PKL: Dabang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers in Thrilling 37-37 Tie
Delhi didn’t trail once during the contest, but Jaipur dug in to keep fighting back in a riveting encounter.
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Dabang Delhi played out a thrilling 37-37 tie against Jaipur Pink Panthers in a Pro Kabaddi League season 6 fixture at Jaipur’s Tau Devi Lal Stadium on Thursday, 20 December.
Selvamani's four-point raid was the brave moment of the match, while Sandeep Dhull showed immense strength and high fitness levels to score six tackle points.
Deepak Hooda scored eight points for Jaipur, while Chandran Ranjit (11 points) and Pawan Kadian (9 points) were among the top scorers for Dabang Delhi.
Delhi made a strong start and led 5-0 after four minutes as they picked up a couple of raid and tackle points, before a super tackle in the fifth minute opened Pink Panthers' account.
Jaipur were kept alive in the match because of their defence, as they forced another super tackle in the eighth minute to level the match at 6-6.
The visitors restored their lead by inflicting an all out in the 11th minute to lead 11-7, only for Selvamani's super raid in the 13th minute to bring Jaipur back again.
It was a see-saw of a match with Jaipur cutting the deficit every time Delhi threatened to run away with affairs.
Ajinkya Pawar's two-point raid in the 17th minute made it a one-point gap as at the end of the first half Dabang Delhi led 18-17.
Pawan Kadian made a super raid in the 21st minute to give Delhi a 21-18 lead. But Selvamani's brilliant four-point raid in the 24th minute got Jaipur back in the match once again.
With less than five minutes to go Jaipur were trailing by five points when Ajinkya made a two-point raid to reduce the gap to three.
In the 38th minute, Jaipur inflicted an all out as they trailed 35-36 and Deepak Hooda levelled the match in the next minute with a successful raid.
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