VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights: After facing some tough loses, the defending champions defeats Jaipur Pink Panthers while Patna Pirates nearly took a draw against Telugu Titans.
A huge boost for Bengal Warriors as they defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers. Even matchup between the two previous champions, however, Bengal held their nerves in the final moments to take the dub. VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights, Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 31-28.
All-round Patna Pirates escapes a draw against Telugu Titans who were without Siddharth Desai. The game went till the last second but Telugu couldn’t find that winning sequence and suffered a one point defeat. VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights, Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates, 30-31.
VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights: Day 13 recap.
Bengal Warriors back to winning ways.
The defending champions held Jaipur Pink Panthers in a tight clash. It was just a three point victory for Bengal Warriors. Pink Panthers failed to give Bengal an all-out which proved costly in the end.
Maninder Singh led from the front with 13 points, while Iranian all-rounder Esmeil Nabibakhsh support was vital with 10 points. The only downside of the match was thier defender were not as accurate as they should be. Maninder took one tackle point and Nabibakhsh took two tackle points while the three defenders got five points combined.
For the losing side, Arjun Deshwal is in fantastic touch displaying immense talent with 16 point performance. Deepak Niwas Hooda didn’t have a nice game ending with just five points. Their defenders too were silent throughtout the match.
Bengal led the match with 10 minutes in the match. But then, Arjun came to play and got the match close. At the end of first half, Bengal led by four points.
The second half was tight. Bengal tried to pull the game away but Jaipur kept up the pressure on their opponent. They were able to keep the lead under that three points radar. Arjun Deshwal had the chance to draw the match but Nabibakhsh super tackled him and turned it around. VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights, Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers.
VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights: Telugu Titans were so close but Patna took the match away.
Telugu Titans were without their titan, Siddharth Desai. But still managed to take the match close. Ankit Beniwal attracted a super-10 in Desai’s absence. Rakesh Gowda was another performer for the titans.
For the three time PKL champions, no one completed a super-10 but every raider contributed to challenge Telugu in raiding department. Monu Goyat grabbed seven points, while Sachin took six points, and Prashanth Kumar Rai attacked with 5 points.
From the defensive point of view, Ruturaj Koravi elevated with four tackle points along with two points from Surinder Singh. Patna Pirates outscored Telugu defensively with two tackle points. Neeraj Kumar ended the game with three tackle points while Mohamedreza took two points.
It was Patna Pirate just like Bengal giving an early all-out to their opponent, thus grabbing an early eight point lead. Telugu going into the halftime break cut that lead to five points.
In the second half, Telugu gave back the all-out and it was an even game. But as the time went on, Patna yet again took a small advantage.
It was the last raid and the score was tied 30-30. Sachin was raiding for Patna and if Telugu tackles him they will have the match with three points difference. However, Sandeep Kandola went for the tackle too early and paid the price. VIVO Pro Kabaddi 2021 highlights, Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates.