Puneri
Paltan faced Bengal Warriors on day 12 of Pro Kabaddi League 2015. Movie stars
Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Shriya Saran from the cast of Drishyam sat in the Sawai
Mansingh Indoor stadium watching this enthralling Indian sport of Kabaddi. The
first raids of both sides were quite contrasting in nature. Former India
captain and current Bengal Warriors captain, Dinesh Kumar, started off for his
side but returned empty handed whereas his counterpart, Wazir Singh, managed to
get a raid point with a touch on esteemed Bengal Warriors defender, Nilesh
Shinde. Both the teams were neck and neck till the 14th minute until
Puneri Paltan decided to turn the screws. A successful raid from Wazir Singh,
an unsuccessful raid from Jang Kun Lee, a super raid from Pravin Niwale and
another super raid from Wazir Singh virtually put the game beyond reach at
17-10 for the Bengal Warriors. Mind you though, the last two super raids
happened ironically in the last two minutes of the half. The second half
started off from where we left off in the first and Puneri Paltan maintained
their hold on the game thanks to multiple successful raids from Wazir Singh and
Pravin Niwale. Not even debutant Muhammad Tariq could help revive the Bengal
Warriors fortunes. In the 29th minutes, Bengal Warriors were down to
two defenders and in came Wazir Singh. This fantastic raider was successful in
getting an all-out earning his side 4 points in the process. This raid
increased Puneri Paltan’s lead to 14 points. This almost put the game out of
Bengal Warriors’ reach but this team has a never say die attitude. Mahendra
Ganesh Rajput and captain Dinesh Kumar stepped up for Bengal Warriors and put a
revival back on the cards. As we entered the last minute, Bengal Warriors had
reduced the lead to 3 points. A superb comeback was on the cards as Jang Kun
Lee stepped on the mat looking for atleast a super raid. But no fairy tale
ensued as he was dashed out and Puneri Paltan won the match 33-29 against
Bengal Warriors. This was the first win for Puneri Paltan in 11 games and oh
what a win it was. A combined effort from captain Wazir Singh, Surender Singh,
Ravi Kumar and Pravin Niwale helped their side achieve this morale-boosting
win.
Having won their last game in convincing fashion, home side Jaipur Pink
Panthers looked to continue their form against Dabang Delhi in their last home
game of Pro Kabaddi League 2015. As I said, the cast of Drishyam was in the
house and supporting the home side. Post 10 minutes in the first half, Jaipur
Pink Panthers were down to their last man, Ran Singh, and he too succumbed to
the defense of Dabang Delhi. This lead to an all-out and Dabang Delhi lead
11-4. Just like the previous day, Jaipur Pink Panthers trailed 10-15 at the 17
minute mark and then roared back into life to win the game. At the end of the
first half, Dabang Delhi lead 17-10 against Jaipur Pink Panthers and
surprisingly, Jasvir Singh was pointless in the entire half. Jaipur Pink
Panthers never looked like getting back in the game and were all-out for the
second time at the 29 minute mark. They trailed 15-26 in the process. The game
ended with a super tackle for Jaipur Pink Panthers as they lost 27-35 to Dabang
Delhi in their last home game of Pro Kabaddi League 2015.
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