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Bengal Warriors clinched their maiden title against Dabang Delhi K.C. with a 39-34 win in the summit clash of Pro Kabaddi 2019 held at EKA Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad, courtesy of Mohammad Nabibakhsh's nine raid points.
Dabang Delhi K.C. had defeated Bengaluru Bulls (44-38), while Bengal Warriors clinched a close-fought victory over U Mumba (37-35) in the semi-finals.
It was a memorable season with many of the earlier records being broken by players and teams. Pardeep Narwal got past 1000 raid points to become the only player to do so. On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas had a forgettable season with 14 consecutive losses to their name.
Let us now take a look at the top 5 records that got broken this season.
#5 Suraj Desai - Most raid points by a debutant
Suraj Desai became the debutant with the highest raid points in Pro Kabaddi in Match 8 of Season 7. He scored 18 raid points in 15 attempts against Dabang Delhi without getting tackled once. He broke his younger brother, Siddharth's record of 15 raid points, who made his Pro Kabaddi debut in Season 6 against Puneri Paltan.
Suraj opened his account with a 2-pointer against Dabang Delhi on Day 4 of the Hyderabad leg. The Titans were desperate for a win as they had lost their earlier two games. Both Siddharth and Suraj went berserk as a 4-pointer raid from Suraj helped them come back into the game.
However, the Titans failed to defeat Dabang Delhi K.C. and ended the match at 33-34. Suraj Desai scored 13 touch points along with five bonus points in his outing.
His sensational performance didn't last long as he could manage only 44 raid points in 12 matches. Telugu Titans lacked a support raider for Siddharth Desai in the entire season as they got eliminated ahead of the playoffs.
#4 Bengal Warriors v Patna Pirates - Most points in a single match
Patna Pirates squared off against Bengal Warriors in their final match of the season where record-breaker Pardeep Narwal went on to score 36 points against a second-string Bengal side. The full-time score ended with Patna Pirates defeating Bengal Warriors 69-41 - a total of 110 points scored.
Bengal Warriors made a decent start to the match with the likes of Rakesh Narwal and debutant Sourabh Patil scoring points consistently. As Patna managed to save themselves from getting all out, Narwal brought them back into the encounter with the half-time score being 27-17 in their favour.
Rakesh Narwal and Sourabh Patil scored Super 10s each, but the defense kept gifting points to Pardeep Narwal. The record-breaker scored 34 raid points in 31 raid attempts, including a 6-pointer Super Raid in the 36th minute of the encounter. Ironically, Narwal also executed a brilliant Super Tackle to get his only successful tackle of the season.
#3 Nitesh Kumar & Sumit - Most tackle points scored by a corner duo
The corner combination of Nitesh Kumar and Sumit scored the most tackle points combined by any corner combination - 152 tackle points. It is also the first time where both corners of a single team finished in the top 3 of the defenders' list.
Sumit consistently scored tackle points right from the start with his brilliant ankle-holds. He ended with 77 tackle points at an average of 3.5 tackle points per game. Nitesh Kumar gained 75 tackle points with six High 5s to his name.
Sumit earned the 'Emerging Player of the Tournament' award for his consistent show throughout the season. On the other hand, Nitesh Kumar gained 52 tackle points in 12 matches after a slow start to his season with just 23 tackle points in the first 11 outings.
The previous record of 143 tackle points was of Nitesh Kumar - Sachin Kumar for UP Yoddha back in the sixth season. Fazel Atrachali and Sandeep Narwal this year finished on 138 combined tackle points as the third-best corner duo in the league's history.
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#2 Pawan Sehrawat - Most raid points in a single match
Pawan Sehrawat etched his name in the record books by scoring 39 raid points in Match 118 against Haryana Steelers - the most in Pro Kabaddi's history. Sehrawat broke Pardeep Narwal's record of 34 raid points in a single game, achieved in Season 5.
He scored Bengaluru Bulls' entire raid points right from the start with his hand touches and escapes. He managed to score 18 raid points in the first half itself in Match No. 118 this season, which also stands as the record of most raid points by a player till half-time. He got to his 600th raid point of the season with a scintillating effort in 36 successful raid attempts.
Bengaluru Bulls managed to qualify for the playoffs, courtesy of a 59-36 win over Haryana Steelers. Sehrawat went on to become the best raider of the tournament despite a loss in the semi-finals at the hands of Dabang Delhi K.C.
#1 Naveen Kumar - Most Super 10s & most consecutive Super 10s
'Dabang Express' Naveen Kumar had a sensational season with Dabang Delhi K.C as he scored a total of 22 Super 10s this season. He broke Pardeep Narwal's record of 19 Super 10s back in Season 5 with a consistent average of 13.09 raid points per game.
His only match without a Super 10 was against Tamil Thalaivas (Dabang Delhi K.C.'s 2nd match), where he grabbed seven raid points. Otherwise, Kumar scored a Super 10 in all remaining fixtures. He scored his team's 56.58% raid points this season with 301 raid points to his name.
The Dabang Express also set the record of the most consecutive Super 10s by any player in history - 21 in a row. He surpassed Pardeep Narwal's record of 8 Super 10s in a row and took Dabang Delhi to the playoffs single-handedly.
Courtesy of his consistent performances throughout the season, Dabang Delhi K.C. finished as the table-toppers with 15 wins by the end of the league stage. He scored 18 raid points in the final but missed out on the opportunity to clinch the Pro Kabaddi title this year.
