Bengal Warriors posted a 35-29 win over the Bengaluru Bulls to mark the 1000th Pro Kabaddi League match at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Monday before Jaipur Pink Panthers claimed a 31-29 win over U Mumba in the second fixture of the day.
Maninder Singh scored 9 points, meanwhile, defender Shubham Shinde scored 7 tackle points for Warriors while Bharat was the lone performer for the Bulls with 10 points.
Bharat secured several raid points early on as the Bulls claimed a 5-2 lead in the 5th minute. Maninder executed a double-point raid, eliminating Bharat and Surjeet Singh, yet the Bulls maintained their lead at 9-7 by the 12th minute. However, defenders Shubham Shinde and Jaskirat Singh picked up tackle points as the Warriors levelled it up 11-11 in the 16th minute.
Moments later, Nitin Kumar took out Saurabh Nandal and Neeraj Narwal to help the Warriors inflict an All-out to take a decent lead at 15-11. Shubham and Maninder continued to shine in the defence and raiding departments as the Warriors went into the break leading at 19-12.
Bharat executed a successful raid, and Surjeet tackled Maninder in the initial minutes of the second half. Despite these efforts, the Warriors maintained their lead at 19-16. However, the Bulls staged an All-out, narrowing the gap and moving ahead at 21-20 by the 28th minute.
However, Shubham’s successful tackle on Bharat ensured that the Warriors stayed in the game, trailing at 23-24 by the 31st minute.
The Warriors rode on the momentum and carried out an All-out to take a decent lead in the 37th minute. Maninder pulled off another double-point raid late in the game as the Warriors closed out a clinical victory.
Arjun Deshwal’s total of 11 points on the day including 7 raid points to help the cause of the Pink Panthers, while Gurman Singh’s 10 points for the team from Maharashtra were in vain.
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