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#4 Edge of the seat action between the Warriors and Thalaivas
What a game we were treated to by the Bengal Warriors and Tamil Thalaivas. The Warriors were the clear favourites coming into this game, in the top two in their zone and unbeaten in four matches with two wins and two ties. The Thalaivas had only won two games all season and had no momentum despite having run many sides close right through the season.
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The Thalaivas inflicted the first All Out of the game, riding on their defensive strength. Jang Kun Lee had gotten off to a good start, but that was it as Maninder Singh and Deepak Narwal were caught napping by the speed and quickness with which the Thalaivas put in some of their tackles. But they had done this in their last game as well, the Thalaivas, against the Pirates, before going on to surrender their advantage in the second half.
And it looked like that script was about to play out again as Maninder found his groove in the second period and those familiar mistakes from the Thalaivas' defence when under pressure began to surface. The Thalaivas though fought gamely with some crucial tackles, keeping the Warriors at bay. The All Out did finally come though and with it, the Warriors took a 2-point lead. Maninder and Ajay Thakur began trading blows at the very end, with each picking up raid points in a flurry, the former finishing with yet another Super 10. Ajay finished with 8 points, seven of them coming in the second period.
Maninder's raid though - a touch point plus the Bonus - gave his side a 3-point lead with slightly more than two minutes remaining and it looked like it may have sealed the win. But Ajay refused to go down without a fight and willed his side to a memorable win in the end.
Compelling, thrilling, edge of the seat action to light up your Sunday evening.
