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In a tense Final between the Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan on Saturday at the Dome, NSCI SVP Stadium in Mumbai, the Panthers made sure they maintained the lead for the majority of the game and went on to win 33-29 to become the winners of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9.
With 6 points each on the night, V Ajith, Sunil Kumar, and Arjun Deshwal emerged as Jaipur’s top scorers.
In the first few minutes of the game, Pankaj Mohite executed a masterful raid to give Puneri Paltan a slim 3-1 lead. The Jaipur team fought back, though, and tied the game at 3-3. However, Arjun Deshwal was tackled by Gaurav Khatri, giving the Pune team the advantage once again.
After that, the game was close throughout, but in the 16th minute Mohammad Nabibakhsh helped Pune take the lead with a raid and a tackle point in quick succession.
Sanket Sawant and Gaurav Khatri were surprised, but Ajith helped Jaipur gain the upper hand at 12-10 in the 19th minute. At the stroke of halftime, the Panthers were still in the lead, 14-12.
In the 22nd minute, the Panthers tackled Aditya Shinde and inflicted an ALL OUT to take a commanding lead of 18-13. However, Akash Shinde scored multiple points in a raid, and Pune quickly stopped Ajith to cut Jaipur’s lead to 17-18.
Sunil Kumar, the captain of Jaipur, however, made a couple of outstanding tackle points, which helped the Panthers maintain their lead at 27-22 in the 34th minute.
To stay in the game at 25-29, the Pune team didn’t give up and tackled Deshwal in the 38th minute. After that, Badal Singh tackled V Ajith, and Aditya Shinde launched a raid, but Puneri was still unable to tie the game as Jaipur held a 31-29 lead in the closing seconds.
The Panthers played flawlessly in the game’s final seconds to win their second Pro Kabaddi League title.
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