Bengal Warriors let lead slip, held by Delhi Dabang

KOLKATA: Bengal Warriors let victory slip from their hands in the final minutes, sharing the spoils with Delhi Dabang 31-31 at the

Netaji Indoor Stadium

on Thursday.

Having suffered back-to-back defeats, Warriors were looking to end their home campaign with a positive result. And when they were leading 3127 with two minutes to go, they looked on course for clinching the deal. But poor defending again let the hosts down as

Anand Patil

snatched two crucial points in Dabang Delhi's final two raids to open up the game against the odds.

Maninder Singh

played his usual part for Warriors having accumulated 13 points. But the raider got himself captured to allow Dabang come from behind to make it 31-31.

Still leading Zone B with 45 points from 14 matches, Warriors, thus, ended their home campaign with two wins, two losses and two ties.

Dabang, on the other hand, are at the bottom of Zone A with 27 points from 10 matches.

Warriors looked determined to turn a corner after back-to-back defeats. The first half was evenly poised with the teams tied 12-12.

With

Jang Kun-lee

injured, Maninder took his team to the brink of a win, only to falter at the final hurdle and settle for their fourth tie of the season.

Rahul's fight not enough

Rahul Chaudhary

's poor form may be one of the reasons for Telugu Titans' struggle in the ongoing PKL-5. But he showed glimpses of his extraordinary raiding quality, giving Puneri Paltan a massive scare towards the end. But his efforts were too little and too late for Titans as Paltan clung on to a 42-37 win.