Pro Kabaddi 2018 Match 41: Dabang Delhi K. C. vs Puneri Paltan
The 41st match of Pro Kabaddi 2018 was fought between Dabang Delhi K. C. and Puneri Paltan. Puneri Paltan had recently lost 3 consecutive matches. Dabang Delhi, on the other hand, is a highly defensive team. The match would surely be quite intense.
Girish Ernak returned to the game. This was a good thing for Pune. They had high hopes of winning the match. They really wanted to get at least something going for them. On the other hand, Nitin Tomar’s absence was a huge point of concern for the Paltan. But it was way beyond time that the other raiders stepped up instead of depending entirely on the star raiders.
Delhi was ready to seize victory after its close loss to UP Yoddhas. Five minutes into the game and the score read 0-4 is favour of Puneri Paltan. But finally, Delhi took its first point tackling Monu during his raid. Joginder Narwal took the lead but was blocked in again tackling GB More. Delhi’s confidence was slowly coming back after the successful tackles. It started to reflect in the game.
Delhi’s lead raider, Chandran Ranjit attempted a Toofani Super raid. It changed the entire course of the match. He picked up 3 points for his team. He was able to level the score at 5-all and left only 3 men on the Pune side.
Ernak became impatient and overstepped. This led to an all-out for the Pune side. Puneri Paltan was able to manage a great comeback. They equalised the score at 13-all. Both teams suffered an all-out each. At halftime, Delhi was trailing Pune 7 points. The score was 15-22.
Four minutes into the halftime, Delhi started to gain momentum again. The score came to 19-25, still in favour of Pune.
The Pro Kabaddi 2018 match ended with a final score of 27-31. Pune finally got its long-awaited victory.
