Jaipur Pink Panthers edge out Bengal Warriorz 45-41 in Pro Kabaddi League thriller
Jaipur Pink Panthers won a thrilling 45-41 encounter against Bengal Warriorz in the Pro Kabaddi League, with Nitin Kumar and Ali Samadi recording Super 10s to boost their team to fourth place
Hyderabad: In an engaging encounter at the SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur Pink Panthers registered a 45-41 victory against the Bengal Warriorz in the Pro Kabaddi League in Jaipur on Thursday.
Nitin Kumar and Ali Samadi recorded Super 10s for the hosts, helping them climb to fourth place on the points table.
Meanwhile, Devank Dalal notched his seventh straight Super 10 alongside Manprit Pardeep, while Ashish Malik also registered a High Five. However, that wasn’t enough for the Season 7 champions to get over the line.
Devank secured the first raid of the game, reaching a milestone by becoming the fastest raider to 400 raid points, achieving the feat in just 38 games. Nitin Kumar opened Jaipur Pink Panthers’ account, but it was the Warriorz captain who was on a roll, giving his team a three-point lead in the early exchanges.
However, the hosts responded quickly with Aashish Kumar’s Super Tackle on Devank, followed by a swift raid from Nitin Kumar to level the score at 6-6. A two-point raid from Ali Samadi then helped the Jaipur Pink Panthers open up a four-point lead, ending a high-octane first quarter at 12-8.
