Bengal Warriors Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 18 October 2022

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FULL TIME! Bengal Warriors 24 - 39 Jaipur Pink Panthers

The inaugural edition champions were absolutely on song this evening. A fantastic result here for the men in pink. This game didn't go as per the Warriors' plan; it was an off-day for the Mighty Mani. Shrikant Jadhav, Deepak Hooda, and Girish Ernak did all they could, but they fumbled in the face of a fiery attack by the Pink Panthers. On the other hand, Arjun Deshwal recorded yet another Super 10, while there were a few commendable raid efforts from the likes of Ajith Kumar and Bhavani Rajput, and their defence was solid with Sunil Kumar and Ankush forming a strong defensive fort. It was a show of pure dominance by the Jaipur Pink Panthers here and they were truly scintillating throughout the game, for which they deserved those five points. A key point to note here is that this is the Pink Panthers' fourth straight win and they firmly sit in second on the PKL 9 table.

39' Last raid of the match: Ajith Kumar, uses the time to his advantage and returns back without a point.

39' That was LETHAL! Ankush with a strong tackle on Akash Pikalmunde. 

39' Bhavani Rajput returns with an empty raid.

39' Sunil Kumar puts a perfect tackle on Aslam Thambi.

38' Akash Pikalmunde gets a touch point off Abhishek KS.

Bengal Warriors 24 - 37 Jaipur Pink Panthers

37' Empty raid here by Ajith Kumar.

37' Aslam gets taken down by Sahul Kumar.

36' A couple of empty raids here.

35' Balaji D tackles down Arjun Deshwal with a double thigh hold.

Bengal Warriors 23 - 35 Jaipur Pink Panthers

35' Manoj Gowda gets a quick touch point on Abhishek.

35' Arjun Deshwal gets a point here. Sends Vaibhav Garje to the bench.

While we are at this first match, glimpses of Manjeet Chillar playing the taskmaster's role are shown with his Telugu Titans side. Another exciting match-up is on the cards!

35' The coaches are filling in the lads with their inputs for the final 5 minutes of this game.

35' We now go into a strategic time-out.

35' Maninder Singh returns with a bonus point.

34' Bhavani Rajput puts in an empty raid.

33' Akash Pikalmunde gets tackled down by Ankush.

Bengal Warriors 20 - 34 Jaipur Pink Panthers

33' What a game this is panning out to be for the Pink Panthers. They are all-over Bengal Warriors.

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Here are the squads

Bengal Warriors: Maninder Singh, Shrikant Jadhav, Vaibhav Garje, Girish Maruti Ernak, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Shubham Shinde, Balaji D

Jaipur Pink Panthers: V. Ajith Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Ankush, Shaul Kumar, Abhishek KS, Sunil Kumar, Rahul Chaudhari

Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda’s coverage of the PKL season 9. Two exciting matches are lined up for tonight, and the first match is set to feature two champion teams, the Bengal Warriors and the Jaipur Pink Panthers. Both teams appear to be confident in their start to the season, and they have assembled strong squads to help them reclaim their glory. 

The Warriors and Pink Panthers will enter the mat on Tuesday evening on a bank of victories in their previous matches, respectively. The Mighty Mani, as they call him, will be all pumped up to have a go and bag maximum points, while the men in pink will hope for some brilliance from their top star, Arjun Deshwal, to wreak havoc on their opponent's defence.

All right, it’s about go time. Which of these two champions of the past will get the last laugh and who will prevail as a top force in this battle between Maninder Singh and Arjun Deshwal? This should be a cracker of a contest and you don’t want to miss it. Taking you through all the live action will be me, Saikrishna MD. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the live coverage!