PKL 2022 Highlights: After 5 wins on the trot, Dabang Delhi suffered their second consecutive defeat as Bengal Warriors ran out winners on Wednesday. The Warriors put on a stunning defensive show to neutralise Naveen Kumar, winning the game 35-30. Earlier, After a good engaging first half in which the scores were level, U Mumba displayed a great show of strength as they went on to win the contest 37-29 on Wednesday at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 ((PKL 9). Follow Pro Kabaddi League LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
PKL 2022 Highlights: Bengal Warriors beat Dabang Delhi 35-30, U Mumba get back to winning ways, beat Gujarat Giants 37-29 – Watch Highlights
U Mumba beat Gujarat Giants: Raiders Guman Singh and Heidarali Ekrami dished out superlative performances to help U Mumba register a comprehensive 37- 29 victory over Gujarat Giants in a Pro Kabaddi League match here on Wednesday. U Mumba and Gujarat Giants were engaged in a neck-and-neck contest in the first 30 minutes of the match. But an inspiring performance by the Mumbai defence helped its team pull away with a massive lead. Eventually the raiders ensured that U Mumba walked off the mat as winners. Raiders Guman Singh and Heidarali Ekrami contributed with a total of 22 points in the match.
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Rakesh and Guman picked up raid points for each of their teams as both sides kept trading points in the first 10 minutes of the
match. However, Rakesh reduced the Mumbai side to two players on the mat in the 10th minute. But U Mumba managed to stay in the game after they tackled Rakesh in his very next raid and took the lead at 10-8.
Mohit carried out a SUPER TACKLE in the 15th minute as U Mumba widened their lead. However, Gujarat’s raider Parteek
Dhaiya stepped up his game and helped his team level the scores at 14-14. Both teams went into the half-time break being locked at 16-16. Sandeep Kandola tackled Heidarali Ekrami, but soon after, U Mumba captain Surinder Singh tackled Parteek Dhaiya. Both teams kept matching each other in each move.
However, Rakesh pulled off a fantastic raid in the 28th minute and helped his team take the lead at 24-22. But, moments later,
U Mumba tackled Rakesh and regained the lead at 27-25. U Mumba defence unit led by Surinder and Mohit continued to tackle raiders and helped their team take a massive lead at 30- 25. The Mumbai side extended their lead even further after inflicting an ALL OUT in the 35th minute. U Mumba kept raging on and eventually closed out a comprehensive 37-29 victory.
PKL 2022 Highlights: Bengal Warriors beat Dabang Delhi 35-30, U Mumba get back to winning ways, beat Gujarat Giants 37-29 – Watch Highlights
Bengal Warriors beat Dabang Delhi: Buoyed by a brilliant defensive performance, Bengal Warriors beat Dabang Delhi K.C. 35-30 in the second game of the evening at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. While the star raiders of both teams, Maninder Singh and Naveen Kumar got 10 points each, the difference were the Warriors defenders Vaibhav Garje (6 points) and Girish Maruti Ernak (5 points).
Right off the bat, Naveen Kumar revealed his gameplan, targeting the Warriors’ Girish Maruti Ernak in their left corner, and even touched him out with the very first raid of the evening. The two teams traded blows constantly from there on, Naveen’s raids matched by Maninder Singh at the other end. It looked like Delhi may be able to effect an all out on the Warriors in the 11th minute. However, a SUPER TACKLE on Naveen, by Vaibhav Garje, turned the momentum on Bengal’s side.
Suddenly from there, the Warriors seized control, with their defence holding strong and taking out Delhi’s second and third raiders Manjeet and Ashu Malik on DO OR DIE raids. They went into the break with a slender 15-13 lead.
We promised a comeback and we delivered. A Jordaar performance from Aamar Warriors 💪#DELvBEN#BengalWarriors #vivoProKabaddi #JordaarWarriors #AamarWarriors pic.twitter.com/x2RLy4D5SN
— Bengal Warriors (@BengalWarriors) October 26, 2022
The Warriors were, by far, the more energetic in the opening minutes of the second half, and with barely 5 minutes gone, Ajinkya Kapre’s SUPER RAID caught out Ashu Malik, Vijay Kumar, Krishan, leaving Naveen as the sole Delhi player on the mat. On his very next raid, he was tackled out as the Warriors effected the first ALL OUT of the match and took a 23-18 lead.
Garje, in particular, was brilliant in the second half. His superb defending ensured that the Warriors kept extending their lead. Despite Delhi’s attempt at mounting a comeback in the dying minutes, the Warriors held on to their lead and earned a much-needed win.
