Bengal Warriors defeated Gujarat Giants 31-28 in the 9th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Bengal Warriors was Maninder Singh. He was ably supported by Rinku Narwal. Rakesh Narwal's efforts went in vain tonight.
Bengal Warriors were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 19 to Gujarat Giants's 19. When it came to tackling Bengal Warriors scored 10 points to Gujarat Giants's 8 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh scored 8 where as Gujarat Giants captain Maninder Singh picked 0. The mainstay of the Bengal Warriors was Rinku Narwal staying on the mat for 48% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Rakesh Narwal
Best Defender : Ravinder Pahal
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | BW 1 - 0 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | वारियर्स करेंगे शुरुआत अपने आखरी मैच के प्लेयिंग 7 के साथ वहीं जाइंट्स जाइंट्स एक बदलाव के साथ प्रदीप के जगह रतन साथ, 2 विजेता टीम्स, पर आज एक हारेगी, अनुभवी वारियर्स के आगे युवा जाइंट्स, टक्कर कांटे का होगा, आप हैं किसके साथ? |
| Raid 13 | BW 4 - 3 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh eliminates P Bhainswal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 14 | BW 4 - 4 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Abozar Mighani has to leave as Rakesh Narwal gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 22 | BW 8 - 6 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya thrown out of lobby by Bengal Warriors defense, Md. E Nabibakhsh manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 28 | BW 10 - 8 GJ | Rathan K (GJ) | Super Tackle for Bengal Warriors. Rathan K tries to leap over Rohit Raghav, Rinku Narwal, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
| Raid 31 | BW 12 - 10 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Girish Ernak to take out raider Maninder Singh. |
| Raid 32 | BW 12 - 11 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | What a leap that was from Rakesh Sangroya! |
| Raid 33 | BW 14 - 11 GJ | Rohit Raghav (BW) | Rohit Raghav gets another raid point as he takes out Girish Ernak, Sunil Kumar. |
| Raid 38 | BW 15 - 11 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya is tackled successfully by Bengal Warriors defense. |
| Raid 39 | BW 16 - 11 GJ | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Akash Pikalmunde raids successfully and gets Rathan K out. |
| Raid 44 | BW 17 - 12 GJ | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh eliminates Ravinder Pahal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 46 | BW 17 - 15 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Super Tackle for Gujarat Fortunegiants. Maninder Singh tries to leap over P Bhainswal, Hadi, who latches onto the raider's foot to win two points for his team. Invaluable! |
| Raid 48 | BW 18 - 15 GJ | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh gets his man! He's been targeting P Bhainswal for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 50 | BW 19 - 16 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh locks horns with Rakesh Narwal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 51 | BW 22 - 17 GJ | Hadi Oshtorak (GJ) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Hadi out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 54 | BW 24 - 17 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | This just isn't working for Sunil Kumar, P Bhainswal. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Maninder Singh gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 60 | BW 25 - 19 GJ | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Akash Pikalmunde gets his man! He's been targeting Girish Ernak for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 72 | BW 28 - 24 GJ | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh raids successfully and gets P Bhainswal out. |
| Raid 78 | BW 30 - 26 GJ | Akash Pikalmunde (BW) | Akash Pikalmunde raids successfully and gets Mahendra out. |
| Raid 79 | BW 30 - 28 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya gets another raid point as he takes out Darshan.J Devang, Rinku Narwal. |
