Haryana Steelers defeated Bengal Warriors 46-29 in the 92nd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Haryana Steelers was Vikas Kandola. He was ably supported by Ashish. Maninder Singh's efforts went in vain tonight.
Haryana Steelers were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 20 to Bengal Warriors's 23. When it came to tackling Haryana Steelers scored 14 points to Bengal Warriors's 4 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola scored 10 where as Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh picked 13. The mainstay of the Haryana Steelers was Vinay staying on the mat for 100% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Vinay (8 points), HS
Best Defender : Ran Singh (3 points), BW
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | HS 0 - 1 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola has been taken down! |
| Raid 7 | HS 1 - 4 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola tackled by defense. |
| Raid 13 | HS 2 - 6 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Bengal Warriors defense takes out Vikas Kandola out of the game. |
| Raid 24 | HS 7 - 8 BW | Ran Singh (BW) | Ran Singh locks horns with Ravi Kumar, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 29 | HS 13 - 11 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Super Raid! Vikas Kandola picks up 4 points on a raid. |
| Raid 30 | HS 13 - 13 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh has out-muscled his way past Ravi Kumar and has got a bonus point too! |
| Raid 31 | HS 14 - 13 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola raids successfully and gets Abozar Mighani out. |
| Raid 32 | HS 17 - 14 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Jaideep, Ashish trap raider Maninder Singh, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 36 | HS 18 - 18 BW | Sukesh Hegde (BW) | Sukesh Hegde locks horns with Jaideep, Mohit Nandal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 51 | HS 24 - 22 BW | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Jaideep has to leave as Md. E Nabibakhsh gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 56 | HS 25 - 23 BW | Vinay (HS) | Sukesh Hegde errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Vinay. |
| Raid 62 | HS 33 - 23 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola locks horns with Parveen, Abozar Mighani, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 63 | HS 33 - 26 BW | Maninder Singh (BW) | Super Raid! Maninder Singh raids successfully, gets Surender, Mohit Nandal out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 70 | HS 36 - 27 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Ran Singh errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 74 | HS 39 - 28 BW | Vikas Kandola (HS) | This just isn't working for Parveen. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Vikas Kandola gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 75 | HS 42 - 29 BW | Rohit Raghav (BW) | Ashish, Ravi Kumar trap raider Rohit Raghav, after he pinched a bonus point. |
