Jaipur Pink Panthers rode on a solid performance to beat Tamil Thalaivas 27-26 in Inter Zone Challenge Week of the fifth Pro Kabaddi League here on Friday.<\/p>\n
In what was a closely-fought encounter, both teams scored the equal number of raid and tackle points and it was Jaipur\u2019s experience that pushed them over the line in the end.<\/p>\n
Manjeet Chhillar and Pawan Kumar scored five points apiece as they contained Thalaivas\u2019 raiders throughout the match.<\/p>\n
Ajay Thakur scored 13 points for the Thalaivas but couldn\u2019t get enough support from his teammates. No other Thalaivas raider got more than one point.<\/p>\n
Jaipur have 43 points from 14 matches are now fifth in Zone A table and Thalaivas are bottom of the table with 33 points from 15 matches in Zone B.<\/p>\n
Jaipur began the match brightly and took a 3-1 lead in the third minute as Tushar Patil got two raid points, but Thalaivas scored a tackle point in the fifth minute to level the game at 4-4.<\/p>\n
Patil got a two-point raid in the eight minute as Jaipur led 8-5. Ajay Thakur got two raid points in two minutes as Tamil Thalaivas trailed 7-9 in the 11th minute.<\/p>\n
Pawan Kumar scored a raid point in the 16th minute as Jaipur leveled the match at 13-13 and then inflicted an all out to lead 16-14 in the 18th minute. Jaipur went into the break leading 18-15 as Pawan Kumar got another raid point.<\/p>\n
Thakur was assigned raiding duties and he didn\u2019t disappoint as he scored four points in five minutes as Thalaivas tied the match at 20-20 in the 29th minute.<\/p>\n
Holding a slight edge as they led 25-23 in the 35th minute, Jaipur sent Ajay Thakur to the bench in the 37th minute as they led 26-24. Chhillar and Pawan Kumar got a high five for Jaipur Pink Panthers in the second half.<\/p>\n
Thalaivas forced a super tackle in the last minute but it wasn\u2019t enough as they lost 27-26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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