Bengal Warriors-Tamil Thalaivaz won the match. (Photo-pkl)
The 51st match of the 12th season of Pro Kabaddi League saw an exciting match at Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. Bengal Warriors registered their third win by defeating Patna Pirates 48-42 on the basis of captain Devank’s brilliant performance. Devank scored 22 points in this match, due to which his team not only overturned, but also strengthened his position in the tournament.
Bengal Warriors win a strong victory
The match was fantastic for Patna Pirates. Ayan allotted Bengal Warriors with multi-point raid in the seventh minute to score 13-8, and in the first 10 minutes Patna was ahead of 16-11. But captain Devank did not give up. With three points in Do or Die Red, he gave his team a chance to return and completed the eighth consecutive Super-10. In the next raid, by tackling Maninder Singh, Bengal equalized the score 19-19. In the final moments of the first half, Devank scored another Super Red, which led to Bengal 26-25. In the first 20 minutes, his 15 points proved to be a milestone for the team. Himanshu Narwal and Ashish also supported Devank by adding five points.
Patna tried to return in the second half. Ayan completed the fourth Super-10 and brought the score to 27-27 from his Super Red. Both teams were on par till the 35th minute. Maninder Singh achieved the 80th Super-10 of his career with Super Red, and in the 36th minute, Devek was super tacked and Patna equalized the score 39-39. But in the last minutes, the match became very exciting, where the defense of Bengal and Patna’s attacks were face to face. In the 39th minute of the match, Himanshu Narwal applied super raid and allotted Patna again, leading to Bengal ahead of 44-41. After this, Bengal won 48-42, adding four more points.
Tamil Thalaivas stopped the victory chariot of Jaipur
In the second match of the day, Tamil Thalaivas returned her rhythm by defeating hosts Jaipur Pink Panthers 37-28. After three consecutive defeats, this victory brought a sigh of relief for the team, where 13 points of star raider Arjun Deshwal played an important role. With this victory, Thalaivas got the fourth success in nine matches and he reached the eighth position with 8 points. At the same time, Jaipur suffered a fourth defeat in nine matches, after which he slipped to the fifth position with 10 points.