Hyderabad, Oct 20 (PTI) Kolkata Thunderbolts returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Hyderabad Black Hawks in the Prime Volleyball League here on Monday.

Pankaj Sharma was named the Player of the Match.

With the 15-9, 15-13, 9-15, 15-13 win, the Thunderbolts climbed to sixth position in the table with nine points.

The Hawks started with setter Preet Karan spreading his passes between Sahil Kumar and Yudi Yamamoto to test Kolkata's defence.

Pankaj Sharma proved prepared, as he combined with Muhammad Iqbal to halt Hyderabad's attacks.

The Thunderbolts appeared like a well-organised machine in defence, not allowing much room to the Hawks to get in their shots. Yudi's spike went wayward costing the hosts a super point, and Kolkata took the lead.

Jithin acted as the mastermind behind

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