Pro Kabaddi 2019: Clinical Bengal Warriors Outclass Tamil Thalaivas
Added: (Fri Aug 30 2019)
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Bengal Warriors easily defeated Tamil Thalaivas 35-26 in the only game of the night
New Delhi: Bengal Warriors produced a clinical performance to defeat the experienced Tamil Thalaivas 35-26 in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 7 match in front of a packed crowd at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex here on Thursday.
K. Parapanjan's Super 10 (10 raid points) was amply supported by Maninder Singh (9 raid points), which proved to be the difference for the Bengal side that moved to the second position in the points tally.
Experienced all-rounder ManjeetChhillar returned to Thalaivas' line-up as coach E. Bhaskaran made a few changes to bring more stability to the side. Shabeer was added in the starting seven to share the raiding responsibilities with Arjuna awardee Ajay Thakur and Rahul Chaudhari.
The Thalaivas started the match on a bright note with Thakur impressing with his raids and the defence not allowing Warriors raider Maninder Singh to settle down. But Prapanjan had other plans and his multiple two-point raids helped.
However, the experienced Thalaivas did not give up and immediately got back into the match, thanks largely to Thakur, who picked up 9 points in the first half that ended 15-14 in favour of the Bengal side.
The second half began with only three men remaining on the mat for Warriors but SukeshHegde produced a smart raid, taking out the dangerous Manjeet in the process, to start a revival for Warriors.