Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the ProKabaddi fixture between Dabang Delhi vs Tamil Thalaivas in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
The scores will read as Delhi vs Tamil:
FULL-TIME UPDATE: Tamil Thalaivas draw 37-37 with Dabang Delhi
37-37 Naveen takes the bonus to negate the chance of losing from here, will he attempt a touchpoint as well? No, he is happy with a bonus as the game ends in a tie. 37 apiece but it is the Thalaivas who will feel that they have lost the game given they were leading in the majority of the game.
36-37 Narender goes in the raid, and he picks Amit Hooda with less than 15 seconds, is this enough to win it from here? Given that Naveen will come in the last raid.
36-36 Pawar goes in the raid, and Delhi has tackled him to inflict an all-out on the Thalaivas in the dying seconds of the game. 36 apiece at the moment.
33-36 Naveen Kumar picks Visvanath V and it is only Pawar who is left for Tamil.
32-36 Pawar goes in the raid and attempts for a bonus, which is given by the umpires. Delhi reviews this one, and the review is unsuccessful as the verdict has been overturned.
32-36 Naveen comes and picks Mohit within 5 seconds with a toe touch, this is a brain fade moment by Tamil. Poor from them.
31-36 Error after error from Tamil’s defence, this time it was Himanshu who gave the point to Naveen.
30-36 Ajinkya Pawar takes a bonus along with a touchpoint of Amit Hooda to finally apply some break in Delhi’s express.
TIME-OUT!
30-34 Sahil Gulia fails this time and another point to Ashu. Five consecutive points to Delhi.
29-34 Make it four in a row for Delhi. Ashu picks M. Abishek.
28-34 Third point in succession for Delhi as M. Abishek gave his touch to Ashu.
27-34 Narender goes out of bounds in the raid, two back-to-back points for Delhi.
26-34 A bonus for Naveen Kumar.
Tamil scored 10 points, while Delhi could only manage 1 point in the last 5 minutes.
TIME-OUT!
25-34 Another bonus for Narender to extend the lead by nine points.
25-33 Mohit came good against Vijay Malik to tackle him for a point.
25-32 A bonus in return for Narender.
25-31 A bonus for Vijay Malik.
24-31 Amit Hooda surrenders against Narender, and with this, Tamil now has a good seven-point lead with a second all-out.
24-28 Sahil Gulia tackles Manjeet to leave Delhi with only one player on the mat.
24-27 Narender completes his Super 10 by picking Vijay Malik.
24-26 Naveen jumps above the chain of defence but fails to take a point in the do-or-die raid.
24-25 Narender put Tamil in lead once again by picking Sandeep Dhull.
TIME-OUT!
24-24 Naveen gets a tag on Sahil Gulia to restore parity for Delhi.
23-24 Another SUPER TACKLE from the defence of Delhi, this time it was Sandeep Dhull who initiated the tackle of Pawar to reduce the gap o only one point.
21-24 Sahil Gulia goes around Ashu and blocks him, who showed his back to the left corner in the do-or-die raid.
21-23 Pawar gets a tag on Vishal to extend the lead to two points.
21-22 Ashu Malik goes in the do-or-die raid, and he picks Himanshu. Delhi are so back in the game!
20-22 SUPER TACKLE from the trio of Ashu, Vishal and Naveen to tackle Narender, who failed while attempting a dubki to escape.
18-22 An error from Krishan Dhull in the dying second of Narender’s do-or-die raid to give his touchpoint.
18-21 Mohit attempts a tackle of Naveen very close to the midline, but he attempts a dubki to escape for a point.
17-21 Another error from Abhishek, and Naveen takes full advantage of that to take his touchpoint and a bonus along with that.
15-21 Vijay goes for a double thigh hold on Narender, but he escapes for his point.
After Pawan Sehrawat, Sagar would not be available for Tamil Thalaivas after picking an injury against Jaipur Pink Panthers.
HALF-TIME!
15-20 Himanshu goes in the raid, and he picks Sandeep Dhull just before the end of the first half.
15-19 Vijay Malik goes out as Arpit Saroha tackles him for a point. A bonus for Vijay, though.
14-18 Narender gets atag on Vishal.
14-17 A bonus for Naveen express!
13-17 Narender picks Krishan in the do-or-die raid.
13-16 Ashu gets a tag on Himanshu along with a bonus.
11-16 Naveen takes the touchpoint of Abhishek yet again.
10-16 Narender with a multi-point raid as he picks the touchpoints of Amit Hooda and Vishal.
