Puneri Paltan loses to Dabang Delhi by a whisker
Author(s): City Air NewsPuneri Paltan showcasing their steely defence. Ahmedabad: Puneri Paltan began the Ahmedabad leg with a nail biting thriller against Dabang Delhi K.C.Dabang Delhi edged past with a score of 32-30 on August 10. Star...
Puneri Paltan had a
spectacular raiding show and scored 22 raid points. They outscored Dabang Delhi
who scored 19 raid points. Pune had 3 raiders who scored more than 5 raid
points in the match. Nitin Tomar led the raiding unit scoring 8 raid points in
12 raids. Manjeet and Pankaj Mohite both scored 6 raid points each. Manjeet in
the last raid of the match had an opportunity to tie or give Pune the lead but
he was line-out and missed it.
Puneri Paltan’s steely defence before this match averaged 12 tackle
points per match and was the best in PKL 7. In today’s match, the defence ended
the match by scoring 7 tackle points. But 4 of the 7 tackle points came in the
last 10 minutes of the match. This burst helped the team inch closer to the
Delhi lead. Girish Ernak was the top defender for the team scoring 4 tackle
points in 6 tackles. Surjeet Singh was the 2nd highest tackle
point scorer with 2 tackle points.
In their next match, Puneri
Paltan will take on Jaipur Pink Panthers on 15th Aug. Fans can
catch all the action on Star Sports Network and Hotstar.
Today’s Match Awards:
· VIVO PERFECT RAIDER OF THE MATCH
o AJAY THAKUR (JERSEY NO. 7) – TAMIL THALAIVAS
o NAVEEN KUMAR (JERSEY NO. 10) – DABANG DELHI K.C.
· TATA MOTORS ACE DEFENDER OF THE MATCH
o SUNIL KUMAR (JERSEY NO. 11) – GUJARAT FORTUNEGIANTS
o GIRISH MARUTI ERNAK (JERSEY NO. 8) – PUNERI PALTAN
· DREAM11 GAME CHANGER OF THE MATCH
o AJAY THAKUR (JERSEY NO. 7) – TAMIL THALAIVAS
o CHANDRAN RANJIT (JERSEY NO. 66) – DABANG DELHI K.C.
· MOMENT OF THE MATCH
o AJAY THAKUR (JERSEY NO. 7) – TAMIL THALAIVAS
o NAVEEN KUMAR (JERSEY NO. 10) – DABANG DELHI K.C.
RANK |
TEAM |
MATCHES
PLAYED |
WON |
LOST |
DRAW |
SCORE
DIFFERENCE |
POINTS |
1 |
DABANG
DELHI KC |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
30 |
26 |
2 |
JAIPUR
PINK PANTHERS |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
39 |
20 |
3 |
TAMIL
THALAIVAS |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
24 |
20 |
4 |
BENGALURU
BULLS |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
5 |
U MUMBA |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
-1 |
18 |
6 |
BENGAL
WARRIORS |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
50 |
17 |
7 |
GUJARAT
FORTUNEGIANTS |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
28 |
17 |
8 |
PATNA
PIRATES |
7 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
-11 |
16 |
9 |
PUNERI
PALTAN |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
-19 |
11 |
10 |
HARYANA
STEELERS |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
-24 |
11 |
11 |
U.P.
YODDHA |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
-73 |
11 |
12 |
TELUGU
TITANS |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
-53 |
5 |