Pro Kabaddi League season 9: Tamil Thalaivas beat Bengal Warriors 35-30 in a close encounter

Narender launched several attacks as Tamil Thalaivas took a 5-3 lead in the fourth minute. However, the Bengal Warriors took Narender to task shortly after and stayed in the game with 5:7 remaining.

Ajinkya Pawar stepped up and reduced the Bengal Warriors to three players on the mat. Deepak Hooda had trouble breaking through the Tamil Thalaivas defence, and the Tamil Nadu side went ahead in the 11th minute.

Balaji D and Manoj Gowda prevented an all-out with a super tackle and reduced the deficit. Moments later, Manoj Gowda pulled off a fantastic kit to bring the Bengal Warriors within 10-11 of the Tamil Thalaivas.

But the Tamil Thalaivas took the lead in the 18th minute with an all-out ( 17-11). The Bengal Warriors were not deterred and led 21-13 at the end of the first half.

The Tamil Thalaivas defence, led by captain Sagar, went after Maninder Singh in the second half's opening minutes, and the Tamil team remained in firm control of the game at 22-15.

After that, Maninder Singh executed some brilliant attacks, but the Tamil Thalaivas still led 24-20 in the 29th minute.

Narender and Ajinkya Pawar helped the Tamil Thalaivas extend their lead after successive attacks. Still, soon after, Maninder Singh ensured that the Bengal Warriors remained in the game at 25-27 with a SUPER RAID.

Shortly after, Narender put the Tamil Thalaivas back in front with a massive two-point raid. The star attacker continued to rack up points as the Tamil Nadu side took a 31-29 lead in the 38th minute.

The Bengal Warriors threatened to level in the last two minutes, but the Tamil Thalaivas executed a SUPER TACKLE in the game's final minute to seal the win.