<p> Puneri Paltan commenced their home phase with a well fought 33-28 win over Dabang Delhi in Season 2 of the Pro Kabaddi league here on Sunday while Bengal Warriors stunned Jaipur Pink Panthers 39-38.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Warriors, who were placed in penultimate position on the table, halted Panthers’ four-match winning run to move to sixth position. Despite the defeat, Panthers stayed in fourth spot with 37 points.<br /><br />Veteran Jitesh Joshi and Sanjay Kumar, with seven and six points respectively, were the architects of Pune’s victory. <br /><br />It was Sanjay who came up with a super raid that helped his side inflict an all-out in the 34th minute, helping Pune grabbed the lead at 28-24. Also frustrating Delhi was Ravi Kumar, who excelled in the defence for Pune.<br /><br />With this win, the hosts tally went up to 19 points with no change in their position.<br />The five-point loss meant Dabang could add one point to increase their tally to 27 points.<br />Delhi dominated the first half, scoring the first all-out in the 10th minute to lead 12-4. The half-time score stood 18-11 in their favour. It was Kashiling Adake and Shrikant Tewthia who did most of the damage. The former had five plus a bonus with one two-point raid and Shrikant had one super tackle on Sanjay while gaining two defence points. <br /><br />Pune came back strongly on resumption to effect an all-out and narrow the lead to 16-19.<br /><br />Jitesh and Sanjay helped Pune go ahead 25-23 and thereafter Pune held on as they kept the scoreboard ticking. <br /><br />A two-pointer by Shrikant kept Delhi in the hunt but three good catches by Sanjay, Ravi and Kalimuthu helped the hosts seal the match.<br /><br />Points table<br /><br />Teams Mat Won Lost Drawn Pts <br />U Mumba 12 11 1 0 55<br />Telugu Titans 13 7 3 3 45<br />Bengaluru Bulls 13 8 5 0 43<br />Pink Panthers 13 6 6 1 37<br />Patna Pirates 12 5 6 1 31<br />Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 27<br />Dabang Delhi 14 4 9 1 27<br />Puneri Paltan 11 2 8 1 19<br /><br /></p>
<p> Puneri Paltan commenced their home phase with a well fought 33-28 win over Dabang Delhi in Season 2 of the Pro Kabaddi league here on Sunday while Bengal Warriors stunned Jaipur Pink Panthers 39-38.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Warriors, who were placed in penultimate position on the table, halted Panthers’ four-match winning run to move to sixth position. Despite the defeat, Panthers stayed in fourth spot with 37 points.<br /><br />Veteran Jitesh Joshi and Sanjay Kumar, with seven and six points respectively, were the architects of Pune’s victory. <br /><br />It was Sanjay who came up with a super raid that helped his side inflict an all-out in the 34th minute, helping Pune grabbed the lead at 28-24. Also frustrating Delhi was Ravi Kumar, who excelled in the defence for Pune.<br /><br />With this win, the hosts tally went up to 19 points with no change in their position.<br />The five-point loss meant Dabang could add one point to increase their tally to 27 points.<br />Delhi dominated the first half, scoring the first all-out in the 10th minute to lead 12-4. The half-time score stood 18-11 in their favour. It was Kashiling Adake and Shrikant Tewthia who did most of the damage. The former had five plus a bonus with one two-point raid and Shrikant had one super tackle on Sanjay while gaining two defence points. <br /><br />Pune came back strongly on resumption to effect an all-out and narrow the lead to 16-19.<br /><br />Jitesh and Sanjay helped Pune go ahead 25-23 and thereafter Pune held on as they kept the scoreboard ticking. <br /><br />A two-pointer by Shrikant kept Delhi in the hunt but three good catches by Sanjay, Ravi and Kalimuthu helped the hosts seal the match.<br /><br />Points table<br /><br />Teams Mat Won Lost Drawn Pts <br />U Mumba 12 11 1 0 55<br />Telugu Titans 13 7 3 3 45<br />Bengaluru Bulls 13 8 5 0 43<br />Pink Panthers 13 6 6 1 37<br />Patna Pirates 12 5 6 1 31<br />Bengal Warriors 14 4 9 1 27<br />Dabang Delhi 14 4 9 1 27<br />Puneri Paltan 11 2 8 1 19<br /><br /></p>