10-14 Naveen settles the score with M. Abishek to pick him up.
8-14 Narender gets his second point in the form of Sandeep Dhull as he makes an error going for a premature tackle.
8-13 Ajinkya Pawar goes in the raid, and he does the clean-up act by picking both Vishal and Sandeep Dhull and enforcing an all-out on Delhi.
8-9 Himanshu holds the left ankle of Ashu Malik, and Himanshu joins him to send Ashu out.
8-8 A brilliant dash from Abhishek to send Naveen out, who came in the do-or-die.
8-7 Ajinkya Pawar is doing what he does for the Thalaivas. He goes in the do-or-die raid and picks up Ravi Kumar.
8-6 A bonus for Naveen Kumar.
7-6 Finally, a point for Narender as Amit Hooda attempts a double thigh hold but fails this time. Narender gets a much-needed point in the do-or-die raid.
7-5 Naveen Kumar goes in the raid, and Sahil attempts for an ankle hold but Naveen jumps and springs his way back for a point.
6-5 Vijay Malik comes in the do-or-die raid, but he goes straight to the bench as Mohit comes from the back and tackles him! A small Vijay-Mohit contest is going on.
6-4 Himanshu goes in the raid and picks up Vishal.
6-3 Vishal, in return, tackles Ajinkya Pawar!
5-3 Sahil Gulia tackles Ashu Malik for a point.
5-2 Narender has been tackled a third time in the third raid. Dabang has done their homework against Narender, who annihilated them in the previous encounter with 24 points from the game.
4-2 Arpit Saroha tackles Naveen for a point this time.
4-1 Vijay settles the score with Mohit as he picks him this time to send him out on the bench.
3-1 Narender has been tackled a second time in his second raid. This time it is Amit Hooda who gets the point.
2-1 Mohit comes from the left cover to dash Vijay Malik, who came in the raid for Delhi.
2-0 A bonus to starting the proceedings in raid for Naveen.
1- 0 A roaring start from the defence of Delhi as Narender tries a dubki to escape from the chain. However, he has been tackled for a point to start the game.
Dabang Delhi won the toss, Tamil Thalaivas to raid first.
Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Bengaluru Bulls 45-25 to became the new table-topper, displacing Puneri from top.
Tamil Thalaivas beat Dabang Delhi 49-39 in the previous encounter on 30th October.
Dabang Delhi: Vishal, Ravi Kumar, Naveen Kumar, Ashu Malik, Vijay Malik, Amit Hooda, Sandeep Dhull
Tamil Thalaivas: Ajinkya Pawar, Narender, Sahil Gulia, Himashu, Arpit Saroha, Mohit, M Abhishek
Dabang Delhi: Vishal
Tamil Thalaivas: Ajinkya Pawar
Played: 7 | Dabang Delhi: 5 | Tamil Thalaivas: 1 | Tied: 1
Lost 40-45 to Jaipur Pink Panthers
Lost 32-57 to Jaipur Pink Panthers
Lost 22-27 vs Haryana Steelers
Beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 38-27
Lost to Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-26
PREVIEW
Dabang Delhi
Dabang Delhi head into this game after suffering a narrow defeat in their last encounter. They have nine wins and nine losses, which highlights their inconsistency. Their talisman Naveen Kumar has been amongst the top raiders in the league with 194 raid points. The Dabang skipper has had help in attack from Ashu Malik, who has scored 117 raid points. Vijay Malik and Manjeet have also shown their potential with 56 and 55 raid points respectively. In defence, Vishal has been their most trusted defender with 47 tackle points, while Krishan has chipped in with 33 tackle points. Ravi Kumar and Sandeep Dhull have contributed 20 and 18 tackle points respectively.
Raiding form, team performance and the race to the knockouts - we’ve discussed it all in our weekly Pro Kabaddi League live stream. Check out the full stream below:
Tamil Thalaivas
On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas has been a team which has got better as the season progressed. The Thalaivas have eight wins, seven losses and three ties so far. Narender has been in top form in offence with 186 raid points. Ajinkya Pawar has also added good value to the side with 80 raid points. Himanshu Singh has been their next-best raider with 36 raid points. As far as their defence goes, Sagar has led the Thalaivas from the front with 53 tackle points. Sahil Gulia has contributed 44 tackle points, while M. Abishek has managed 30 tackle points.
SQUADS
DABANG DELHI
TAMIL THALAIVAS
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
The Dabang Delhi vs Tamil Thalaivas Pro Kabaddi Season 9 game will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar from 8:30 PM onwards on Wednesday, November 30.
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