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#4 Surjeet's leadership and big all out helped Bengal overcome absence of key players
The Warriors took to the mat without all-rounder Ran Singh, a crucial player in defence, and raiders Jang Kun Lee and Deepak Narwal.
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With only Maninder Singh to raid for points principally, they relied on their defence and captain Surjeet's ability to organise his troops effectively to throttle the most-balanced team in the league, Pune.
Surjeet's partnership with Shrikant Tewthia did not allow Puneri Paltan to run away with the match after the team from Pune had taken an early lead in the second half.
Bengal produced two important moments on raids during the match that changed the complexion of the encounter. First, Vinod Kumar scored two touch points on a do or die raid, pushing their lead to three points.
Their next raid saw Maninder make his biggest contribution of the match, getting an all out and scoring four points, increasing the lead to seven points at 23-16, putting the result beyond doubt.
