The caravan now moves to Hyderabad, which is the home turf of the Telugu Titans, who need to pick themselves up and start winning some games. Jaipur Pink Panthers will look at this home leg as a bunch of lost opportunities and something they would not like to carry on with in the tournament. Puneri Paltan, with a win under their belt, will be looking to consolidate their stay at the top of the table. Join us tomorrow for more live coverage and till then. Keep taking Panga.
Jaipur Pink Panthers will be disappointed with today’s performance and ending their home leg with yet another loss. However, if you look closely, their fortunes largely depend on how captain Jasvir Singh performs, which is not going to take them too far in the tournament. Puneri Paltan, on the other hand, have a star studded unit that just needs to keep its composure to win matches. Deepak Niwas Hooda, Ravinder Pahal and Ajay Thakur, all, came good on a night that saw Puneri Paltan consolidate their lead at the top. Though they have played more matches than others, being on top of the table does not hurt anyone.
Best Defender of the Match – Ravinder Pahal (Puneri Paltan)
Best Raider of the Match – Deepak Hooda (Puneri Paltan)
FULL TIME Jaipur Pink Panthers 28 – 33 Puneri Paltan
Jaipur Pink Panthers 28 – 33 Puneri Paltan - Ravinder Pahal performs an excellent ankle hold to keep Pune safely in the driving seat. Star or the night Ajay Kumar comes on to raid for Jaipur and Manjeet Chhillar is allowed a pursuit. Both get a point. Shabeer gets another crucial point as Manjeet gets too excited and tries to hold him on. Ajay Thakur plays down the clock and Puneri Paltan win the match.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 25 – 31 Puneri Paltan – Manjeet Chhillar comes on for Puneri with Jasvir Singh operating from the left corner. Empty raid by Chhillar and he is followed by another one by Shabeer Bapu. Ajay Thakur with a do or die raid and Jaipur make no mistake to tackle him down. Mahipal Narwal pulls him back strongly. Five point game. Bapu comes on again and tries to jump over Chhillar, who dives and blocks him to keep Pune ahead. Two minutes to go
Jaipur Pink Panthers 24 – 30 Puneri Paltan – Ajay Kumar comes on again for Jaipur looking confidence and gets the bonus. How good has he been tonight!!! Super Tackle on for Jaipur but Deepak Hooda takes out Ajay Kumar. ALL OUT!!! The second of the match by Puneri Paltan, who look like they might have just sealed the match. Meanwhile, Ajay Kumar continues his great night and collects his tenth point. TIMEOUT called immediately
Jaipur Pink Panthers 21 – 25 Puneri Paltan – SUPER RAID!!!!! The stadium has erupted here and Jaipur are back in the hunt. Ajay Kumar gets a bonus along with three points. Excellent agility shown here by Kumar, who reduces the deficit to three. Both teams follow that up with empty raids and are playing tactical chess.Deepak Niwas Hooda comes on with 4 men on the mat for Jaipur but gets nothing. Ajay Thakur with a Do or Die raid and gets his man Jasvir Singh, who tries to hold the former’s ankle.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 17 – 23 Puneri Paltan – Play is resumed with Manjeet Chhillar in attack and Jaipur having four men on the mat. He tries to get a toe touch but does not get anything. The swag man, Jasvir, comes on for Jaipur and is tackled by his Pune counterpart, he has been terribly off colour tonight. A superb thigh hold. Deepak Niwas Hooda shows lightning quick feet to reduce Jaipur to two men. Shabeer gets a bonus but Deepak Niwas Hooda gets one more out. Jaipur are staring down the barrel here.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 – 20 Puneri Paltan – Jaipur attack through Shabeer Bapu and a tussle between him and Chhillar results in the latter’s foot going over the line. Manjeet is off and displaced by Bapu. A do or die raid for Puneri and Nitin Tomar capitalises the error made by Ran Singh. Puneri are chipping away with the points here. TIMEOUT Called
Jaipur Pink Panthers 13 – 18 Puneri Paltan – A bunch of empty raids start off the second half with Puneri Paltan having just four men on the mat. Do or die raid for Puneri and Hooda is on point, attempts a flying kick, and gets a point due to an error by Ran Singh. Jaipur’s turn for a do or die raid but cannot return the favour as Joginder Narwal gets the tackle right for Puneri Paltan
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Jaipur Pink Panthers 13 – 16 Puneri Paltan – Ajay Thakur comes on for Puneri Paltan and a superb tackle by Jasvir Singh knocks him down with a superb back hold. Rajesh Narwal, who has been excellent today, raids for Jaipur but returns empty handed. Manjeet Chhillar gets a touch point for Pune and Shabeer Bapu comes on to raid for Jaipur. Gets a point by effecting a touch on Ravinder Pahal. Rajesh Narwal tackles and throws back Manjeet Chhillar to get an amazing tackle point.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 10 – 15 Puneri Paltan – Jasvir Singh is looking off colour tonight and he is tackled by a superb Puner defence. Deepak Niwas Hooda is tackled as well and Rajesh Narwal gets a touch point through a running touch on Manjeet. Ajay Thakur follows it up with a touch point. Puneri are consolidating their lead here. 4 minutes to go in the first half.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 – 12 Puneri Paltan – Just when you though Jaipur would be knocked on their back, they get a Super Tackle and then a touch point to cut the deficit to one point. The home side are looking hungry here. Rajesh Narwal comes for a do or die raid and is tackled by a super Ravinder Pahal, who effects a knee hold. Deepak Hooda gets an excellent touch point to leave Jaipur down to one man again and Pune effect an ALL OUT!!!
