PKL 2024 Live Score: Bengal Warriorz eye another big defeat vs Tamil Thalaivas; Vishal Chahal, Moein Shafaghi shine

ANOTHER SUPER TACKLE. Vishwas brought down. THalaivas are roaring here. 15 points the deficit now. 

Bastami and Anuj Gawade bring down Nitin. Fazel’s strategy fails here. High five for the Iranian. Bengal then brings down Narender. Two minutes left. Bengal needs to now figure out a way to bring the gap within that 7-point margin. 

Narender takes out Manjeet who tackles him too high up in the mat. Nitin then gets a touch on Vishal Chahal. Thalaivas will be happy to waste time. Fazel is now giving Nitin instructions to go for Bastami. TIMEOUT. Thalaivas down to three men.

Nitin Dhankar now sends off Nitesh Kumar to get one more point for the Warriorz. Four minutes left. 12 points the gap. Is it too much now? 

Zero fight from the Warriorz. Consolation for the Warriorz as Nitesh brings down Moein Shafaghi. Solid anklehold and support from the rest of the defence. Six and a half minutes to go. Vishwas is dashed out by Bastami. But Vishwas has his left leg inside. and his hand goes through and now Bastami has to head to the bench. 14 point deficit still in place. Make it 15. Vishal Chahal gets Fazel again. He botches that anklehold. Nitin ticks away though, revives him immediately as he gets out of Abhishek Manokaran’s hold. Moein Shafaghi is then angrily brought down by Fazel. Gets a hold of both his legs. 

Under 10 minutes to go. Four men left for Warriorz and no Fazel on the mat. Sagar Kumar steps out while Vishal Chahal is raiding. Vishal is happy to do nothing more. Rookie errors. SUPER 10 FOR VISHAL CHAHAL.

Vishwas then follows on a DOD raid. He gets the bonus but he cannot get his hand past the midline despite his desperate attempts before the whistle blows. Vishal then gets a touch on Mayur Kadam. One man left for the Warriorz. Nitesh will raid now. Different game. Same story for the Warriorz. ANOTHER ALL OUT INFLICTED.

Empty raids follow for Vishwas and Moein Shafaghi. Vishal Chahal comes in for a DOD raid. There’s five Warriorz players on the mat and he audaciously go for Fazel. Too simple. Fazel went for his ankle and he slips out. 10 minutes left in this game now.

ANOTHER SUPER RAID FOR MOEIN SHAFAGHI. He has three. Nitesh Kumar, Praveen Thakur, Mayur Kadam. What a player he is turning out to be. Nitin Dhankar is then brought down by the right corner. Amir Hossein Bastami and Nitesh Kumar orchestrating this takedown. Empty raid for Vishal Chahal. Now Vishwas has two points as he is brought down near the midline on the left, but not without getting his hand past the line. Gets a pat from Fazel as he sends back Abhishek Manokaran and Amir Hossein Bastami

Bonus for Vishwas and Bengal now. Thalaivas review this saying he has no bonus. Nice way to meddle with the morale of the Warriorz. REVIEW UNSUCCESSFUL. Both teams dont have a review now. 

Bonus for Thalaivas and Narender. Nitin runs back with a bonus for himself as well. 

Vishal Chahal gets a touch on Mayur Kadam. Meanwhile, Sushil Kambrekar who comes in to the left corner expecting an ankle hold is held by the waist by Nitesh Kumar. Vishal then comes in and jumps over Bengal’s Nitesh to reduce Bengal to one man. And he’s brought down yet again on the left flank. ALL OUT INFLICTED YET AGAIN. High five for Nitesh Kumar. And just like that, Bengal trails by 10 points.

Still no Maninder or Sachin. Narender begins the second half with a bonus it seems but the referees take back the bonus awarded. Nitin Dhankar goes in for Warriorz. Empty raid though. Narender attempts a hand touch on Fazel Atrachali. Fazel is screaming that he has not legitimised the raid. But officials don’t pay heed to this as Warriorz don’t have a review. Nitin puts in an empty raid. Narender comes in on an DOD raid. He goes into the right corner. He gets a touch on Praveen Thakur and Nitesh Kumar is livid. 

Meanwhile the Nitesh Kumar on the Thalaivas brings down Nitin. 

Bonus for Nitin Dhankar. Vishal Chahal is finally brought down. Mayur Kadam chops him down on his own. Deficit down to two between these two teams as the clock runs out on this first half.

Moein Shafaghi is brought down by Sagar Kumar who is ready to catch him mid jump. Thumped down is the Iranian. A few empty raids follow. 

DOD raid for Bengal. Vishwas comes in and is swallowed by the corner defence, Bastami grabbing his legs. Big smile from Dharmaraj. 

Fazel then goes for a backhold on Vishal Chahal. He gets no support and Vishal drags himself to safety. Empty raid for Narender now. 

Nitin Dhankar picks a point with a toe touch on Nitesh. Vishal Chahal continues to keep the scoreboard ticking dragging Mayur Kadam with him to the midline. AFL footballer Joshua Kennedy is watching from the stands. 

An angry Fazel brings down Moein Shafaghi singlehandedly. Meanwhile, we see Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Thalaivas coach, telling his boys to go for the bonus points. 

