Puneri Paltan defeated Bengal Warriors 39-27 in the 43rd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Puneri Paltan was Aslam Inamdar. He was ably supported by Abhineesh Natarajan. Maninder Singh's efforts went in vain tonight.
Puneri Paltan were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 20 to Bengal Warriors's 25. When it came to tackling Puneri Paltan scored 13 points to Bengal Warriors's 2 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Puneri Paltan captain Nitin Tomar scored 3 where as Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh picked 13. The mainstay of the Puneri Paltan was Nitin Tomar staying on the mat for 99% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Aslam Inamdar (16 points), PU
Best Defender : Abozar Mighani (2 points), BW
Key Moments in the Match
Raid 1 | PU 0 - 0 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh is risking his team into a Do-or-Die Raid. Risky Strategy! |
Raid 6 | PU 2 - 1 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar comes back with a bonus point. |
Raid 7 | PU 2 - 4 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | SUPER Maninder Singh WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Puneri Paltan defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
Raid 9 | PU 2 - 5 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | This just isn't working for Aslam Inamdar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Md. E Nabibakhsh gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
Raid 11 | PU 5 - 5 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | SUPER TACKLE! Sombir, Vishal Bharadwaj makes a fantastic tackle on Md. E Nabibakhsh |
Raid 13 | PU 7 - 5 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | SUPER TACKLE! Abhineesh Natarajan makes a fantastic tackle on Maninder Singh |
Raid 16 | PU 8 - 5 BW | Nitin Tomar (PU) | Amit has to leave as Nitin Tomar gets a touch on him. |
Raid 19 | PU 9 - 5 BW | Manoj Gowda (BW) | Manoj Gowda has been taken down! |
Raid 20 | PU 9 - 7 BW | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Abozar Mighani, V Thangadurai, Rinku Narwal. Super Tackle! |
Raid 25 | PU 10 - 7 BW | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Akash Pikalmunde out of the mat. |
Raid 26 | PU 11 - 7 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Abozar Mighani has to leave as Aslam Inamdar gets a touch on him. |
Raid 28 | PU 15 - 8 BW | Nitin Tomar (PU) | Nitin Tomar gets his man! He's been targeting Rinku Narwal for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
Raid 30 | PU 18 - 8 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets his man! He's been targeting V Thangadurai for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Dubki. |
Raid 32 | PU 20 - 8 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Rinku Narwal errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Aslam Inamdar. |
Raid 33 | PU 20 - 10 BW | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | This just isn't working for Aslam Inamdar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Akash Pikalmunde gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
Raid 38 | PU 21 - 11 BW | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat raids successfully and gets Sachin V. out. |
Raid 40 | PU 22 - 12 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets his man! He's been targeting Abozar Mighani for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
Raid 42 | PU 25 - 13 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar eliminates Maninder Singh with a Hand Touch. |
Raid 47 | PU 27 - 17 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Abhineesh Natarajan, Sanket Savan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Maninder Singh. |
Raid 53 | PU 28 - 19 BW | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Vishal Bharadwaj, Baldev Singh errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Akash Pikalmunde. |
Raid 54 | PU 29 - 19 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets another raid point as he takes out Amit. |
Raid 60 | PU 33 - 20 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Wily move this from Aslam Inamdar. Abozar Mighani goes for a tackle, but raider slips way and tackler has to leave the court. |
Raid 65 | PU 35 - 22 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Abhineesh Natarajan, Nitin Tomar, Aslam Inamdar. Super Tackle! |
Raid 66 | PU 37 - 22 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Abozar Mighani, Parveen errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Aslam Inamdar. |
Raid 72 | PU 39 - 23 BW | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets the better of Rinku Narwal. |
Raid 75 | PU 39 - 26 BW | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Akash Pikalmunde muscles his way past Abhineesh Natarajan and picks up the point of the game. |