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Pro Kabaddi League 2018 saw the action continue on in the Ahmedabad leg as the Jaipur Pink Panthers took to the mat against UP Yoddha at the Arena by Transstadia in the state of Gujarat.
The first match of the day had seen the home side Gujarat Fortunegiants kick off the leg against the Bengal Warriors with a solid win (35-23) after good performances from K Prapanjan and Parvesh Bhainswal.
Jaipur Pink Panthers and UP Yoddha featured in the second match of the day as the two teams hoped to get their seasons back on track. The UP Yoddha came into the match on the back of seven winless matches including their home leg sojourn. Jaipur Pink Panthers had just won one match in their past seven matches and needed a win tonight. Both the teams have struggled a bit in their raiding department, however, Jaipur came in with high hopes after Deepak Niwas Hooda's recent form.
Jaipur Pink Panthers started off the match in a strong fashion with their defence performing well to keep the UP Yoddha raiders in check. Sandeep Dhull was in top form scoring four tackle points in the first half itself along with every defender scoring for the Panthers. Nitin Rawal's departure saw Ajinkya Pawar come in off the bench and he made an immediate impact scoring six points in the first half. The UP Yoddha side were down 10 points at one moment towards the end of the half but rallied back to cut the lead down to five after a couple of Super Tackles.
The second half saw Jaipur take control of proceedings as Deepak Hooda sprung in action and kept the UP defence on their toes. Nitesh Kumar and Narender got Super Tackles but it was not enough to keep the Panthers in check as they ended up extending their lead and won 45-28 in the end.
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Anup Kumar - (6/10)
The skipper started off slowly in the match but picked up a couple of points including one tackle point in the first half. He continued a solid defensive performance ending with four tackle points tonight.
Deepak Niwas Hooda - (8/10)
The star all-rounder had a poor first half as he made a couple of critical mistakes in do-or-die situations giving away easy points to the UP Yoddha. However, he was in top form in the second half getting another Super 10 to his name and took the game away from the UP Yoddha side.
Mohit Chillar - (5/10)
The experienced defender was active for the Panthers with his assists and blocks coming in from the right corner position. He scored three tackle points tonight.
Sunil Siddhgavali - (7/10)
The cover defender did well in the Jaipur defence picking up tackle points with his strong holds and dashes. He scored a High 5 on the night after a convincing performance.
Nitin Rawal - N/A
The all-rounder played a small role tonight after he was subbed off within the first five minutes struggling with his injury and was replaced by Ajinkya Pawar.
Sandeep Kumar Dhull - (7/10)
The former Telugu Titans man was in great form tonight picking up four tackle points in the first half with strong ankle holds. Dhull was the second defender tonight to get a High 5 and capped off a successful performance.
Amit Kumar - (3/10)
The young defender was given a start tonight and finished with a couple of tackle points in the cover position.
Substitutes
Ajinkya Pawar - (7.5/10)
The substitute came on early in the match to replace the injured Nitin Rawal. He made a strong impression as he got nine touch points tonight keeping the UP Yoddha defence in a worry throughout the match.
UP Yoddha
Rishank Devadiga - (6/10)
The UP Yoddha skipper struggled against the Jaipur Pink Panthers' defence but finished with a score of seven raid points which included four bonus points.
Shrikant Jadhav - (1/10)
The raider had a poor game tonight as he failed to score a single point in eleven raids attempted and was tackled four times by the Jaipur defence.
Rohit Kumar Choudhary - (1/10)
The raider started tonight but was subbed off towards the end of the first half after not scoring any points on the mat.
Narender - (5/10)
The cover defender had a decent outing as he picked up four tackle points which included a Super Tackle towards the end of the match.
Sachin Kumar - (2/10)
The left corner defender had a poor game tonight giving away a lot of touch points to the Jaipur raiders. He failed to pick up any point tonight.
Nitesh Kumar - (/10)
The right corner for the UP Yoddha defence continued his form scoring a good return of tackle points from Super Tackles. He finished with a tally of
Jeeva Kumar - (4/10)
The veteran defender was a good support to Nitesh Kumar during the Super Tackles with his assists. However, he managed just one tackle point for himself.
Substitutes
Azad Singh - (4/10)
The young raider came on towards the end of the first half but only picked up three points in his chances in the match.
Bhanu Tomar - (4/10)
The raider was substituted in the second half of the match and picked up a total of three raid points.
