fourth positions respectively at the league stage.

Only once in the league all six Odia players of the Odisha Juggernauts team were seen in action in their 10th and last league match in which they lost to Telugu Yoddhas 36-65 on August 31. Around 25 sports journalists from Odisha were also present at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex to encourage the Juggernaut players during their match against Telugu Yoddhas. The two-day Pune tour of the Odisha scribes was sponsored by the State Government.

RESULTS OF ODISHA JUGGERNAUTS:
15 August (Match 1): Odisha Juggernauts (Mahesh P 10 points; Dilip Khandavi 1:01) beat Chennai Quick Guns 51-43. Attacker of the Match: Mahesha P, Defender of the Match: Dilip Khandavi, Ultimate Kho of the Match: Suraj Lande.

16 August (Match 1/6): Odisha Juggernauts (Milind Chavrekar 11, Mahesha P 8) lost to Gujarat Giants (Suyash 00.55) 49-54. Attacker of the Match:

19 August (Match 2/9): Odisha Juggernauts (Subhasis Santra 14 points. Nilesh Jadhav 9 pts, Aditya Kudale 8 pts) beat Rajasthan Warriors (Majahar Jamadar 23 points, Hrushikesh Murchavade 10 points) 65-46. Attacker of the Match: Majahar Jamadar (RW), Defender of the Match: Gowtham MK (OJ), Ultimate Kho of the Match: Majahar Jamadar (RW).

21 August (Match 3/11): Odisha Juggernauts (Subhasish Santra 10, Milind Chavarekar 7; Dilip Khandvi 4.33, Vishal 3.04) beat Gujarat Giants (Abhinandhan Patil 6) 50-47. Attacker of the Match: Subhasish Santra (OJ), Defender of the Match: Dilip Khandavi (OJ), Ultimate Kho of the Match: Vishal (OJ).

24 August (Match 4/15): Odisha Juggernauts (Nilesh Jadhav 15, Milind Chavarekar 9, Suraj Lande 8; Subhasish Santra 3.04, Jagannatha Murmu 2.59, Gowtham MK 2.33) beat Chennai Quick Guns (P Narasayya 8, Manoj Patil 8; Ramji Kashyap 2.23) 51-41. Attacker of the Match: Milind Chavrekar (OJ), Defender of the Match: Subhasish Santra (OJ), Ultimate Kho of the Match: Madan (CQG).

25 August (Match 5/17): Odisha Juggernauts (Nilesh Jadhav 16; Dipesh More 3.58, Nilesh Jadhav 3.22) beat Rajasthan Warriors (Akshay Ganpule 5.32, Dilrajsing Sengar 3.25) 51-45. Attacker of the Match: Nilesh Jadhav (OJ), Defender of the Match: Dipesh More (OJ), Ultimate Kho of the Match: Hrushikesh Murchavade (RW).

27 August (Match 7/22): Odisha Juggernauts (Milind Chavarekar 23, 3.13; Suraj Lande 12 points, Dinesh Naik 2.34) beat Mumbai Khiladis (Sreejesh S 7, Dilip Khandavi 2.54) 60-37. Attacker of the Match: Sreejesh S (MK); Defender of the Match: Dilip Khandavi (OJ); Ultimate Kho of the Match: Milind Chavarekar (OJ).

28 August (Match 8/23): Odisha Juggernauts (Suraj Lade 10, MK Gowtham 9; Vishal 3.55, Subhasis Santra 2.42) beat Telugu Yoddhas (Adarsh Mohite 9) 48-39. Attacker of the Match: MK Gowtham (OJ); Defender of the Match: Vishal (OJ); Ultimate Kho of the Match: Adarsh Mohita (TY).

30 August (Match 9/27): Odisha Juggernauts (Dinesh Naik 12, Monoj Ghotekar 8) lost to Mumbai Khiladis (Gajanan Shengal 17, Shubham Kachhi 11, Sreejesh 11; Avik Singha 2.20) 31-79. Attacker of the Match: Gajanan Shengal (MK); Defender of the Match: Avik Singha (MK); Ultimate Kho of the Match: Dinesh Naik (OJ).

31 August (Match 10/30): Odisha Juggernauts (Jagannath Murmu 6, Aditya Kudale 4, Arjun Singh 4, Manoj Ghotekar 4) lost to Telugu Yoddhas (Dhruv 12, Arun SA 10, Dhanush KC 8; Sinam Rokeson Singh 4.01, Thokchom Sadananda Meitei 2.59, Sudershan 2.38) 36-65. Attacker of the Match: Dhruv (TY); Defender of the Match: Gujinder Singh (OJ); Ultimate Kho of the Match: Jagannath Murmu (OJ).

2 September (Match 10/30, Playoff-1): Odisha Juggernauts (Suraj Lande 13; Dilip Khandavi 3:48, Milind Chavarekar 2:38, Avinash Desai 2:38,) beat Gujarat Giants (Suyash Gargate 1:57) 57-43. Attacker of the Match: Suraj Lande (OJ); Defender of the Match: Suyash Gargate (GG); Ultimate Kho of the Match: Abhinandan Patil (GG).

4 September (Final): Odisha Juggernauts (Suraj Lande 9 points, 3:03; Dipesh More 2:37, Dilip Khandavi 2:37) beat Telugu Yoddhas (Rohan Singhade 14, Adarsh Mohite 4:12, Sachin Bhargo 2:44) 46-45. Attacker of the Match: Arun Gunki (TY). Defender of the Match: Dilip Khandavi (OJ). Ultimate Kho of the Match: Vishal (OJ).
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TOP: The six Odia players (Arjun Singh, Jagannath Murmu, Sukant Sing, Siddheswar Tudu, Swayam Prakash Parija and Lipun Mukhi) of Odisha Juggernauts pose before their UKKL match against Telugu Yoddhas in Pune on 31 August 2022.
RIGHT: Odisha Juggernauts players celebrate with the trophy after emerging champions in the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho League in Pune on 4 September 2022.