Dabang Delhi KC secured their fourth win in the Pro Kabaddi League Season VI as they defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers 40-29 on Sunday. Jaipur had a poor match as nobody was there to assist a well performing Deepak Hooda who got raid points. Dabang Delhi KC on the other hand had all their raiders in fine form as Naveen Kumar got a Super 10 while Meraj Sheykh and Chandran Ranjit got 9 and 8 raid points respectively.
Joginder Narwal also played an important role as he got 5 tackle points which included 2 successful Super Tackles on Deepak Hooda when only 2 men were left on the mat. Mohit Chhillar had a forgettable night as he got only 1 tackle point in his 6 attempted tackles.
Jaipur Pink Panthers were coming off a drubbing to U Mumba while Dabang Delhi KC entered the match with good momentum as they had attained a win over Haryana Steelers. Jaipur Pink Panthers started dominating from the get go as they racked up 3 points in the first 3 minutes without a challenge.
Delhi got their scoreboard ticking with a successful bonus point attempt by Naveen Kumar in the 4th minute to make it 3-1. Deepak Hooda’s strong side kick got Ravinder Pahal in the 7th minute which started a landslide for Delhi.
Delhi were being demolished by Jaipur as they were 9-3 down in the 10th minute after they were 4-3 in the 6th minute. This situation was flipped by Captain Joginder Narwal who got a Super Tackle on Deepak Hooda through a double thigh hold in the 10th minute after Delhi were reduced to just two men on the mat to make it 9-5.
He repeated this in the 13th minute to close the gap to 3 points as he got another Super Tackle on Hooda with an ankle hold and assist by Ravinder Pahal to make it 10-7. The momentum completely sealed itself towards Delhi after a Super Raid by Meraj Sheykhh which saw him get touch points on Sandeep Dhull, Bajirao Hodage and Anup Kumar before crossing the midline and equalizing the score at 10-10.
A rock hard block by Ravinder Pahal sealed the moment for Delhi as they inflicted an All Out on Jaipur to make it 12-15. Meraj Sheykhh got another great raid in the 19th minute which got Sandeep Dhull and Bajirao Hodage to make it 13-19. Jaipur came back slightly as the match reached half-time with Delhi leading Jaipur by 20-16.
Delhi continued to play well in the second half as they started the half with Chandran Ranjit getting a sneaky toe touch on Anup Kumar in the 21st minute to make it 16-21. Joginder Narwal surprisingly got his first ever High 5 in the Pro Kabaddi League career as he got Selvamani K with a superb short block from behind his back as the raider started to slightly move away from him to make the score 17-24 in the 23rd minute.
Chandran Ranjit got a scorpion kick on a napping Mohit Chhillar who was constantly kept silent by the Delhi raiders as the score shifted to 20-26 in the 27th minute. The 31st minute saw Naveen Kumar using his quick movements to slip out of the grips of Deepak Hooda and Amit Kumar to make Delhi’s lead to 9 points as it became 21-30. Meraj Sheykhh then inflicted another All Out on Jaipur. They lost Anup Kumar and Anand Patil to a struggling Meraj crossing the midline to put salt to Jaipur’s misery as the score read 23-38. The match ended with Dabang Delhi defeating Jaipur Pink Panthers 40-29.
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