Dabang Delhi KC defeated Bengal Warriors 52-35 in the 19th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Dabang Delhi KC was Naveen Kumar. He was ably supported by Jeeva Kumar. Maninder Singh's efforts went in vain tonight.
Dabang Delhi KC were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 38 to Bengal Warriors's 28. When it came to tackling Dabang Delhi KC scored 8 points to Bengal Warriors's 5 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Dabang Delhi KC captain Joginder Narwal scored 1 where as Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh picked 16. The mainstay of the Dabang Delhi KC was Joginder Narwal staying on the mat for 97% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Naveen Kumar (26 points), DD
Best Defender : Abozar Mighani (4 points), BW
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | DD 0 - 0 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh has done an empty raid. |
| Raid 6 | DD 5 - 1 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar gets another raid point as he takes out V Thangadurai, Darshan.J Devang. |
| Raid 8 | DD 6 - 1 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar raids successfully and gets Abozar Mighani out. |
| Raid 9 | DD 6 - 3 BW | Sukesh Hegde (BW) | Sukesh Hegde has out-muscled his way past Sandeep Narwal and has got a bonus point too! |
| Raid 10 | DD 7 - 3 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar gets his man! He's been targeting Sukesh Hegde for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 11 | DD 10 - 4 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Manjeet Chhillar trap raider Md. E Nabibakhsh, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 14 | DD 13 - 5 BW | Vijay (DD) | Vijay brings Dabang Delhi KC 2 points as he evades Abozar Mighani's tackle and gets the bonus too. |
| Raid 18 | DD 17 - 5 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar muscles his way past Sachin V., V Thangadurai and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 20 | DD 18 - 6 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | This just isn't working for Maninder Singh. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Naveen Kumar gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 21 | DD 21 - 7 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Jeeva Kumar trap raider Md. E Nabibakhsh, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 22 | DD 23 - 7 BW | Vijay (DD) | Vijay raids successfully, gets V Thangadurai in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 30 | DD 29 - 10 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Sachin V., Darshan.J Devang has to leave as Naveen Kumar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 33 | DD 30 - 10 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Maninder Singh out of the mat. |
| Raid 36 | DD 33 - 11 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar muscles his way past Sachin V., V Thangadurai and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 37 | DD 33 - 13 BW | Sukesh Hegde (BW) | Sukesh Hegde raids successfully, gets Sandeep Narwal in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 38 | DD 33 - 15 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar goes out after Bengal Warriors executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 43 | DD 33 - 17 BW | Ashu Malik (DD) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Darshan.J Devang to take out raider Ashu Malik. |
| Raid 46 | DD 34 - 22 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | SUPER Maninder Singh WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Dabang Delhi KC defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
| Raid 51 | DD 38 - 24 BW | Vijay (DD) | Super Raid! Vijay raids successfully, gets V Thangadurai, Sachin V. out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 53 | DD 40 - 25 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar raids successfully and gets Sachin V., Sukesh Hegde out. |
| Raid 69 | DD 45 - 31 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar gets his man! He's been targeting Sukesh Hegde for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 71 | DD 49 - 31 BW | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar gets another raid point as he takes out Rohit Raghav, Abozar Mighani. |
| Raid 72 | DD 49 - 34 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | SUPER Maninder Singh WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Dabang Delhi KC defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
