#2 Maninder Singh
Maninder Singh, late in the first half, made the score 16-12 in favour of Bengal. Chennai tried to respond before half-time but the Warriors held their nerve to go into the break with a four-point advantage.
Maninder brought up his Super 10 early in the second period as Bengal looked to control the pace of the game. But a two-point raid by K. Prapanjan – that also brought up his Super 10 – in the 33rd minute gave Chennai hopes of making a comeback.
Edited by Arvind Sriram