Deshwal recorded 700th raid point in PKL
Bengaluru: Arjun Deshwal played a masterclass to help Jaipur Pink Panthers register their first win in Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 on Monday. The Season 9 champions trailed 12-20 at the end of the first half, but staged a comeback in the second half to win the game 35-32 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Deshwal, who scored 15 points in the match, also registered his 700th raid point in his PKL career.
There was a tough competition between the two teams in the initial minutes of the match and in the 7th minute both the teams were tied at 5-5. However, Sonu hit a super raid soon after to help the Giants lead 8-5. The Giants gained momentum and extended their lead further with an all-out in the 10th minute.
Sonu got a raid point and Fazel Atrachali tackled V Ajit Kumar as the Giants continued to move forward. Jaipur Pink Panthers then played a defensive game and in the 18th minute the Giants easily took the lead by 18-10, moreover, Sonu continued to score raid points and Gujarat ended the first half in the lead with 20-12. Helped to do.
The Panthers tackled Rohit Gulia in the opening minutes of the second half, but the Giants still held a commanding lead of 20-14. In the 27th minute, Arjun Deshwal made some brilliant raids and reduced the gap between the two sides. Moments later, Deshwal hit a super raid and reduced the Giants to one man on the mat.
The Panthers tackled Vikas Jaglan and took the lead 26-25 in the 31st minute. Deshwal made another brilliant raid to register his 700th raid point in PKL and the Panthers extended their lead.
Sonu scored a raid point and the Giants brought the Panthers close to the score by tackling Deshwal in the 37th minute. However, the Jaipur team tackled Rakesh and managed to take a slight lead of 31-29. After this, in the last minutes of the match, Bhavani Rajput sealed the deal for the Panthers by hitting a super raid. The Jaipur team ensured that they remained in the lead for the rest of the game and walked off the mat as winners.
