Bengal Warriors thrash Tamil Thalaivas 52-21 in Pro Kabaddi League

Bengal Warriors thrash Tamil Thalaivas 52-21 in the Pro Kabaddi League on Wednesday. Both teams were out of the playoff race even before the first whistle but Bengal took it as an opportunity to prove their mettle, while the Thalaivas faded away. Captain Maninder Singh (14 points) and all-rounder Mohammad Nabibakhsh (13 points) picked Super 10s, while Bengal's defence was marshalled efficiently by Abozar Mighani (6 points) and Ran Singh (4 points).

The much-changed Thalaivas had a poor day on the mat with the likes of Sagar and Surjeet Singh struggling to stop the Bengal raiders. The first half was completely dominated by the Bengal Warriors. Maninder Singh and Mohammad Nabibakhsh ran riots in the Tamil defence as the Warriors raced to a quick lead.

Bengal played like their chains had been cut loose – moving freely in their raids, taking aggressive defensive positions on the mat, and most importantly enjoying the process. The 2019 champions had already been knocked out of the playoff race but wanted to sign off their season on a high. Tamil Thalaivas had no answers to Bengal's intense pressure and succumbed to an ALL OUT in the 8th minute (via a 3-point Super Raid + 2 for ALL OUT by Nabibakhsh).

Corners Ran Singh and Abozar Mighani also added to the points from the defence while at the other end Thalaivas' Surjeet Singh and Sagar struggled. Maninder Singh crossed his Super 10 as the Warriors clinched another ALL OUT with 3 minutes to halftime. The scores were 28-10 at the interval with Bengal in cruise mode.