Pro Kabaddi League Highlights: Jaipur Pink Panthers prevails 27-22 vs Dabang Delhi; Puneri Paltan beats Bulls 40-31

Jaipur hangs on! By the barest of margins! Arjun Deshwal leads from the front yet again with a Super 10 to take his side back to the top of the standings.

Yogesh’s attempt at ankle-holding Ajith fails. Another point for Jaipur.

SUPER TACKLE! Jaipur will just not give up. The three defenders on the mat are enough to take down Ashu Malik. Reza with the clutch tackle. Is that the game?

Ashu Malik gets a touch and jaunts back into his half. Arjun is the man in question and he has gone up for a review. The replays confirm there is a touch and Delhi stays in the hunt!

Ajith leaps over the incoming tackle Ashish. A welcome point for Jaipur.

ASHU MALIK! The comeback is on! Ankush and Sunil Kumar are the ones tagged and Ashu walks back with two points on the do-or-die raid.

Ashish again! An ankle hold on Bhavani to drag him short of the line. 

Arjun steps in the Delhi half for do-or-die raid but Ashish gets hold of his ankle and stops him. Five-point game now!

Meetu makes it back-to-back bonus points. Just six points in the game. Can Jaiipur continue to stave off Delhi?

Meetu with a bonus point for Delhi.

Arjun Deshwal gets a tag on Vikratn to get a point and complete a Super 10.

Bhavani Rajput fails to bring a point on a do-or-die raid.

Ashu Malik tries to leap over the final line of Jaipur defence but is pulled down.

Meetu Sharma is stopped in his tracks by Sahul.

A tackle point for Delhi, finally! Yogesh is the last man before the line and Bhavani cannot pass him.

A bonus for Ashu Malik now. This contest is continuing on the simmering tempo.

Arjun with another bonus point on a raid.

Ashu Malik is able to break an ankle hold and get a point for Delhi. Ankush with the error.

Vishal tries to lock Arjun in a ankle hold but then backs away. He gets the faintest of touches on the raider and concedes the point.

Ashu Malik gets a bonus point to keep Delhi within seven points.

Bhavani Rajput wins a point on a do-or-die raid. Mohit tries to put him off the mat but the tall raider gets a hand on the other side of the line.

Meetu with a running hand tag on Sunil Kumar.

Ashu Malik thwarted in the first raid of the second half. Jaipur starts the second half on the same note as the first.

Delhi gets a point back. Arjun Deshwal is put to the mat by Ashish.

Ashu Malik slips and falls into the side gallery which means the defending team gets the point.

Jaipur will now make a do-or-die raid. Bhavani Rajput cannot make it back either.

Ashu Malik falters on the do-or-die raid. He is put to the mat right in the centre of the Jaipur half. 

Arjun Deshwal is finally thwarted on his raid. Ashish with the tackle point.

Sunil Kumar gets a hold locked on Ashu Malik and keeps him from breaching the mid-way line. 

Ashu to take the do-or-die raid for Delhi now. Abhishek KS out.

A do-or-die raid for Jaipur and Arjun steps up. Comes back with a tag on Yogesh on the right corner.

Ashu with a running hand tag on Sahul. Another point for Delhi.

A bonus point for Bhavani Rajput.

Ashu Malik with his first raid point as Reza goes out of bounds while tackling him.

Arjun again comes out of a do-or-die raid with a point. A tag on Manu does the job.

Meetu with a running hand touch on Sunil. Delhi has its third point.

DELHI IS ALL OUT! Manu is the last man left and he is thwarted on his raid. A bonus taken as consolation.

Arjun is picking them at will! A hand stretched out to get a tag on Mohit.

Manu with a bonus for Delhi.

Arjun with another point. Vikrant is the defender who has to walk back.

Meetu Sharma brought down on this do-or-die raid for Delhi.

A do-or-die raid for Jaipur. Ashish commits a howler on his ankle hold. Arjun Deshwal walks back with a point. 

Ashu is down! Sahul Kumar gets the tackle. 

Arjun Deshwal got another point - a bonus - Panthers on the previous raid.

Ashu Malik with an empty raid first up.

Arjun Deshwal with a running hand touch on Yogesh. The Panthers are up and running.

Dabang Delhi wins the toss, Jaipur Pink Panthers will raid first.

We are set for the second game of the day. If Dabang Delhi pulls off a win today, it will advance to the knockouts. Can Ashu Malik put up another courageous performance and do the job for his side.

Puneri Paltan completely smashes Bengaluru Bulls to the mat to go to the top spot in the points table.

A raid point to close the contest for Bulls. How they would be wanting these points a little earlier in the match.

A four-point raid for Sushill. A super raid! Charges down the right flank and makes his way back into his half. Too little too late for Bengaluru Bulls.

Aditya Shinde comes back with a touch point.

Sushil with a bonus point on his raid.

Another super tackle! Nitin is the raider who has to bit the dust now.

Bharat brought down by Gaurav Khatri.

A super tackle for Bulls. It is three defenders on the mat who take down Aditya Shinde.

Bulls now have a do-or-die raid. Ransingh makes the attempt and comes back with a bonus.

A do-or-die raid for Mohit Goyat and Paltan. He gets his seventh point with a tag on Surjeet.

