In Match 60 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5, the hosts Bengal Warrior's managed to escape with a win as Tamil Thalaivas displayed a great performance but lost by a margin of four points. Bengal were dominant right from the start as they had Tamil under control but the Thalaivas showed great grit and determination as they equalised in the last minutes of the match. Bengal's Maninder was the raider that made the difference for both the teams. Bengal win their second match in Kolkata.
The Perfect Raider of the Match is presented to Maninder Singh of Bengal Warriors with 6 raid points.
The Player of the Match is presented to the skipper, Surjeet Singh of Bengal Warriors.
The Do or Die Player of the Match is presented M. Thivakaran of Tamil Thalaivas.
HIGHLIGHTS, PRO KABADDI LEAGUE 2017, MATCH 60: BENGAL WARRIORS vs TAMIL THALAIVAS
22.16 IST: FULL TIME!! Bengal Warriors defeat Tamil Thalaivas by a narrow margin of 4 points. Bengal Warriors 29-25 Tamil Thalaivas
22.14 IST: Bengal lead but Tamil claim a super tackle to claim 2 points. Bengal 29-25 Tamil
22.13 IST: Bengal take down Tamil's raider Ajay to sail away with a lead in the last minute. Bengal 28-23 Tamil
22.12 IST: Bengal slam down the Tamil raider as they lead. Bengal 27-23 Tamil
22.10 IST: Prapanjan claims a touch point for Tamil on his raid. Bengal 26-23 Tamil
22.07 IST: Maninder Singh performs a super raid as he gives Bengal the lead. Bengal 26-22 Tamil
22.03 IST: ALL OUT for Bengal Warriors as Tamil edge closer to the lead. Bengal 23-22 Tamil
22.03 IST: Ajay Thakur enters for Tamil as they raid the Bengal's defence and gets away. Bengal 22-19 Tamil
22.02 IST: Bonus point picked up by Bengal's raider. Bengal 22-18 Tamil
22.01 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil as Prapanjan enters and leaves with a touch point. Bengal 21-18 Tamil
22.00 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal as Jan Kun Lee enters and is taken down by the Tamil defence. Bengal 21-17 Tamil
21.59 IST: Dong Jeon Lee enters for Tamil and leaves with a touch point. Bengal. 21-16 Tamil
21.58 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal and Tamil's defence smack down the raider to claim a point. Bengal 21-15 Tamil
21.57 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil as Prapanjan enters and is taken down by the Bengal defence. Bengal 21-14 Tamil
21.55 IST: Maninder Singh from Bengal is slammed down by the Tamil defence. Bengal 20-14 Tamil
21.54 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil and the raider claims a bonus point. Bengal 20-13 Tamil
21.52 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal as Vinod enters and is slammed down this time by the Tamil defence. Bengal 20-12 Tamil
21.51 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil claims a bonus point. Bengal 20-11 Tamil
21.50 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal as Vinod enters and leaves with a touch point. Bengal 20-10 Tamil
21.49 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil as the raider enters and leaves with a touch point. Bengal 19-10 Tamil
21.48 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal as Vinod Kumar enters and leaves with a touch point. Bengal 19-9 Tamil
21.40 IST: Halt Time! It is Bengal Warriors that control the match against Tamil Thalaivas as they lead by 9 points. Bengal 18-9 Tamil
21.38 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas and the raider is smacked down by the Bengal defence to lead. Bengal 18-9 Tamil
21.36 IST: Maninder Singh raids and claims a bonus point for Bengal. Bengal 17-9 Tamil
21.25 IST: Bengal's raider Maninder Singh slips pass the Tamil defence. Bengal 16-9 Tamil
21.35 IST: Ajay Thakur escapes the Bengal defence to claim a point. Bengal 15-9 Tamil
21.34 IST: Bengal's raider claims a bonus point. Bengal 15-8 Tamil
21.24 IST: ALL OUT for Tamil Thalaivas as Bengal claim 4 points. Bengal 14-8 Tamil
21.33 IST: Tamil's defender steps out to gift Bengal a point. Bengal 12-7 Tamil
21.32 IST: Bengal's defence slam down Ajay Thakur on Tamil's raid. Bengal 11-7 Tamil
21.31 IST: Bengal's defence slam down the Thalaiva's raider to lead. Bengal 10-7 Tamil
21.31 IST: Tamil's defender steps out of the lobby to gift a point to Bengal. Bengal 9-7 Tamil
21.30 IST: Tamil's raider claims a touch point on Bengal's defence on their Do or Die raid. Bengal 7-6 Tamil
21.29 IST: Jan Kun Lee raids well for Bengal as he claims 2 points for Bengal to lead. Bengal 7-5 Tamil
21.27 IST: Bengal's raider Lee claims a bonus point. Bengal 5-5 Tamil
21.25 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil Thalaivas as Pranpanjan enters and leaves with a touch point. Bengal 4-5 Tamil
21.25 IST: Maninder Singh enters for Bengal and escapes with a touch point. Bengal 4-4 Tamil
21.24 IST: Bengal's defence ram down Ajay Thakur on his raid for Tamil. Bengal 3-4 Tamil
21.22 IST: Do or Die raid for Bengal as Vinod enters and is slammed down hard by the Tamil defence. Bengal 2-4 Tamil
21.21 IST: Tamil's raider picks up a bonus point. Bengal 2-3 Tamil
21.21 IST: Maninder Singh is taken out again by the Tamil defence. Bengal 2-2 Tamil
21.20 IST: Bengal's raider claims a bonus point. Bengal 2-1 Tamil
21.19 IST: Do or Die raid for Tamil as Ajay enters and runs out of time as Bengal are given a point. Bengal 1-1 Tamil
21.17 IST: Tamil slam Maninder on his first raid as the Thalaivas lead. Bengal 0-1 Tamil
21.16 IST: Bengal Warriors win the toss and chose court. Tamil raid first.
21.16 IST: The two captains Surjeet Singh of Bengal Warriors and Ajay Thakur of Tamil Thalaivas are brought in for the toss.
21.14 IST: The hosts, the Zone B leaders, Bengal Warriors enter Kolkata and the crowd roars for their home team.
21.12 IST: The Tamil Thalaivas enter the arena.