Chennai: Tamil Thalaivas faced yet another defeat at the hands of Bengal warriors on Thursday in a Zone B match of the Pro Kabaddi League season 6 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here to end their home leg with a solitary win and four consecutive losses. With a 36-27 win, Bengal Warriors started off their season on a positive note.
Unlike their previous three matches Tamil Thalaivas started off well and this time Ajay Thakur was well supported by Jasvir Singh and MS Athul in the raid as the trio notched up valuable raid points.
Towards the end of the first half, Tamil Thalaivas were so close to inflicting an all-out as Bengal was left with only one man, Surjeet Singh. However, he was replaced by Rakesh Narwal and he executed a super raid to score three points that levelled the scores 10-10.
With Ajay Thakur also going out in the next raid, suddenly the Thalaivas were reduced to three men. This time it was Sunil who defended well to get two points on the board. But Bengal gave a tough fight and was finally able to inflict an all-out and by half-time, Bengal led 18-15.
Again in the second half, the Thalaivas got to a good start but Bengal kept gettin points and as in the first half the same scenario repeated as Thalaivas were all out for the second time. The lead kept on increasing. Thalaivas tried hard to come back but after sometime, the lead became insurmountable. Manjeet Chhillar executed an excellent Super Tackle on Jang Kun Lee in the final minute but it was too little too late as Bengal Warriors hung on to win, leaving the home fans disappointed.
In the first match of the day, Patna Pirates scripted a 43-41 victory over UP Yoddha to open in a thrilling contest to open their account in the season after losing to Tamil Thalaivas in the first game.