Riding on Arjun Deshwal's Super 10, Jaipur Pink Panthers began their home leg with a narrow 38-35 win over Telugu Titans to extend their unbeaten run to seven games in the Pro Kabaddi League in Jaipur on Friday. (PKL 2023-24 Streaming | More Kabaddi News)
Deshwal grabbed his 4th Super 10 in as many games as he finished w💜ith 14 raid points, while Telugu Titans captain Pawan Sehrawat bagged 12 points at the SMS Indoor Stadium Jaipur.
Arjun, this season’s top raider, needed no 🔜time to settle in as he struck from his very first raid. He was ably supported by Ankush and Reza Mirbagheri in defence as the home team raced to a 9-5 lea🌠d.
A moment of brilliance from Arjun, where he got past the duo of Hamid Nader and Nitin, i🃏nflicted the first ALL-OUT on Telugu Titans and they trailed 6-14 in the 13th minute💜.
The Panthers needed just five minutes to inflict a 🔯second ALL OUT. That phase of play belonged completely to Arjun as he completed his Super 10, while Ankush produced a ferocious dash to push Pawan Sehrawat off the mat.
Pawan was kept off the mat for ♊over seven min𒅌utes as the hosts led 27-8 at the interval.
In the second half, the Titans stepped up the defence. Led by Sandeep Dhull, they produced a series of sharp tackles to reduce t🌌he number of pink jerseys on the mat and Pawan completed the clean-up act to grab the ALL OUT. With 10 minutes to go, the scoreline read 33-21.
Pawan switched gears thereon as he picked up points off successive raids before stopping V Ajith wi🅠th a superb back hold.
Jaipur were down to two men at that point and in a spot of bother. Lucky Sharma stepped out of bounds and then Bhavani Rajput was🐬 flattened on the mat as Titans inflicted another ALL OUT.
It marked a sensational comeback from the𓃲m, as they fought their way back from a 19-point d꧃eficit to now trail by just five. Jaipur held on to a narrow lead at 36-31 with four minutes to go.
Their lead was reduced to a mere three points, but the Panthers held on to 𓃲ensure that they began their home leg on a vic𒊎torious note.
