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The Bengal Warriors and Bengaluru Bulls played out one of the most memorable matches in Pro Kabaddi League history, with the latter taking home the five points with a 43-42 win after a phenomenal individual display by Pawan Sehrawat, who ended the night with a massive 29 points in 30 raids to light up Pro Kabaddi 2019.
Maninder Singh and K Prapanjan shone for the Kolkata-based unit, picking up a Super 10 each as they scored 11 and 12 points each respectively. The match was a battle right to the end as both sides tussled hard but in the end, the Warriors defence had no answer to Pawan's brilliance, who made merry and took his side to the win.
The result means Bengaluru now have three wins from four games, which will see them move up the points table. On the other hand, Bengal will add one point to their tally after the narrow defeat - their second so far in four games.
#5 Bengal land first blow in battle of the raiders
With both sides being attack-heavy, fans were in for some exciting and high-scoring action on the mat in this encounter and by the end of the first half, it was the Warriors who had the upper hand.
After a see-saw start, Bengal took the game by the scruff of its neck and gained a gigantic lead. Down 3-4, the side from the East brought down danger man Pawan Sehrawat and played a few minutes of flawless kabaddi to complete an all-out in the 12th minute.
One of the standout moments during this phase of play was Jeeva Kumar's stunning tackle against Rohit Kumar, regarded as one of the best raiders in the league. The veteran defender pulled off a majestic thigh hold that left Rohit for dead and in the process, Jeeva also completed 200 points in Pro Kabaddi League history - certainly a laudable feat.
#4 Pawan Sehrawat's hot streak brings Bulls level
Pawan Sehrawat was the standout player in PKL season 6 and is the name on every fan's lips at the moment in Season 7 as well. After a sluggish start, he gave yet another reminder of how incredible he is - singlehandedly bring his team back into the match with a truly phenomenal streak.
With his team down by 10 points, he alone picked up 10 raid points in consecutive raids - making the Warriors defence look like complete amateurs. With Bengaluru down to five players, Pawan took out Rinku Narwal and Prapanjan.
In his very next raid, he then completed the all-out - getting a touch on Baldev Singh, Mohammad Nabibakhsh and Viraj Vishnu Landge, before making his way to the mid-line. His efforts meant that Bengaluru went into the break trailing by just three points, keeping them well and truly in the game.
#3 All-round attacking display from Bengal in first half
One of the standout points from the first half was the variety of attacking threats posed by the Bengal Warriors, who unlike their opponents, did not rely on one person to do the scoring in raids - with strike raider Maninder Singh ably supported by his raiding brigade.
The man from Jalandhar was on fire from the start - using his height and power to great effect. Maninder picked up six quickfire points in the first half itself, recording just one unsuccessful raid.
Also keeping the scorers busy were Iranian import Mohammad Nabibakhsh and K. Prapanjan, who played their roles to perfection. Nabibaksh ended the first half with five raid points while Prapanjan also had four to his name - a stark contrast to the Bulls' manner of gathering points, who seem to be reliant heavily on the brilliance of Pawan Sehrawat.
#2 Pawan lone ranger for Bulls as Warriors record second all-out
In the second half, Pawan Sehrawat continued to single-handedly keep his team in the game - displaying one incredible raid after another and keep the scoreboard ticking over. With the Bengal defense struggling, their raiders also chipped away at the points, ensuring their lead remains.
No one in the Bulls except Pawan showed signs of stepping up and it was on full display when the Bengaluru side was subjected to its second all out after Pawan was brought down by Adarsh in the Warriors' defense six minutes into the second half.
Maninder wasted no time in making the most of Pawan's absence and two minutes later, he picked up four points for his team as he took out Banty and Saurabh Nandal to complete the all out and widened his team's lead to 34-23, which incredibly, still didn't look 100% safe given the form Pawan Sehrawat was in.
#1 Pawan's solo brilliance takes Bulls home in a high-scoring thriller
After a season that has been dominated mostly by defenders, finally the raiders had something to cheer about - courtesy of a record-breaking performance from Pawan Sehrawat of the Bengaluru Bulls and Super 10s from Maninder Singh and K Prapanjan of the Bengal Warriors.
In this battle, Pawan came up trumps for his team - scoring a mammoth 29 points, his personal best, and proved to be simply unstoppable. His feat was the third-best individual performance by a raider in Pro Kabaddi League history and also saw him cross the 400-point mark.
Interestingly, the timing and place of his performance could not have been better as he produced a Pardeep Narwal-esque performance at the Pataliputra Sports Complex in Patna, which is the hunting ground of the Pirates and an hour before had seen the home side fall prey after a rather uninspiring performance.
