Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba 42-39 in the Pro Kabaddi League . Jaipur side won a hard-fought victory thanks to Deshwals 15 raid points and Ankushs five tackle points .
PUNE: Raider Arjun Deshwals' solid play helped Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba 42-39 in the Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday.The Jaipur side won a hard-fought victory thanks to Deshwals 15 raid points and Ankushs five tackle points.Both teams exchanged points throughout the first half, creating a flurry of points.In the first minutes, Deshwals had put U Mumba under pressure, including Surinder Singh, Rinku, and Jai Bhagwan.
However, U Mumba fought their way back into the game as a SUPER RAID by Heidarali Ekrami on Ankush, Rahul Chaudhari, and Sahul Kumar brought them closer and then, a few minutes before halftime, they scored their first ALL OUT, bringing the score to 17-17.As the Pink Panthers broke the deadlock 20-19, the teams traded points in the last minute.In the second half, U Mumbas defenders increased the pace of the game and quickly surged to a big advantage.With another all out, the Pink Panthers defenders Ankush and Lucky Sharma thought they had made a great tackle, only for Ashish to slip out and inflict another ALL OUT as U Mumba took a 27-22 lead. To retake the lead 34-33, Jaipur fought another ALL OUT attempt, and with five minutes remaining, everyone was on the board.Despite U Mumbas' late surge, the Pink Panthers pushed ahead and eventually emerged victorious.