Jaipur Pink Panthers lost to Haryana Steelers 28-35 in the 97th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Haryana Steelers was Vikas Kandola. He was ably supported by Mohit Nandal. Deepak Niwas Hooda's efforts went in vain tonight.
Haryana Steelers were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 18 to Jaipur Pink Panthers's 16. When it came to tackling Haryana Steelers scored 13 points to Jaipur Pink Panthers's 10 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola scored 10 where as Jaipur Pink Panthers captain Deepak Niwas Hooda picked 8. The mainstay of the Haryana Steelers was Mohit Nandal staying on the mat for 91% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Vikas Kandola (10 points), HS
Best Defender : Mohit Nandal (4 points), HS
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | JP 0 - 0 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola has done an empty raid. |
| Raid 4 | JP 3 - 0 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda muscles his way past Akshay Kumar, Ashish and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 5 | JP 3 - 1 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Sandeep Dhull has to leave as Vikas Kandola gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 12 | JP 4 - 4 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Ravi Kumar has to leave as Deepak N Hooda gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 15 | JP 5 - 6 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Sahul Kumar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 17 | JP 5 - 7 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets his man! He's been targeting Sachin Narwal for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 19 | JP 6 - 8 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | This just isn't working for Sandeep Dhull. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Vikas Kandola gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 20 | JP 7 - 11 HS | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (JP) | Jaideep, Ashish trap raider Brijendra Singh Chaudhary, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 27 | JP 10 - 14 HS | Ashish (HS) | Ashish eliminates Sandeep Dhull with a Toe Touch. |
| Raid 28 | JP 11 - 14 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 34 | JP 13 - 16 HS | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal locks horns with Mohit Nandal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 44 | JP 16 - 18 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Deepak N Hooda. |
| Raid 47 | JP 18 - 20 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Super Tackle for Jaipur Pink Panthers. Vikas Kandola tries to leap over Sandeep Dhull, Deepak Rajinder, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
| Raid 56 | JP 21 - 22 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | There's not much Deepak N Hooda can do as the Haryana Steelers defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 57 | JP 21 - 23 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | Meetu Mahender Sharma gets another raid point as he takes out Sahul Kumar. |
| Raid 66 | JP 26 - 26 HS | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Mohit Nandal, Akshay Kumar. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 71 | JP 27 - 29 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets the better of Deepak Rajinder. |
| Raid 77 | JP 28 - 35 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets the better of Vishal. |
