Bengal Warriors lost to Gujarat Giants 25-34 in the 86th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Gujarat Giants was Ajay Kumar. He was ably supported by Hadi Oshtorak. Maninder Singh's efforts went in vain tonight.
Gujarat Giants were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 20 to Bengal Warriors's 17. When it came to tackling Gujarat Giants scored 12 points to Bengal Warriors's 8 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar scored 2 where as Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh picked 9. The mainstay of the Gujarat Giants was Parvesh Bhainswal staying on the mat for 89% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Ajay Kumar (9 points), GJ
Best Defender : Ran Singh (5 points), BW
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | BW 2 - 0 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | This just isn't working for Girish Ernak, Sunil Kumar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Maninder Singh gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 7 | BW 2 - 2 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Maninder Singh out of the mat. |
| Raid 8 | BW 3 - 2 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay is taken out by Bengal Warriors defense after he tags two players in the centre. |
| Raid 13 | BW 3 - 3 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | TAKEN OUT! Hadi strikes once again and it's the big man Maninder Singh who's taken out. |
| Raid 14 | BW 3 - 4 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Rakesh Narwal eliminates Md. E Nabibakhsh with a Toe Touch. |
| Raid 16 | BW 3 - 7 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Super Raid! Pradeep Kumar takes out 3 Bengal Warriors players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 20 | BW 6 - 7 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | SUPER TACKLE! Ran Singh, Maninder Singh makes a fantastic tackle on Pradeep Kumar |
| Raid 23 | BW 8 - 7 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh raids successfully and gets Girish Ernak, Hadi out. |
| Raid 30 | BW 9 - 10 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay raids successfully and gets Md. E Nabibakhsh, Vishal P Mane out. |
| Raid 35 | BW 11 - 12 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | SUPER TACKLE! Sunil Kumar, Ajay, P Bhainswal makes a fantastic tackle on Maninder Singh |
| Raid 40 | BW 11 - 13 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay locks horns with Abozar Mighani, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 41 | BW 12 - 13 GJ | Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat (BW) | Ravindra Kumawat muscles his way past P Bhainswal and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 45 | BW 13 - 15 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh goes out after Gujarat Giants executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 50 | BW 13 - 18 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Super Raid! Rakesh Sangroya takes out 3 Bengal Warriors players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 51 | BW 14 - 18 GJ | Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat (BW) | Ravindra Kumawat comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 52 | BW 14 - 19 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Pradeep Kumar gets the better of Parveen. |
| Raid 53 | BW 15 - 22 GJ | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Md. E Nabibakhsh out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 54 | BW 15 - 24 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay gets the better of Vishal P Mane, Ravindra Kumawat. |
| Raid 60 | BW 18 - 26 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Rakesh Sangroya out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 65 | BW 18 - 27 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | It's P Bhainswal again as he takes Maninder Singh off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 66 | BW 18 - 29 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay locks horns with Ran Singh, Vishal P Mane, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 73 | BW 20 - 30 GJ | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh has been taken down! |
| Raid 74 | BW 20 - 32 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Ran Singh, Amit has to leave as Pradeep Kumar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 75 | BW 22 - 32 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh gets the better of Rakesh Sangroya, Girish Ernak. |
| Raid 80 | BW 24 - 33 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Md. E Nabibakhsh to take out raider Ajay. |