Jaipur Pink Panthers 4 – 7 Puneri Paltan – Nitin Tomar attempts a high kick on Jasvir Singh but fails and now Tushar Patil is tackled by Ravinder Pahal, who effects a double thigh hold to extend Pune’s lead. Super Tackle on for Jaipur but two men are sent out. Ajay Kumar, last man standing, comes to raid for Jaipur with Puneri Paltan sensing an ALL OUT but he keeps them in the game by his legs.
Jaipur Pink Panthers 2 – 3 Puneri Paltan – An acrobatic attempt by Ajay Thakur draws the score level for Puneri Paltan. The noise in the arena is deafening. Ajay Thakur in again for Jaipur with the bonus own but stays back. Bapu with a do or die raid on and tackled by Puneri Paltan courtesy an excellent thigh hold by Shekhar. Puneri go in the lead here. Jasvir comes on for Jaipur but plays it safe. He is being pragmatic. here
Jaipur Pink Panthers 2 – 1 Puneri Paltan – The team from Maharashtra send out a signal straight away by taking out Jasvir Singh. Too early to attack? Maybe. Shabeer Bapu comes on after an empty raid by Puneri but follows suit. Star raider Deepak Niwas Hooda also returns empty handed. Rajesh Narwal targets Manjeet Chhillar and is successful. What a touch point!!!
Jaipur Pink Panthers start with Jasvir Singh, Shabeer Bapu, Rajesh Narwal,Tushar Patil and Amit Hooda. Puneri Paltan are led by the unmistakably amazing Manjeet Chhillar and their line-up features the likes of Deepak Niwas Hooda, Nitin Tomar and Ravinder Pahal and Joginder Narwal. Who will win to go top? Let’s find out.
Dabang Delhi have claimed a superb victory over Bengaluru Bulls, who looked totally off colour tonight. Iranian dynamite flew around the mat while Sachn Shingade was like a tough puzzle that the Bulls could not unlock. A comprehensive performance from Delhi but now it is the Manjeet-Jasvir battle. Who will win? Let’s find out.
Good evening to Kabaddi lovers all over the country. A warm welcome to everyone to a mouth watering contest that we have in our hand today between table toppers Puneri Paltan and home team Jaipur Pink Panthers. Mind you there is a lot at stake today at Jaipur’s Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium as the winner of this contest goes into the third leg as the league topper.
Both the teams, who will be playing their 5th game of the tournament today, have had contrasting beginnings to their title campaign. Puneri Paltan started on a rousing note to register back to back wins against Telugu Titans and U Mumba. Their campaign was then put in a reverse gear by Patna Pirates who beat them 30-24. A draw against the least formidable side In the tournament, Dabang Delhi, shouldn’t be considered anything less than a loss. So, the match is crucial as the men in orange would desperately seek to return to winning ways.
Captain Manjeet Chiilar, who is easily one ofthe best all rounders in the league, would need to put his best step forward to bring to halt the rampaging Panthers. After losing their first game to U Mumba, the team has gone from strength to strength to have put themselves in the second position in the points table. They have enjoyed playing in front of their home crowds and have given them enough reason to cheer about as well with 2 victories and one come from behind draw against the Bengaluru Bulls.
The team playing without the services of Rohit Rana has been led admirably well by Jasvir Singh, who himself has hit a purple patch in the last few games. Apart from Jasvir, Shabeer Bapu too came good in the last game against Bengal Warriors, while Rajesh Narwal has been excellent right from the first game. Even, young Tushar Patil has impressed in patches.
The team will though be battling fatigue on Saturday night as they will be on the mat for the 4th time in 4 days. Puneri Paltan, who themselves found their home leg plagued by tiredness towards the end would be waiting to exploit this condition of their opponents. But Jaipur have traditionally enjoyed the upper hand against this team as they have lost just once to Puneri Paltan in the past.
And with the kind of form their maverick skipper has picked up, they would be hoping to make short work of the Paltans to finish their home leg on a high and displace Pune from the table topper’s position before heading southwards to Hyderabad.
