Dabang Delhi defeated Yoddhas 35-25 to climb into the top six of PKL season 10 table
Dabang Delhi defeated UP Yoddhas 35-25 at the Noida Indoor Stadium in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 match.
New Delhi: A superlative Dabang Delhi put UP Yoddhas to the sword as they won 35-25 at the Noida Indoor Stadium in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 match on Saturday. The 1 point from robber Ashu Malik and the 5 points from defender Ashish were the standout performances of the day for them.
While this was the home of the UP Yoddhas, it was also that of Dabang Delhi, and in the beginning they basked in it. Five minutes into the match, Ashu Malik’s SUPER RAID, the first of the evening, put Dabang Delhi KC ahead, and from then on they barely put a foot wrong in the match over the next few minutes.
Despite a brief resistance led by Surender Gill, Dabang provided the first ALL-OUT and took a 13-7 lead.
The half was characterized by top-notch attacking and some lackluster defending, with both teams scoring just five tackle points in the half. In the absence of Naveen Kumar, Dabang Delhi’s attacking trio shared 13 points between them to keep the lead intact going into the break.
The UP Yoddhas quietly chipped away at Dabang Delhi’s numbers and lead, putting them on the ropes early in the second half. However, a strong SUPER TACKLE from Yogesh on Pardeep Narwal spared them the blushes. That tackle also led to UP Yoddhas defender Nitesh Kumar being booked for ill-discipline, turning the match back in favor of Delhi, who extended their lead.
If the first half had been a raiding paradise, the second half turned out to be one in which the defenders could make hay. The UP Yoddhas spent most of the last five minutes of the match with three players on the mat, in a desperate bid to take away Dabang Delhi’s lead.
But with every tackle they made, Delhi matched them perfectly and then the final blow came with the final attack of the evening. Malik went to Delhi knowing that merely letting time tick away would confirm victory and yet, with ten seconds left, he jumped in and got all three UP Yoddhas players to concede a second ALL OUT to serve and achieve a splendid victory.