Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Gujarat Giants 11 December 2023

Arjun Deshwal, Sunil Kumar and Bhavani Rajput's fantastic performances inspire Jaipur to their 1st win of the season. Sonu Jaglan tried his best, but he could not guide the Gujarat Giants to their 4th win of the tournament. 

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40' Jaipur gift Gujarat another touch point, but they win the match by 3 points! Finally, a win for the defending champions in PKL 10!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 35 - 32 Gujarat Giants

40' Sunil gifts a point to Gujarat. The lead is down to 4.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 35 - 31 Gujarat Giants

39' Ankush tries an ankle hold on Sonu, but the raider escapes.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 35 - 30 Gujarat Giants

39' SUPER RAID!! What a moment in the match!! Bhavani Rajput gets the bonus. Fazel and Sourav try for a combined tackle, but Bhavani escapes.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 35 - 29 Gujarat Giants

39' Rakesh goes in deep. Sunil Kumar grabs his ankle. The rest of the defense joins him and tackle down Rakesh. HIGH 5 for Sunil!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 32 - 29 Gujarat Giants

37' WHAT A TACKLE!! Fazel finally gets the better of Arjun finally! Nabibakhsh dives forward, Fazel runs from the opposite side and stops Arjun.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 31 - 29 Gujarat Giants

37' A weak tackle attempt from Jaipur allows Sonu Jaglan to escape. 4th SUPER 10 of the season for Sonu.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 31 - 28 Gujarat Giants

35' Arjun Deshwal gets a touch on Sombir Gulia. Gujarat ask for a review, but the on-mat decision stands!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 31 - 27 Gujarat Giants

34' Sonu gets a touch on Sunil Kumar. The lead is down to 3 points.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 30 - 27 Gujarat Giants

33' Arjun gets a hand touch on Nabibakhsh, who had just come in as a substitute.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 30 - 26 Gujarat Giants

32' Ankush commits his 4th unsuccessful tackle of the night! Easy point for Sonu Jaglan. Bonus for Arjun Deshwal in the next raid.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 29 - 26 Gujarat Giants

32' Rakesh HS tries for an ankle hold on Arjun but fails. Sourav Gulia comes to support him. Arjun escapes eventually!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 28 - 25 Gujarat Giants

31' ALL OUT! Last man standing Vikas gets a bonus, but gets tackle down, thanks to an ankle hold from Sahul!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 26 - 25 Gujarat Giants

30' Arjun gets a touch on Narender. The Giants are down to 1 man again.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 23 - 24 Gujarat Giants

30' Vikas saves the all-out with a bonus and a touch point. Sahul Kumar is the defender, who gave a touch point.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 - 24 Gujarat Giants

29' SUPER RAID!! It's a do-or-die raid for Jaipur, Arjun jumps over one defender and beats 2 more defenders on his way to the mid line. 3 points. The scores are level!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 22  - 22 Gujarat Giants

29' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, Rakesh tries for a kick on the left corner but loses balance and slips. Easy tackle for Jaipur.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 19 - 22 Gujarat Giants

27' Arjun escapes an ankle hold from Fazel and scores a touch point.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 18 - 22 Gujarat Giants

26' Sunil and Arjun pull off a stupendous SUPER TACKLE! Sonu tried to pull off a escape from below the chain, but the support came in as well, denying Sonu an escape.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 17 - 22 Gujarat Giants

26' Arjun scores a bonus, the lead is down to 7.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 15 - 22 Gujarat Giants

25' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, Sonu pulls off another miraculous escape, but all 4 defenders of Jaipur pinned him to the mat. The mighty raider has been tackled!

Okay, hang on! The raider is safe. Bhavani Rajput, who participated in the tackle, had stepped behind the back line. Sonu is safe. 

Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 - 22 Gujarat Giants

24' Do-or-die raid for Jaipur, Fazel comes with a chain and sends Ajith to the bench.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 - 21 Gujarat Giants

22' Bhavani Rajput scores a bonus. In the next raid, Sunil Kumar grabs the ankle of Rohit Gulia and pulls off a successful tackle.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 - 20 Gujarat Giants

Sonu Jaglan has been the hero for the Gujarat Giants so far. He proved why he deserved to be a part of the starting seven. The tall raider is just 3 points away from completing a Super 10.

Jaipur's defense has committed too many errors so far. The coach will expect better from Ankush Rathee, who was the team's best defender last season. 

Can Jaipur make a comeback or will Gujarat record its 4th win? Stay tuned for the 2nd half!

20' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, It's Rohit Gulia vs 5. Ankush Rathee comes in for an advanced tackle from the opposite side. Rohit saw it coming and escaped.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 12 - 20 Gujarat Giants

19' Sonu Jaglan gifts a touch point to Bhavani Rajput with an advanced double ankle hold attempt.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 12 - 19 Gujarat Giants

19' Do-or-die raid for Jaipur, Bhavani Rajput escapes a tackle attempt from Sombir Gulia.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 11 - 19 Gujarat Giants

18' Sonu Jaglan executes a fine running hand touch on Sahul Kumar.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 10 - 19 Gujarat Giants

17' SUPER TACKLE! Sahul Kumar comes in from the opposite side and almost locks Rakesh HS in a bear hug! Reza and Sunil came in as well to complete the tackle.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 10 - 18 Gujarat Giants

16' Do-or-die raid for Jaipur, Rakesh HS was better prepared this time! He executed an ankle hold on Arjun Deshwal, and the support came in almost immediately! Arjun is out.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 8 - 18 Gujarat Giants

15' Another weak advanced tackle attempt from Jaipur, Rohit Gulia escapes with a touch point.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 8 - 17 Gujarat Giants

14' Do-or-die raid for Gujarat, Rakesh HS fails! Jaipur's defense allowed him to try and then with 10 seconds left on the clock, Sunil Kumar blocked him!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 8 - 16 Gujarat Giants

13' Captain Sunil Kumar asked V Ajith Kumar to raid patiently, but opposition skipper Fazel Atrachali was in no mood to allow him an empty. What a tackle from the Sultan!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 16 Gujarat Giants

12' Ankush Rathee goes for a solo tackle on Sonu Jaglan and fails! Gujarat's lead grows.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 15 Gujarat Giants

11' Sourav Gulia blocks and then dashes Arjun Deshwal out of the mat. Great dash!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 14 Gujarat Giants

10' V Ajith Kumar has been floored by Gujarat's cover defense! Last man standing Reza concedes an all out to Rakesh. ALL OUT!!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 13 Gujarat Giants

9' INCREDIBLE! Sonu Jaglan gets into a 1-on-1 situation with Sahul Kumar, who came for a block. The brute force of Sonu takes him past the mid-line!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 9 Gujarat Giants

9' V Ajith Kumar gets another bonus. This time he gets it from the left side of the mat.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 7 - 8 Gujarat Giants

8' V Ajith Kumar gets off the mark with a bonus.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 6 - 8 Gujarat Giants

7' Sonu Jaglan produces yet another moment of brilliance in PKL 10! He scores 3 points! SUPER RAID! 3 defenders try to keep Sonu down, but the tall raider pushes one of them past the mid-line. Sunil, Ankush and Abhishek are OUT!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 5 - 8 Gujarat Giants

6' Sombir Gulia tries a dash on Arjun Deshwal and gets support at the right time to send the Jaipur raider to the bench.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 5 - 5 Gujarat Giants

5' Reza Mirbhageri ROARS!!! Reza and Sunil grab Rohit Gulia and keep him down in Jaipur's half! What a TACKLE!

Jaipur Pink Panthers 5 - 4 Gujarat Giants

4' Arjun tempts left in Rakesh HS for an ankle hold. Rakesh tries but fails! Another successful raid from Arjun. Sonu Jaglan opens his account with a bonus.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 4 - 4 Gujarat Giants

4' Rohit Gulia scores an easy bonus to earn his 3rd point of the night.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 3 - 3 Gujarat Giants

3' Arjun Deshwal scores another bonus point to give Jaipur the lead.

Jaipur Pink Panthers 3 - 2 Gujarat Giants

2' Arjun Deshwal revives Reza with a brilliant hand touch on Fazel Atrachali. Arjun's dominance against the Sultan continues. Rohit Gulia scores a bonus point. 

Jaipur Pink Panthers 2 - 2 Gujarat Giants

1' Arjun Deshwal opens his account with a bonus point. 

1' Rohit Gulia gets off the mark with a touch point. Reza attempts an advanced tackle but fails to keep the Gujarat vice-captain down. 

The big battle of the day will be Fazel Atrachali vs Arjun Deshwal. Arjun has been quite dominant against Fazel in the recent past. The Sultan will be keen to improve his record. 

Jaipur Pink Panthers captain Sunil Kumar will be up against his former franchise Gujarat Giants tonight. It will be interesting to see how the cover defender performs tonight. 

The big news coming from the center is that Rahul Chaudhari and Mohammad Nabibakhsh are not present in the starting sevens. Even Bhavani Rajput, who scored a Super 10 for the Jaipur Pink Panthers recently, has been benched. 

SUBSTITUTES: 

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Rahul Chaudhari, Bhavani Rajput, Sumit, Navneet, Lavish, Lucky Sharma, Devank

Gujarat Giants: Narender Hooda, Vikas Jaglan, Mohammad Nabibakhsh, Balaji D, Parteek Dhaiya, Manuj, Deepak Singh

STARTING VIIs:

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Sunil Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, V. Ajith Kumar, Ankush, Sahul Kumar, Abhishek KS, Reza Mirbagheri

Gujarat Giants: Arkam Shaikh, Sourav Gulia, Sonu Singh, Fazel Atrachali, Sombir, Rohit Gulia, Rakesh HS

It is one of the biggest matches of this season so far. Gujarat Giants are the tabletoppers, having registered 3 wins in 4 matches of their home leg, which happened last week in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, the Jaipur Pink Panthers are the defending champions of the PKL. 

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