Bengal Warriors defeated UP Yoddha 38-33 in the 3rd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8.
The best raider of the match for Bengal Warriors was Maninder Singh.
He was ably supported by Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh. Pardeep Narwal's efforts went in vain tonight.
Bengal Warriors were dominant in the raiding department
at the scoring 24 to UP Yoddha's 22.
When it came to tackling Bengal Warriors scored 8 points to UP Yoddha's 9 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh scored 8 where as
UP Yoddha captain Maninder Singh picked 3. The mainstay of the Bengal Warriors was Darshan J. staying on the mat for 49% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Mohammad Esmaeil NabibakhshBest Defender : Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | BW 1 - 0 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep thrown out of lobby by Bengal Warriors defense, Rinku Narwal manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 6 | BW 4 - 0 UP | Maninder Singh (BW) | This just isn't working for Shubham Kumar, Nitesh 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 4 - 1 UP | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Shrikant Jadhav comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 10 | BW 5 - 1 UP | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh locks horns with Gurdeep, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 12 | BW 7 - 2 UP | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh eliminates Ashu Singh with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 13 | BW 10 - 3 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Pardeep out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 21 | BW 12 - 5 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep raids successfully and gets Rinku Narwal out. |
| Raid 23 | BW 12 - 7 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | What a leap that was from Pardeep! |
| Raid 25 | BW 13 - 9 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep eliminates Parveen with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 27 | BW 15 - 13 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep raids successfully and gets Maninder Singh out. |
| Raid 33 | BW 15 - 17 UP | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep gets another raid point as he takes out Abozar Mighani, Rinku Narwal. |
| Raid 34 | BW 17 - 17 UP | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Md. E Nabibakhsh gets the better of Nitesh Kumar. |
| Raid 40 | BW 18 - 18 UP | Maninder Singh (BW) | Maninder Singh thrown out of lobby by UP Yoddha defense, Sumit manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 49 | BW 25 - 19 UP | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (BW) | Super Raid! Md. E Nabibakhsh picks up 4 points on a raid. |
| Raid 50 | BW 28 - 20 UP | Rohit Tomar (UP) | Parveen trap raider Rohit Tomar, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 71 | BW 37 - 28 UP | Sukesh Hegde (BW) | Super Raid! Sukesh Hegde raids successfully, gets Sumit, Nitesh Kumar out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 74 | BW 37 - 29 UP | Surender Gill (UP) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Surender Gill. |
| Raid 77 | BW 37 - 31 UP | Maninder Singh (BW) | Raid sees Maninder Singh taken out by the UP Yoddha defense. |
| Raid 83 | BW 38 - 32 UP | Sukesh Hegde (BW) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Ashu Singh to take out raider Sukesh Hegde. |
