Pro Kabaddi 2018 highlights: Puneri Paltan beat Telugu Titans 35-20

The Day 64 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League season six (PKL 2018) will see start of Bengal leg. In today’s kabaddi match, Bengal Warriors will lock horns with Tamil Thalaivas while the second match will be played between Puneri Paltan and Telugu Titans at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. In head-to-head comparison, Bengal Warriors have won 4 out of 5 meetings between the two teams. They have already played twice in Pro Kabaddi 2018, with Bengal Warriors winning both times. The most surprising element is that despite having raiders of the caliber of Maninder Singh and Ajay Thakur, not a single Super 10 has been scored in the 2 matches

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Pro Kabaddi 2018 highlights, Day 64, Match 1: Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas

On Day 64 of Pro Kabaddi 2018, Bengal Warriors started their home leg with a bang as they beat Tamil Thalaivas 27-24 in the sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League. Jang Kun Lee was the star of the show for Bengal Warriors and top scored with 12 points. Ran Singh marshalled the defence for the Warriors and scored four tackle points. Sukesh Hegde top scored for the Thalaivas with 9 points and was ably supported by Ajay Thakur. In the absence of Manjeet Chhillar, Bengal Warriors' defence couldn't contain the Bengal raiders and scored just six tackle points.

Bengal Warriors remain in contention for a place in the playoffs while Tamil Thalaivas were knocked out earlier. Maninder Singh got Bengal Warriors off to a good start with a two-point raid in the first minute. For the Thalaivas, Sukesh Hegde produced a super raid in the third minute as they led 6-4. Jang Kun Lee also scored with a super raid as Bengal Warriors levelled the match at 7-7. It was a closely fought first half with both teams' raiders getting points. For the defenders, it was a low- scoring affair as only five tackle points were scored.

Jang Kun Lee scored seven raid points in the first half for the Bengal Warriors while Sukesh Hegde got the same for the Tamil Thalaivas. Bengal Warriors ended the first half with a super tackle as the score was 15-15 at the break. Bengal Warriors defence got their act together at the start of the second half and forced a super tackle to avert an all out in the 23rd minute. Tamil Thalaivas wasted a couple of opportunities to inflict an all out in the second half. Jang Kun Lee completed his super 10 in the first half. With less than five minutes to go, Bengal Warriors held a slender two-point lead with the score 23-21 in their favour. Bengal Warriors maintained their calm and composure in the final few minutes and won the match 27-24.

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AT FULL TIME: Puneri Paltan win their last Pro kabaddi 2018 match against Telugu Titans 35-20 and with this Telugu Titans chances to qualify for playoffs depend on how Bengal Warriors play in their home leg

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A two pointer raid from Telugu Titans (35-20)

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Sandeep narwal makes an empty raid

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Ankit Beniwal is tackled 

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Sandeep narwal scores 2 points (34-18)

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Telugu Titans ALL OUT (32-18)

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GB More scores in do or die raid (29-17)

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An empty raid from Vishal

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Sandeep Narwal makes an empty raid

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Ankit Beniwal is tackled in do or die raid (28-17)

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An empty raid from Sandeep Narwal

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Timeout taken with 4 minutes left in the game

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A bonus point for Telugu Titans but Pune take review and its a successful review (27-17)

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GB More in do or die raid and SUPER TACKLED (27-17)

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An empty raid from Abozar