The Jaipur Pink Panthers produced a scintillating display of kabaddi on Saturday, November 30, at the Noida Indoor Stadium in PKL Season 11. The Jaipur Pink Panthers, who trailed for most of the first half, stormed back into the game to pick a 41-28 win against the Telugu Titans. During the course of the game, Jaipur Pink Panthers’ Arjun Deshwal achieved the 1100 raid point mark, while also registering a Super 10, along with Neeraj Narwal. For the Telugu Titans, Vijay Malik finished with 17 points to his name.
Jaipur Pink Panthers topple Telugu Titans
Both teams began the game cautiously, and took their time to get going. The Telugu Titans were looking solid in defence in the early exchanges. Then Vijay Malik landed a two-point raid, and the Titans pulled away with a four-point lead. However, Neeraj Narwal’s quick raids brought the Jaipur Pink Panthers to within touching distance.
Nine minutes into the game Arjun Deshwal picked up his first point of the game, to achieve the 1100-raid point mark. Raid machine Arjun Deshwal became the second youngest to reach the 1100 raid point mark.
Nonetheless, as the half moved on, the momentum and lead stayed with the Telugu Titans as Vijay Malik led the charge, completing his Super 10 within the first half.
With two minutes to go, the Jaipur Pink Panthers picked up an ALL OUT, and then Arjun Deshwal levelled the score. The teams went into the half-time break with the score at 18-18.
The Jaipur Pink Panthers came out of the blocks faster than their opponents, and moved into a slender 3-point lead in the early exchanges of the half. Arjun Deshwal notched up his Super 10 in the 27th minute, and shortly after the Jaipur Pink Panthers registered another ALL OUT. The Telugu Titans were now staring at a 5-point deficit, with about 12 minutes left in the game.
The Telugu Titans weren’t giving in though, and soon enough the difference between the two teams was down to two points. And while Vijay Malik was scoring quick points for the Telugu Titans, it was Reza Mirbagheri holding firm in defence with Surjeet Singh for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, who were looking dominant. Then Neeraj Narwal landed a telling blow, a three-point raid to complete his Super 10 as well, and giving the Jaipur Pink Panthers a 12-point lead.
Eventually, the Jaipur Pink Panthers walked off the mat with a big win, thanks to a brilliant fight back in the second half.
Troika of Devank-Ayan-Shubham Shinde help Patna Pirates tame Bengaluru Bulls
Noida, November 30, 2024: The Patna Pirates were back to their usual groove as they secured an extremely impressive 54–29 over the Bengaluru Bulls at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Saturday. It was the raiding duo of Devank Dalal — the green-sleeve holder with 164 points to his name — and Ayan Lohchab who ruled the roost yet again with their Super 10s but Shubham Shinde's High 5 played an equally important role in the team's excellent victory.
The Patna Pirates raiders started in their usual swift manner, with Ayan Lohchab leading the charge this time around. However, the Bengaluru Bulls were hot on the heels of their opponents, as Pardeep Narwal and Nitin Rawal kept the team competitive in the raiding and defensive departments respectively.
Pardeep Narwal turned back the clock with a brilliant 'Dubki' that got Arkam Shaikh off the mat, as the crowd roared their support. 12 minutes into the game, Jai Bhagwan evaded a five-man defense and escaped a dash from Deepak on the right cover. However, after this small blip, the Patna Pirates turned up the heat in the final six minutes of the first half.
Jai Bhagwan and Lucky Kumar were caught by Devank as the Patna Pirates inflicted an ALL OUT on the Bengaluru Bulls with six minutes remaining in the first half. Ayan completed a Super 10 with a Super Raid, and the score read 22-12 at the end of the first half.
Two minutes into the second half, a second ALL OUT was inflicted on the Bengaluru Bulls after Jai Bhagwan was caught by Ankit Jaglan. Just when it looked like another big win for the Patna Pirates, the Bengaluru Bulls began working their way back. Lucky Kumar got Devank to earn a Super Tackle, and then Pardeep Narwal showed why he is the PKL's record-breaker with an excellent Super Raid that got Gurdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj and Ayan, reducing the Patna Pirates to three players on the mat.
Although it seemed like the Bengaluru Bulls would work their way back, the Patna Pirates held their cool. Devank Dalal slowly worked his way to another Super 10 this season, while Shubham Shinde won a Super Tackle against the mighty Pardeep Narwal. A third ALL OUT in the final minute of the summed up the game for the Bengaluru Bulls as the three-time PKL winners – Patna Pirates – secured a massive 25-point victory, led by Devank's 17 points, Ayan's 13 points and Shubham Shinde's 7 points.
