UP Yoddha lost to Jaipur Pink Panthers 29-32 in the 16th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Jaipur Pink Panthers was Deepak Niwas Hooda. He was ably supported by Nitin Rawal. Surender Gill's efforts went in vain tonight.
Jaipur Pink Panthers were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 22 to UP Yoddha's 23. When it came to tackling Jaipur Pink Panthers scored 8 points to UP Yoddha's 4 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Jaipur Pink Panthers captain Deepak Niwas Hooda scored 11 where as UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar picked 2. The mainstay of the Jaipur Pink Panthers was Amit staying on the mat for 92% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Arjun Deshwal (11 points), JP
Best Defender : Nitesh Kumar (2 points), UP
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | UP 0 - 0 JP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep is risking his team into a Do-or-Die Raid. Risky Strategy! |
| Raid 5 | UP 1 - 2 JP | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Shrikant Jadhav pockets a bonus point. |
| Raid 19 | UP 5 - 7 JP | Surender Gill (UP) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Nitin Rawal to take out raider Surender Gill. |
| Raid 20 | UP 5 - 8 JP | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda muscles his way past Nitesh Kumar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 26 | UP 6 - 9 JP | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal raids successfully and gets Gurdeep out. |
| Raid 29 | UP 7 - 9 JP | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | This just isn't working for Deepak N Hooda. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Shrikant Jadhav gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 32 | UP 7 - 10 JP | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal locks horns with Ashu Singh, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 34 | UP 7 - 12 JP | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda gets another raid point as he takes out Aashish Nagar. |
| Raid 35 | UP 8 - 15 JP | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Shrikant Jadhav out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 41 | UP 12 - 16 JP | Surender Gill (UP) | Super Raid! Surender Gill raids successfully, gets Nitin Rawal, Amit out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 42 | UP 12 - 19 JP | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Super Raid! Deepak N Hooda takes out 3 UP Yoddha players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 47 | UP 14 - 20 JP | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets another raid point as he takes out Ashu Singh. |
| Raid 67 | UP 20 - 27 JP | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Gurdeep, Sumit has to leave as Arjun Deshwal gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 77 | UP 24 - 30 JP | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets another raid point as he takes out Nitesh Kumar. |
| Raid 84 | UP 29 - 30 JP | Rohit Tomar (UP) | Rohit Tomar eliminates Sandeep Dhull with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 85 | UP 29 - 32 JP | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Deepak N Hooda gets his man! He's been targeting Gurdeep for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
