12 October 2018
Dabang Delhi start off their Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6 campaign with a bang! Puneri Paltan’s one-man show was not enough to see them past the line as the teamwork shown by The Eagles was just too strong.
This was a match to witness as it kept everyone at the edge of their seats till the dying minutes. This encounter saw some brilliant individual performances with Puneri Paltan’s Raider, Nitin Tomar, scoring a whopping 20 points from his 23 raids in the match.
While Dabang Delhi saw brilliant performances from defender Vishal Mane with a high five, ace raider Naveen Kumar with 5 touch points (2 bonus points) and in-form raider Chandran Ranjit with 4 touch points (2 bonus points) to help The Eagles turn the game around and secure their first win of Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 6.
Dabang Delhi started off on the right foot with an All Out in the 9th minute. Closer to halftime, Puneri Paltan got the game back gaining a 2 point lead with the help of their star raider, Nitin Tomar. The Eagles then came back strong in the 2nd half with sharp work in the defense from Joginder Narwal and Vishal Mane and some swift raiding from Ranjit, Naveen and Pawan Kumar as soon as he came off the bench.
A few easy points were given away by Puneri Paltan in the dying moments and the game was in Dabang Delhi’s hands. The Eagles did not rush it and saw the game out leading by 4 points. A great win overall and a top team performance that will definitely boost the team morale for the upcoming matches in the season.