An edge of a seat thriller between Haryana Steelers and Jaipur Pink Panthers ended in a draw at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday. Captain Deepak Niwas Hooda was the star performer for Jaipur with 14 raid points which was challenged very well by an all-round performance by Haryana Steelers to retain their third spot in the points table.

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Pink Panthers had lost their last four matches on the trot but they started the first half brightly. An All-Out on the Steelers in the 16th minute opened up a six-point gap between both the teams. Vikas Kandola sparked a revival for the Haryana Steelers, ably supported by Prashanth Kumar Rai whose five-point raid in the dying minutes of the first half gave the Steelers their first All-Out of the half which shifted the momentum in Haryana's favor. The first half ended with Haryana leading Jaipur 18-14.

Jaipur's lead raider Deepak Niwas Hooda was in the thick of things once again, securing seven raid points in the first half

Dominance by Haryana Steelers continued in the second half and lack of support for Deepak Hooda made them tentative. Ravi Kumar along with Sunil picked up a High 5 for Haryana but was very well nullified by Sandeep Dhull's 5 tackle points. Deepak Hooda produced a series of successful raids making it a three-point game going into the final minutes. Panthers inflicted another All-Out on the Steelers with four minutes left in the clock to make it a close encounter. A final-minute blunder by Jaipur’s Sachin Narwal handed Steelers solitary point ending the match in a draw.

Deepak Hooda secured a personal milestone of 800 raid points in the match and Jaipur retained their seventh spot in the points table. 

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Match Preview: Out of form Panthers desperately looking for a win

Jaipur have had a strange season of 2nd half - 6 wins in first 7 games, every part of their team firing, all players looking in good form and then & 5 losses in their last 6 games, mainly linked to their corner defenders misfiring. This string of defeats has now pushed them out of the top 6 in the table, and they desperately need a win to get some wind back in their sail. But they are up against the form team of the tournament currently. Steelers are coming in on the back of 5 continuous wins and 8 wins in the last 9 games. With Vikash Khandola carrying them to victory in all these games. Doesn't look like the Jaipur express can stall Vikas Kandola show. But if any defense can, the inform version of the Panthers defense should be the leaders of the pack. Steelers biggest positive has been their support raiders. Prashant Rai, Vinay, and Naveen. Thus Vikash Khandola can go all out and not worry about getting revived. Anna is marshaling this squad spectacularly and there is a thing or two the Panthers leadership can learn to be able to sustain a fast start and be consistent in performances.

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