PKL Review: Bengal win thriller while Jaipur register first home win

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Bengal Warriors edged out Telugu Titans in a one point thriller which was then followed by Jaipur Pink Panthers posting their first home win.

Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors (39-40):

Bengal Warriors stretched their winning run to seven games and moved to the top of the pile after beating Telugu Titans 40-39 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday.

The star of the show was once again Bengal’s Maninder Singh, who notched up a super 10 and finished the game with 17 raid points.

Both sides started off on a positive note, picking up raid points early on. Bengal Warriors however got the upper hand after inflicting the first all-out of the game, courtesy of Maninder Singh.

Thus they went into the break with a 19-13 lead behind their back. The second half saw Telugu Titans make an instant comeback. 

Siddharth Desai and Farhad Milaghardan made successful raids which helped Telugu Titans inflict an all-out and tie the scores 22-22.

A super raid from Siddharth following the all-out also saw the titans take an unexpected 3 point lead. Maninder Singh however was unwilling to give up and kept his side going.

He was once again the instrumental figure as Bengal attempted an all-out on Titans to regain the lead with 6 minutes to play. Intelligent defending in the end saw Bengal hold on to their lead and snatch a close win.

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltans (43-34):

Deepak Hooda and Deepak Narwal registered Super 10s as Jaipur Pink Panthers notched up their first win at home vs Puneri Paltans.

The win saw no changes to the points table. But with this victory, Jaipur inched closer to the top half of the points table.

The first half saw Jaipur take an early lead through initial raids. They never let go of it and went into the break with a 20-13 lead.

The second half proved to be a similar story as Jaipur cruised to victory, even crossing the 40 point margin in the progress.