On December 24th (Friday), 3 exciting encounters took place in the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 between U Mumba – Dabang Delhi KC, Tamil Thalivas – Bengaluru Bulls & Bengal Warriors – Gujarat Giants. Let’s have a look at the outcomes and deciding factors of these 3 matches.

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U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi KC (27-31)

Shining star raider Naveen Kumar’s 23rd Super 10 in a row in Pro Kabaddi League and captain Joginder Narwal’s 4 -tackle points helped Dabang Delhi K.C. to win their second consecutive win this season, handing a defeat to U Mumba.

U Mumba got off to a fast start, courtesy of strong work from their defence and a couple of raid points from Abhishek Singh and V Ajith Kumar. Leading 5-2, U Mumba were looking to hammer home their advantage and inflict an All-Out, but Naveen Kumar’s four quick points put them on the back foot.

Naveen and the defence continued to pile on the point, embarking on a 6-3 run and building a three-point lead over U Mumba. With just under three minutes left, Naveen delivered the decisive blow with a Super Raid to put Delhi up by nine. U Mumba did manage to cut the deficit with three quick raid points, but Delhi held their nerve to win by four points.

• Best Raider – Naveen Kumar (Dabang Delhi KC) 16 Raid Points
• Best Defender – Joginder Narwal (Dabang Delhi KC) 4 Tackle Points

Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls (30-38)

Bengaluru Bulls’ ‘Bahubali’ Pawan Sehrawat picked up 9 Raid Points and defender Saurabh Nandlal’s High 5 ensured maiden victor for Bengaluru Bulls in season 8 of the Pro Kabaddi league. 

The defences dominated the opening ten minutes, with raid points available at a premium and the game tied at 7-7. A couple of quick raid points from Bharat woke up the Bulls’ offence, which was supported well by their defence.

The Bulls finally managed to take the game away from the Thalaivas, courtesy of Bharat’s fifth raid point of the night, followed by a two-point raid from Chandran Ranjit that helped them inflict an All Out. The Thalaivas attempted a comeback, but skipper Sehrawat picked up a couple of raid points, and the Bulls defence came through towards the end to ensure victory for the Bulls. 

• Best Raider – Pawan Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls) 9 Raid Points
• Best Defender – Saurabh Nandlal (Bengaluru Bulls) / Sagar (Tamil Thalaivas) 5 Tackle Points

Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Giants (31-28)

An ‘edge of the seat’ thriller saw Bengal Warriors sneak a win after Gujarat Giants came up with a late surge in the match. In the end, the Warriors were able to win the match by 3 points (31-28) and registered their second consecutive victory this season. All-rounder Rakesh Narwal of Gujarat Giants was the top scorer of the match with 12 points to his name. 

The contest finally came to life almost three-quarters of the way into the first half. The Giants managed to reduce the Warriors down to three through some stout defending, but two quick Super Tackles from Bengal’s defence saw them build a slender lead. 

The Warriors’ defence added a couple of more points to their team’s tally, while a successful Do-or-die raid from Akash Pikalmunde saw the Giants reduced to just three on players on the mat and trailing by five at halftime.

Raider Mahendra Rajput came off the bench to provide a late spark as the Giants cut the lead to just two points. With less than a minute left, captain Maninder Singh shouldered the responsibility of winning the game for his side, and he delivered, picking up a raid point that gave the Warriors a three-point cushion.

The Giants continued to try till the final whistle, but it wasn’t to be, as the reigning champions maintained their perfect start to the campaign.

• Best Raider – Rakesh Narwal (Gujarat Giants) 11 Raid Points
• Best Defender – Rinku Narwal (Bengal Warriors), Ravinder Pahal (Gujarat Giants) 3 Tackle Points