All tied up. A closely contested back-and-forth game between the Jaipur Pink Panthers and Tamil Thalaivas finished with both teams sharing the spoils. The match was tied at 34-34 after 40 minutes in the 72nd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. Arjun Deshwal led the Jaipur Pink Panthers with 15 points, while Ajinkya Ashok Pawar was the star of the show for the Tamil Thalaivas, scoring 13 points.
Jaipur Pink Panthers were behind par in the raiding department scoring 23 to Tamil Thalaivas's 25 points. When it came to tackling Jaipur Pink Panthers scored 4 points to Tamil Thalaivas's 6 points. Raids became more fiercely contested in the 2nd half and eventually, the match ended in a tie.
The mainstay of the Jaipur Pink Panthers was Vishal staying on the mat for 83% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Arjun Deshwal (15 points), JP
Best Defender : Sandeep Dhull (3 points), JP
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | JP 2 - 0 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Two points to Arjun Deshwal! The muscular raider just can't be stopped tonight. |
| Raid 10 | JP 3 - 4 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar raids successfully and gets D Cheralathan out. |
| Raid 11 | JP 5 - 4 TN | Nitin Rawal (JP) | Nitin Rawal entices Mohit Jakhar into a Ankle Hold and gets a touch on him to get a touch point. |
| Raid 12 | JP 5 - 7 TN | Manjeet (TN) | SUPER Manjeet WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Jaipur Pink Panthers defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
| Raid 18 | JP 8 - 9 TN | Manjeet (TN) | D Cheralathan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Manjeet. |
| Raid 19 | JP 10 - 9 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal locks horns with Mohit Jakhar, Sahil Gulia, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 21 | JP 10 - 11 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | SUPER TACKLE! Ajinkya A Pawar, Sagar Krishna makes a fantastic tackle on Arjun Deshwal |
| Raid 24 | JP 10 - 12 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Amit Nagar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Manjeet. |
| Raid 27 | JP 11 - 12 TN | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (JP) | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary locks horns with Manjeet, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 30 | JP 11 - 14 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets the better of Vishal, Nitin Rawal. |
| Raid 32 | JP 12 - 15 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets the better of Sandeep Dhull. |
| Raid 33 | JP 13 - 18 TN | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (JP) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Brijendra Singh Chaudhary out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 42 | JP 18 - 22 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Wily move this from Ajinkya A Pawar. Sahul Kumar goes for a tackle, but raider slips way and tackler has to leave the court. |
| Raid 46 | JP 19 - 24 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets the better of Vishal, Amit. |
| Raid 49 | JP 21 - 24 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets the better of Sahil Gulia, Santhapanaselvam. |
| Raid 51 | JP 22 - 24 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal muscles his way past Manjeet and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 52 | JP 22 - 25 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar pockets a bonus point. |
| Raid 53 | JP 23 - 25 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets his man! He's been targeting Sagar Krishna for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 54 | JP 23 - 27 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar raids successfully, gets Sandeep Dhull in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 55 | JP 24 - 27 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets his man! He's been targeting Surjeet for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 57 | JP 27 - 28 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets another raid point as he takes out Ajinkya A Pawar. |
| Raid 62 | JP 29 - 30 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet locks horns with Sandeep Dhull, Amit, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 65 | JP 30 - 30 TN | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (JP) | This just isn't working for Mohit Jakhar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Brijendra Singh Chaudhary gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 71 | JP 31 - 31 TN | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets his man! He's been targeting Surjeet for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Toe Touch. |
| Raid 72 | JP 31 - 32 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Nitin Rawal errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Ajinkya A Pawar. |
| Raid 80 | JP 33 - 34 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | There's not much Ajinkya A Pawar can do as the Jaipur Pink Panthers defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 83 | JP 34 - 34 TN | Nitin Rawal (JP) | Nitin Rawal gets the better of Sahil Gulia. |
