Dabang Delhi notched up their first victory in the Pro Kabaddi League after staving off a fine fightback from Puneri Paltan for a 35-31 verdict on day three of the tournament at the NSCI Stadium here on Monday.
Delhi started off in blazing fashion by packing off their Pune rivals for an all-out and two extra points within the first three minutes. They then led 21-9 with five minutes of the first half play left before the losers pulled up and the period ended with the winners leading 22-15.
Pune fought back very well in the second half mainly through some brilliant raiding by Jitesh Joshi (8 points). Surjeet Narwal (13) from Haryana came up with excellent raids.
(Published 28 July 2014, 16:51 IST)
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