Dabang Delhi KC’s Vijay produced last-minute heroics to help them beat Haryana
Steelers 28-25 in match 55 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield,
Bengaluru on Saturday.
Vijay scored 11 points for the Delhi team, but 5 of his total came in the last 2 raids that helped the Season 7 finalists escape with a win. Dabang lost Naveen Kumar to an injury in the second half but showed enough composure to stifle the Haryana raiders and win the first match of triple-header.
Then, UP Yoddha showed great composure and planning as they beat struggling Telugu Titans
39-33 in match 56. Yoddha were better in all the departments with their raiders – Pardeep Narwal (10), Shrikant Jadhav (7) and Surender Gill (7) – picking up valuable points. Telugu Titans had a great
opportunity to make a comeback by inflicting an all out on Yoddha in the final minutes but captain
Rohit Kumar’s decision to go raiding backfired. Rajnish and Ankit Beniwal scored 9 points each for
the Titans who are without a win in Season 8.
In the final match of the day, U Mumba and Bengal Warriors played out a 32-32 tie in a topsy-turvy encounter.
Here’s how the points table looks like:
Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
2 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 37 |
3 | Patna Pirates | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
4 | UP Yoddha | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
5 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
6 | U Mumba | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 28 |
7 | Tamil Thalaivas | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
8 | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
9 | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
10 | Puneri Paltan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 |
11 | Gujarat Giants | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
12 | Telugu Titans | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
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