<p>The Policemen scored a comfortable 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 win over lucky entrants Postal in the day’s first match to grab two points. Later, the Sappers showed no mercy in their 25-17, 25-21, 25-11 thumping of Jindal Steel Works.<br /><br />Riding on a power show from Ayyappan and Prince in the first set, MEG raced to a 19-12 lead. Despite a couple of good smashes from JSW’s star spiker Vishwanath, who looked far from lethal, the Sappers took a 1-0 lead.<br /><br />Pradeep Kumar and Laxmisha gave JSW an 8-3 lead in the second set before MEG’s spikers, marshalled to perfection by veteran setter Surendran, levelled scores at 15-15. Surendran continued to set up good plays near the net and occasionally found flaws in the JSW defence with his drops to extend the Sappers’ lead.<br /><br />In the third set, Sachin and Vignesh powered MEG to a 13-5 lead. JSW’s Vishwanath finally found his groove with four thundering smashes, but a poor display from the JSW blockers and a sterling performance from Ayyappan guided MEG to their win.</p>
<p>The Policemen scored a comfortable 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 win over lucky entrants Postal in the day’s first match to grab two points. Later, the Sappers showed no mercy in their 25-17, 25-21, 25-11 thumping of Jindal Steel Works.<br /><br />Riding on a power show from Ayyappan and Prince in the first set, MEG raced to a 19-12 lead. Despite a couple of good smashes from JSW’s star spiker Vishwanath, who looked far from lethal, the Sappers took a 1-0 lead.<br /><br />Pradeep Kumar and Laxmisha gave JSW an 8-3 lead in the second set before MEG’s spikers, marshalled to perfection by veteran setter Surendran, levelled scores at 15-15. Surendran continued to set up good plays near the net and occasionally found flaws in the JSW defence with his drops to extend the Sappers’ lead.<br /><br />In the third set, Sachin and Vignesh powered MEG to a 13-5 lead. JSW’s Vishwanath finally found his groove with four thundering smashes, but a poor display from the JSW blockers and a sterling performance from Ayyappan guided MEG to their win.</p>
