Dabang Delhi KC beat Puneri Paltan 41-37 in Match 12 of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI on Friday.
It was spirited and collective effort from Delhi with Naveen Kumar and Chandran Ranjit starring in the raiding department while Vishal Mane led the defence.
For Puneri Paltan, raider Nitin Tomar put in a terrific performance and scored 20 points. However, he did not get much support from his team mates.
Nitin Tomar opened PuneriPaltan’s account with a raid in the first minute and followed it up with another to lead 3-1. Dabang Delhi KC got into the act as they MerajSheykh scored two raid points.
Dabang Delhi KC inflicted the first all out of the match in the 7th minute to lead 11-5. Nitin Tomar made three successful raids to bring back PuneriPaltan in the match to trail 11-13.
In the 15th minute PuneriPaltan made a strong comeback as they led 17-16 and inflicted an all out. Tomar made another two-point raid in the 20th minute as PuneriPaltan led 22-20 at the break.
In the 27th minute PawanKadian made a successful raid as both teams were level at 25-25. In the 32nd minute Dabang Delhi inflicted another all out to lead 33-29. PawanKadian made a two-point raid to further open the gap for Dabang Delhi as they led 35-29.
In the last five minutes, PuneriPaltan tried to make a fight of the match but Delhi held their nerve for the win.
(With PTI Inputs)