PKL 10: Maninder Singh, Nitin Kumar land major blow for Bengal on Dabang Delhi
The Dabang Delhi K.C. built on their early start to get the Bengal Warriors All-out just eight minutes into the game.
The Dabang Delhi K.C. built on their early start to get the Bengal Warriors All-out just eight minutes into the game.
Bengaluru Bulls are second with18 points, U Mumbai is third with 17 points at third while Patna Pirates are placed fourth with 16 points and Thalaivas in the fifth position.
Naveen Kumar, with 18 raid points for Delhi, was flawless but could not win Delhi the match as uncharacteristic errors cost their title hopes. For Bengal, Esmaeil Nabibakhsh scored 10 points -- highest for the side.
Where Delhi topped the season 7 points table with 85 points, Bengal stood second with just two points less than Delhi.
Arjun Deshwal failed in a bonus point attempt in his team's penultimate raid and Bengal floored the raider in the final move of the game to clinch the match.
With the beginning of the second half of the league stage, which is the ‘Toughest Half', captains and coaches of the teams met in Bengaluru to share their thoughts on the first half of the season.
The third consecutive victory in the home leg for Delhi helped them consolidate their position at top of the points table.
Naveen picked up a Super 10 (16 points), the seventh consecutive time he has hit the milestone this season.
The turnaround was complete when Bengal clinched their first all-out of the match with less than seven minutes remaining in the match.
Delhi inflicted an all-out in the 18th minute to take the lead for the first time in the match. At the end of the first half, Delhi led 14-11.