A terrific all-round performance by Jaipur Pink Panthers saw them thrash Dabang Delhi 36-25 in the Pro Kabaddi League match in New Delhi on Sunday. Nitin Rawal and Pawan Kumar combined to score 12 raid points whereas Manjeet Chhillar and Sidharth scored nine tackle points, PTI reported.
Delhi were second best for much of the contest. Raider Abolfazl scored six points. Pink Panthers remain fifth in the Zone A table with 36 points from 11 matches. Delhi remain rooted bottom of the table with 28 points from 11 matches. Pawan Kumar scored with a two-point raid in the second minute to give Jaipur Pink Panthers an early 3-0 lead while Abolfazl opened Delhi’s account in the third minute. The next few minutes saw both teams exchange raid and tackle points as it was 7-7 in the 13th minute.
The Pink Panthers seized control of the game after they inflicted an all-out in the 15th minute to lead 14-8. Delhi were unable to mount a comeback as they were nine points behind their opponents at the interval.
Warriors, Pirates play out tie
Patna Pirates continued to be unbeaten at home but failed to close down the game after surging ahead in the game early on. The Pirates tied with Bengal Warriors 37-37 on Sunday. This also happened to be the the second occasion this season that Patna crumbled against Warriors.
Pirates looked set to pocket their third straight win at home but their defence dramatically fell apart in the last couple of minutes, despite having a sizeable lead. The Bengal side, once again, showed tremendous grit to get back in the contest, just like they have on a number of occasions through the season.
Pirates’ Pardeep Narwal was once again in fine form, amassing 13 points while Monu Goyat picked up 11. Maninder Singh was inspiring form for the Warriors, getting 15 points on the board while Deepak Narwal added 10, all of which came from successful raids.
