Pro Kabaddi: Bengal Warriorz, Haryana Steelers secure first wins of the season
The Bengal Warriorz ended the Jaipur Pink Panthers’ winning start to the season.
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The Bengal Warriorz and the Haryana Steelers won their first matches of the Pro Kabaddi League season on Thursday at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
The Bengal Warriorz, riding on the performances of Maninder Singh, Sushil Kambrekar and Nitin Dhankhar, beat the UP Yoddhas 32-29. Bharat scored 13 points for the Yoddhas.
Maninder started off brilliantly for the Bengal Warriorz, as he picked up the majority of the points in the early exchanges for his side. Supporting Maninder Singh quite well was the in-form Dhankhar.
At the midway stage of the first half, both sides were locked at 8-8, with the Yoddhas having fought back after trailing up until then. The Warriorz fought hard and went into the half-time break with the score reading 12-11 in their favour. For the Yoddhas, Bharat was leading the points tally with five points to his name at the break.
It was a cautious start to the second half from both sides, but the first points went to the Yoddhas. As the half wore on, both teams continued to trade points, with neither letting the other out of sight.
Maninder, Dhankhar, Kambrekar and Fazel Atrachali were leading the charge for the Warriorz, while Bharat was fighting away for...
