All tied up. A closely contested back-and-forth game between the Dabang Delhi KC and Tamil Thalaivas finished with both teams sharing the spoils. The match was tied at 30-30 after 40 minutes in the 27th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. Naveen Kumar led the Dabang Delhi KC with 16 points, while Manjeet was the star of the show for the Tamil Thalaivas, scoring 9 points.
Dabang Delhi KC were behind par in the raiding department scoring 18 to Tamil Thalaivas's 18 points. When it came to tackling Dabang Delhi KC scored 9 points to Tamil Thalaivas's 12 points. Raids became more fiercely contested in the 2nd half and eventually, the match ended in a tie.
Dabang Delhi KC captain Joginder Narwal scored 3 where as Tamil Thalaivas captain PO Surjeet Singh picked 2. The mainstay of the Dabang Delhi KC was Sandeep Narwal staying on the mat for 96% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Naveen Kumar (16 points), DD
Best Defender : Joginder Narwal (3 points), DD
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | DD 1 - 0 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 13 | DD 7 - 6 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Sahil Gulia, Athul M S errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Naveen Kumar. |
| Raid 28 | DD 9 - 13 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets another raid point as he takes out Manjeet Chhillar. |
| Raid 29 | DD 9 - 14 TN | Ashu Malik (DD) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Surjeet to take out raider Ashu Malik. |
| Raid 32 | DD 11 - 14 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Jeeva Kumar, Sandeep Narwal. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 35 | DD 15 - 14 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar muscles his way past M. Abishek, Sagar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 37 | DD 16 - 14 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Athul M S errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Naveen Kumar. |
| Raid 38 | DD 16 - 16 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Bhavani gets the better of Jeeva Kumar. |
| Raid 39 | DD 17 - 16 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Surjeet errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Naveen Kumar. |
| Raid 40 | DD 20 - 17 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Manjeet out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 47 | DD 22 - 18 TN | Vijay (DD) | There's not much Vijay can do as the Tamil Thalaivas defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 48 | DD 22 - 19 TN | Athul M S (TN) | Athul M S gets the better of Joginder Narwal. |
| Raid 54 | DD 24 - 19 TN | Athul M S (TN) | Athul M S thrown out of lobby by Dabang Delhi KC defense, Jeeva Kumar manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 61 | DD 28 - 22 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Naveen Kumar tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Sagar, Surjeet. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 63 | DD 28 - 25 TN | Vijay (DD) | Vijay tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Sagar, Surjeet. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 68 | DD 29 - 25 TN | Athul M S (TN) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Athul M S out of the mat. |
| Raid 69 | DD 29 - 27 TN | Naveen Kumar (DD) | SUPER TACKLE! Sagar, Surjeet makes a fantastic tackle on Naveen Kumar |
| Raid 75 | DD 29 - 29 TN | Ashu Malik (DD) | There's not much Ashu Malik can do as the Tamil Thalaivas defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 78 | DD 29 - 30 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar muscles his way past Neeraj Narwal and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 81 | DD 30 - 30 TN | Sandeep Narwal (DD) | Mohit has to leave as Sandeep Narwal gets a touch on him. |