SUPER RAID FOR VISHAL CHAHAL AND he’s taken three - Sagar Kumar and Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Kadam. Fazel played it safe and is the last man standing. He goes in to raid and he is left stranded in the deep end of the mat. ALL OUT INFLICTED. TABLES TURNED.

DOD raid for the Warriorz. Nitin is left stranded in the left corner. The Thalaivas’ Nitesh stars with a solid anklehold. 

Bonus point for Vishal Chahal. Empty raid for Vishwas. Moein Shafaghi is claiming a touch on Vishwas. He is given the point. Will the Warriorz review? Yes they do. Replays are so touch and go. It’s hard to tell. Without conclusive evidence, the decision won’t change. REVIEW IS UNSUCCESSFUL. Warriorz lose their review. 

Empty raid for Moein Shafaghi and Sagar Kumar for their respective teams. Vishal Chahal comes in for Thalaivas on a do-or-die raid. But Fazel Atrachali stamps his dominance. His first point of the night and the coach rises in joy. WAIT WAIT. There’s more joy coming. 

VISHWAS IS ASKING FOR THREE POINTS. He ventures into the left corner and on his way out, he seems to have pulled out three? Referees are taking their time to arrive at this decision. Two points for the Bengal Warriors plus a bonus for Vishwas. How about that! Nitesh Kumar, Amir Hossein Bastami head to the bench. 

Shafaghi pulls one back as he pushes Praveen Thakur back, who comes behind him to try and stop him. An empty raid for Vishwas and it’s time for the first timeout of the game.

Nitin gets a bonus for the Warriorz. Narender goes in to raid and there’s a highline left defence for him. Nitesh is drawing him in aggressively. Where has this been in the last two heavy defeats they had? 

Thalaivas aren’t loud but they’ve brought down Nitin Dhankar. Amir Hossein Bastami the defender here. 

Defensive units are trading blows. Bonus point for Vishwas but the left corner activates this time to bring him down. But Nitesh is out wanting to prove a point. Vishal Chahal tries to fly over Nitesh but he’s got a hold on his legs. Incredible stuff. 

Narender is brought down by the right corner. Nitesh Kumar goes in for the anklehold and Fazel runs in to help with the upper body. 

Nitin Dhankar looks like he has multiple defenders on him as he almost gets past the midline. ALMOST. He doesn’t though. What a miss. Maninder watches from the sidelines. 

Narender is dashed out. He went through the midline but it looks like his body is out of the mat. Anuj Gawade doing the hard work. Warriorz are given the point, but Thalaivas review. Very early review this. OH hold on. Looks like Narender’s left hand was within the lobby. Incredible awareness and confidence this. 

Nitin Dhankar gets his and Bengal’s first point of the night. Toe touch on Anuj Gawade. Quite smooth that. Do-or-die (DOD) raid for the Thalaivas. Moein Shafagi, who had a great game against U Mumba, is trusted with this. But he’s sent to the bench. The right cover defender Sagar Kumar stars for the Warriorz.

Nitin begins for the Warriorz and attacks the right corner right up front. But he will return without the bonus. Narender enters the mat next. Empty raid but not without giving Fazel’s heart a flutter. The first point of the night goes to Tamil Thalaivas. Vishwas is brought down by Nitesh Kumar, the left corner. 

Tamil Thalaivas Won The Toss and selected Choice of court: Right

BW: Vishwas S, Mayur Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Sagar Kumar, Nitin Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Fazel Atrachali

TT: Moein Shafaghi, Abhishek Manokaran, Anuj Gawade, Vishal Chahal, Narender Kandola, Amir Hossein, Nitesh Kumar

No Sachin Tanwar, no Sahil Gulia in the starting 7 for the Tamil Thalaivas. No Maninder Singh in the starting 7 for the Bengal side.

Ashu Malik from Dabang Delhi is the lone representative from today’s participating teams in the top five raiders tally. Says so much about what today’s sides are missing in their arsenal. 

Bengal Warriorz have faced Tamil Thalaivas 14 times in the history of PKL.

With 10 wins against Tamil Thalaivas, Bengal Warriorz are ahead in the head-to-head record. Tamil Thalaivas have won 3 times while 1 match ended in a tie.

The previous contest between Bengal Warriorz and Tamil Thalaivas ended in favour of the latter. They won 74-37 in Season 10.

After 9 matches, Bengal Warriorz are ninth on the PKL Season 11 points table. They have won 3, lost 4 and tied twice, amassing 23 points so far.

On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas are 10th after winning 3 matches, losing 5 and playing out a tie. They have a total of 22 points.

Bengal Warriorz head into this encounter on the back of a defeat against Patna Pirates on November 15. They lost the match 31-52 and it was their fourth loss in Pro Kabaddi League Season 11.

Tamil Thalaivas also lost their last match against U Mumba by a 32-35 scoreline on November 14.

Here’s a look at the standings before today’s fixtures. All teams involved today need victories to steady their campaigns. Mid table sides Bengal Warriorz and Dabang Delhi have plenty of chinks to straighten while things are looking hopeless for Bengaluru Bulls. Tamil Thalaivas, after a solid start to the season, have fallen off the radar. Can a weak Warriorz side be the perfect punching bag to help revitalise their campaign?

Catch Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League at the Noida Indoor Stadium on November 16, 2024. Bengal Warriorz take on Tamil Thalaivas in the first game; Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls is up next. Stay tuned for previews, stats, the starting 7 and much more.