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Hosts Hyderabad Black Hawks: Hosts Hyderabad Black Hawks defeated defending champions Calicut Heroes 15-12, 18-16, 18-16 in an enthralling opening match of the fourth season of Prime Volleyball League (PVL) at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Thursday. Paulo Lamounier was named the Player of the Match.

Calicut's Vikas Maan's impressive blocking shut down Hyderabad's attacks early on. Coach Sunny Joseph's strategy of giving Rajasthan's Ashok Bishnoi a starting spot worked in Calicut's favour, as the attacker helped his side with an aggressive display.

Sahil Kumar began the counter-attack to bring the hosts back in the game. Calicut's inconsistencies with first touch affected their momentum, and the Hawks took the lead.