Gujarat Giants beat Tamil Thalaivas 37-35 in arguably the most fiercely contested match of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8.
Multiple tackles and an All Out in the dying minutes ensured a great night of kabaddi at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru.
Coach Manpreet Singh’s Gujarat showed a lot of grit despite trailing by 6 points in the closing minutes to secure an incredible comeback win.
Their captain Sunil Kumar scored a High 5 while raider Mahendra Rajput picked 9 points including one from the last raid of the match.
Bengal Warriors win
Defending champions Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls 40-39 in Match 67 of the season.
The Bulls dominated most parts of the match with captain Pawan Sehrawat scoring a Super 10 but an 8-point raid by Bengal, thanks to defenders following the raider into the lobby without a touch, helped the Warriors shift the balance of play and eventually clinch the match.
Bengal’s Maninder Singh scored 9 points, but they will have to thank their lucky stars for enabling a strange yet exciting comeback win.
Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
2 | Bengaluru Bulls | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
3 | Patna Pirates | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 40 |
4 | Bengal Warriors | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 35 |
5 | U.P Yoddha | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
6 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 |
7 | Tamil Thalaivas | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 31 |
8 | U Mumba | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 31 |
9 | Haryana Steelers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
10 | Gujarat Giants | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 28 |
11 | Puneri Paltan | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
12 | Telugu Titans | 11 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
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