Akshit crosses the line for the raid but cannot make it back. Puneri Paltan defence back to it best after the few hiccups in between.

Sushil is taken down by the Paltan defence. 16 points ahead now is Puneri Paltan.

Akash Shinde has to get a point for Paltan on this do-or-die raid. The Bulls defence doubles up on the raider with a thigh hold. A point for Bulls.

Paltan finally manages to get Bharat to the mat.

Bharat profits from poor positioning by Mohit Goyat and Shadloui. He gets a tag on both on his way back from the raid.

Akshit fails to come back from do-or-die raid. Aslam Inamdar gets the tackle. A bonus too for Akshit

Mohit Goyat with a raid for Paltan. Surjeet with a late tackle to push him out of the mat. Bulls finally has a point.

Another raid point for Paltan. Mohit Goyat gets a tag on Akash Chaudhary.

Sushil is nearly able to squeeze through the tackle from Shadloui but the support arrives and gets the tackle point for Paltan.

Bharat is surrounded by Paltan bodies on his raid and he cannot chart a way out of that blockade.

BULLS ALL OUT! Aslam Inamdar inflicts the first all out of the match. Paltan leads by 15 points! This was a side on the brink of an all out itself. 

Bharat comes back with yet another bonus point for Bulls.

Aslam with a reverse kick to get a tag on Ransingh.

A bonus point for Bulls’ Bharat.

Akash Shinde with a point on the do-or-die raid for Paltan. Remarkable! A sliding toe touch on Akshit.

Puneri Paltan gets another tackle point. Bulls need a point on do-or-die and Sushil is thrown to the mat.

Aslam Inamdar returns with two points - a bonus and a tag. The lead is back to 10 points. Five points in a flurry for the Paltan. Never out of the contest, this side!

Another super tackle for Puneri Paltan. The Paltan pairing pins down Vikash Khandola.

A bonus point for Akash Shinde.

The second half all set to begin.

Dabang Delhi: Ashu Malik, Mohit, Vikrant, Manu, Meetu Sharma, Yogesh, Ashish.

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Arjun Deshwal, Sunil Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, Bhavani Rajput, Abhishek KS, Sahul Kumar, Ankush

A do or die raid for Puneri Paltan. Mohit Goyat is the man trying to get the point but he cannot escape defence. Akash and Monu combine to get the tackle in.

SUSHIL! He nearly escapes against the two Paltan defenders. This is a proper tussle but the Paltan pairing survives. A super tackle gets two points.

A bonus for Puneri Paltan on the raid. An easy one.

Sushil returns with yet another point for Bulls on his raid. Badal Singh is the defender out.

Bonus plus a tag by Akash Shinde. He gets a toe touch on his namesake on the left corner.

Sushil with a tag on Sanket Sawant. Bulls charging! Just two from the Paltan left on the mat.

A bonus for Akash Shinde.

Sushil foxes Shadloui to cut the Bulls’ deficit to just two points. 

Aslam has to get a point on this do or die raid. But Parteek comes sweeping in to push him off the mat and get the point for Bulls.

A do or die raid for Bengaluru Bulls. Sushil walks over the line for the job. He gets a kick on Gaurav Khatri. Bulls closing in!

Two points for Bengaluru Bulls for a super tackle! Ransingh does the job with his tackle on Mohit.

Mohit Goyat with a running hand touch on Surjit. Paltan now leads by seven!

Shadloui locks his grip on Monu’s ankle. There was no coming back from that for the Bulls raider.

Bengaluru Bulls defence manages to push out Akash Shinde while he is on his way back. A point for the Bulls.

Puneri defence is beginning to dominate. Akshit is brought down by Mohit Goyat with a leg hold.

Sushil nearly sneaks through the tackle from Sanket but the teammates arrive in support to reinforce the defence. 

Aslam with a tag on the toe of Saurabh Nandal. Lightening quick feet from Inamdar.

Akshit manages to get a tag on Shadloui’s shoulder and make his way past the line.

Aslam Inamdar with yet another bonus point for Puneri Paltan. Its the fifth one of this match.

Sushil has to get a point from this raid. But Shadloui comes in the way and holds him to the ground.

Another bonus point for Puneri, this time from Aslam Inamdar.

Saurabh Nandal makes amends for his previous error. Grabs the ankle to get Akash Shinde down on the mat. A bonus still acquired by the Puneru raider.

Sushil with an empty raid for Bengaluru Bulls.

Mohit Goyat is brought to the mat by Ransingh. He still manages to get a bonus.

Akshit gets a point for Bulls. Sanket Sawante tries to grab the raider but fails to put him down.

Aslam Inamdar for Puneri Paltan. Nandal tries an ankle hold on the raider but misses. A bonus point too for Paltan.

Monu with the first raid of the match. Comes back empty handed.

Puneri Paltan wins the toss. Bengaluru Bulls will raid first.

Played: 17 | Puneri Paltan: 10 | Bengaluru Bulls: 7

Bengaluru Bulls - 7th, 18 games, 48 points

Puneri Paltan - 2nd, 17 games, 71 points.

Bengaluru Bulls: Akshit, Surjeet, Parteek, Sushil, Monu, Saurabh Nandal, Ran Singh

Puneri Paltan: Aslam Inamdar, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sanket, Akash Shinde, Mohit Goyat, Gaurav Khatri, Chiyaneh

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