Dabang Delhi lose to Puneri Patna 34-39

NEW DELHI: In their penultimate match of the Pro Kabaddi League season 4, Dabang Delhi's chances of making the semi-finals came to an end as they lost 39-34 to Puneri Paltan. Coach

Sagar Bandekar

put the blame solely on defender

Sachin Shingade

. "I believe we lost because of Sachin. He is to blame for today's defeat," he said.

With offence not their strongest suit - they have the lowest number of successful raids in the tournament -they struggled once again here at the

Thyagaraj Stadium

on Tuesday.

The coach denied this, though. Impressed with the way his raiders performed on the night, he picked faults in the defenders. "They were not up to the mark. I need more experienced players if this team is to do better in the future," Bandekar said.