Dabang Delhi KC lost to UP Yoddha 28-44 in the 117th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for UP Yoddha was Pardeep Narwal. He was ably supported by Nitesh Kumar. Vijay's efforts went in vain tonight.
UP Yoddha were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 21 to Dabang Delhi KC's 18. When it came to tackling UP Yoddha scored 12 points to Dabang Delhi KC's 8 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar scored 4 where as Dabang Delhi KC captain Joginder Narwal picked 1. The mainstay of the UP Yoddha was Nitesh Kumar staying on the mat for 100% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Pardeep Narwal (14 points), UP
Best Defender : Nitesh Kumar (4 points), UP
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | DD 0 - 0 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep has done an empty raid. |
| Raid 6 | DD 2 - 1 UP | Naveen Kumar (DD) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Naveen Kumar. |
| Raid 12 | DD 3 - 4 UP | Neeraj Narwal (DD) | Neeraj Narwal tackled by defense. |
| Raid 23 | DD 7 - 9 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep raids successfully and gets Manjeet Chhillar, Ashu Malik out. |
| Raid 29 | DD 10 - 9 UP | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Shrikant Jadhav out of the mat. |
| Raid 36 | DD 11 - 14 UP | Vijay (DD) | Shubham Kumar strikes, gets rid of Vijay. |
| Raid 37 | DD 11 - 15 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep gets another raid point as he takes out Ashu Malik. |
| Raid 38 | DD 12 - 18 UP | Sandeep Narwal (DD) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Sandeep Narwal out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 44 | DD 15 - 22 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep gets the better of Manjeet Chhillar, Ashu Malik. |
| Raid 58 | DD 21 - 29 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Manjeet Chhillar, Joginder Narwal errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Pardeep. |
| Raid 60 | DD 22 - 30 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep gets the better of Manjeet. |
| Raid 61 | DD 23 - 33 UP | Vijay (DD) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Vijay out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 72 | DD 24 - 39 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep locks horns with Sandeep Narwal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 74 | DD 25 - 40 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Krishan has to leave as Pardeep gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 75 | DD 26 - 43 UP | Neeraj Narwal (DD) | Nitesh Kumar, Sumit trap raider Neeraj Narwal, after he pinched a bonus point. |
