Arjun Deshwal was the star for Jaipur Pink Panthers as they beat Patna Pirates 51-30 in match No 82 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Sunday.

Patna went into the match as favourites, but the Panthers showed why the sport of kabaddi is a great leveller with a commanding win. Their star raider Arjun Deshwal scored 17 points and was ably backed up by Deepak Hooda with 8 points.

Defenders Sandeep Dhull and Vishal also picked up High 5s in a bullish win that exposed the chinks in Patna’s armour. The three-time champions had a poor day in defence with their cover defenders Sajin C and Neeraj Kumar picking up no points in the entire match.

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In the second match of the day, Tamil Thalaivas defeated Bengaluru Bulls 42-24 in a one-sided contest. This match turned out to be one-sided too as Tamil Thalaivas dominated the mat to win the prestigious Southern Derby.

Ajinkya Pawar scored a Super 10 for the Tamil team and was supported well by his raiding partner Manjeet with 8 points.

Their defenders had a great night too with Sagar picking up a High 5 to ensure Bulls’ captain Pawan Sehrawat ended the match without a Super 10.

Updated points table

Position Team Played Won Lost Tie Points
1 Dabang Delhi K.C. 14 8 4 2 48
2 Bengaluru Bulls 16 8 7 1 46
3 Patna Pirates 13 8 4 1 45
4 Haryana Steelers 14 6 5 3 42
5 U Mumba 13 5 3 5 41
6 Bengal Warriors 14 7 6 1 41
7 U.P Yoddha 14 5 6 3 40
8 Jaipur Pink Panthers 14 6 6 2 40
9 Tamil Thalaivas 14 4 4 6 39
10 Puneri Paltan 14 7 7 6 37
11 Gujarat Giants 12 3 6 3 28
12 Telugu Titans 14 1 10 3 22
Points system - Win: 5pts | Tie: 3pts | Loss by 7 or less points: 1pt | Loss by more than 7 points: 0 pts