Captain arjun deshwal

The Jaipur Pink Panthers: Captain Arjun Deshwal led from the front as former champions Jaipur Pink Panthers overcame Bengal Warriorz 39-34 in a tightly-contested and highly entertaining match in Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the GMCB Indoor Stadium, Gachibowli, here on Sunday. The Jaipur Pink Panthers had to work hard and eventually managed to win the contest with Deshwal scoring 15 points while Nitin Dhankar registered 13 points for Bengal Warriorz.

Iranian star Fazel Atrachali, who joined the franchise following the Players' Auction, and the Bengal Warriorz began the game very well, with the defensive unit working in tandem to foil a flurry of Jaipur Pink Panther attacks in the early exchanges. Both sides were patient in the first phase of play, with the Bengal Warriorz working hard to hold onto a slender lead.

But at the midway stage of the first half, the Jaipur Pink Panthers captain Deshwal wrestled the momentum away from the Warriorz. Shortly after, a solid tackle by Abhijeet Malik helped inflict an All Out on the Bengal Warriorz, which helped the Jaipur Pink Panthers storm into the lead.