Dabang Delhi K.c. Vs Bengaluru Bulls 16 November 2024

FULL TIME 40' Dabang Delhi KC 35-25 Bengaluru Bulls

Dabang Delhi KC win and level the scores on the Bengaluru Bulls! A couple of tackle points for both the defense to end the game which was all but over a couple of minutes ago.

Yet again, it was a mammoth night for Ashu Malik who picked up 14 raid points in the match. Not only that, he contributed with 3 tackle points too but the star in the defense for Delhi was Yogesh who picked up his third high-5 of the season. Sandeep got 3 tackle points too and the Bulls had absolutely no answers.

Nitin Rawal stood up for the Bulls once more with 7 tackle points, another high-5 for him but yet again in vain as there was simply no support for him from the other defenders. There were shades of the old Pardeep Narwal when he got a 3-point super raid with his very own dubki but he could only muster 5 points in the entire match. Akshit looked sparkly, he picked up 4 points after being subbed into the mat in the second half and he could well garner a place for him in the starting-7 moving forward.

Dabang Delhi, courtesy of this win, have moved to the 5th position in the points table having played the most number of matches out of all the teams and the Bengaluru Bulls remain firmly rooted to the penultimate 11th spot with their season going nowhere.

39' Dabang Delhi KC 34-24 Bengaluru Bulls

Jai Bhagwan gets dashed out and Dabang Delhi are now simply running the clock down! 90 seconds were left and Ashu Malik went in for a do-or-die raid, nonchalantly picked up the right corner in a defense of two. Saurabh Nandal was the only man left and he has no chances as he went in to raid, a hungry Delhi defense pounced on him and completed the third all-out on Bengaluru Bulls!

37' Dabang Delhi KC 29-24 Bengaluru Bulls

Akshit gets tackled and this is a huge moment in the game! Why is that so big because it brings back Ashu Malik who immediately picks up a touch point. Bulls are down to 3 yet again!

36' Dabang Delhi KC 27-24 Bengaluru Bulls

Lead down to 3 for Dabang Delhi! Akshit picks up another bonus and then the Bulls defense responds with a tackle on Vinay, game on!

34' Dabang Delhi KC 27-22 Bengaluru Bulls

Bonus point for Akshit but then Ashu Malik gets super tackled once more! This time not Nitin Rawal but Naveen in the left corner, Bulls are still in this

33' Dabang Delhi KC 26-19 Bengaluru Bulls

Pardeep Narwal gets tackled again and Bulls are once again down to 3! A few empty raids but we are heading towards some big action

31' Dabang Delhi KC 26-19 Bengaluru Bulls

We have a review here and it could be a big moment! Ashu went it to raid, the Bulls defense went for him but he stretched his hands in trying to escape. Two touches on him and he just about got his nails over the mid-line, not even the fingertips. Bulls reviewed but that was unsuccessful, and in fact three points are awarded on the review. The review works in the favor of Delhi and Ashu Malik completes his 10th Super-10 of the season!

30' Dabang Delhi KC 23-19 Bengaluru Bulls

Ashu Mailk got the better off Nitin Rawal finally with the latter gifting away a soft point through an advanced tackle and then Akshit continued his good work for the Bulls, he went in to raid again, went deep into the right corner only for Sandeep to run in from the left and Akshit used the lobbies well to get back. The young man is keeping the Bulls in this one, 10 minutes to go and 4 points the gap

29' Dabang Delhi KC 22-18 Bengaluru Bulls

Another pair of do-or-die raids and this time finally the result changes! Not for the Dabang Delhi in raid as Mohit's ankles were locked in by Nitin Rawal who completed his high-5 but then Akshit went in for the Bulls and picked up a raid point after a long point. The deficit down to 4!

27' Dabang Delhi KC 22-16 Bengaluru Bulls

Looks like the Bulls are happy to play on the do-or-die raids, the sequence continued with the empty raids and the do-or-die came first for Dabang Delhi and Vinay went deep in the right corner only for Sunny from the left to pounce on him. Bulls had the next do-or-die and Jai Bhagwan is unsuccessful this time, another tackle point and this time it is Ashish

24' Dabang Delhi KC 21-15 Bengaluru Bulls

Do-or-die raid for Dabang Delhi KC and they subbed in a new raider who was tackled by Sunny. Bengaluru had a do-or-die raid of their own and Pardeep this time got tackled by the left corner Ashish, this has been a good period for both the defenses

21' Dabang Delhi KC 19-14 Bengaluru Bulls

Jai Bhagwan puts in the first raid of the second half but he gets tackled by the right corner, Mohit raids for the Dabang Delhi next and he gets tackled too. Good start from both the defense

HALF TIME 20' Dabang Delhi KC 18-13 Bengaluru Bulls

Ashu Malik attempted a dubki of his own but the whole of the Bulls defense pounced on him and made sure he did not get back to his own half. Pardeep then went in to raid against a defense of 3 and the Delhi defense stood up when it needed to the most, Pardeep went deep in the right corner and Sandeep came from the left and made light work of Pardeep. 

A brilliant half of Kabaddi with Dabang Delhi dominating large parts of it, they inflicted an all-out too with their big man Ashu Malik closing in on a Super-10 already but a super raid from Pardeep has sparked life into this contest. 

Both the superstars are on the bench now and it will be interesting to see which team responds well now. An exciting second half coming up with Dabang Delhi starting the last 20 with a lead of 5!

19' Dabang Delhi KC 16-12 Bengaluru Bulls

Pardeep Narwal with a super raid! Huge ecstasy in the crowd as their much-loved man has a big smile on his face. He was in a bit of trouble but the dubki which has has saved him for years, comes to his rescue yet again. He goes down low, sneaks under the chain and sticks his right hand out to the mid-line, Pardeep Narwal just rolled back the years!

16' Dabang Delhi KC 16-9 Bengaluru Bulls

Jai Bhagwan gets tackled by Sandeep and the Bulls are down to 2, Nitin Rawal and Saurabh Nandal, both defenders. Ashu Malik goes in to raid and returns empty-handed once but not twice, he cleans up the Bulls, he crawls his way through to the mid-line with both the defenders trying to tackle him and the first all-out the game is inflicted on the Bulls!

14' Dabang Delhi KC 11-9 Bengaluru Bulls

Vinay gets a back kick on Arulnanthababu and the Bulls are down to 3 again!

13' Dabang Delhi KC 10-8 Bengaluru Bulls

Super tackle on Ashu Malik! Three-men defense for the Bulls and it it Nitin Rawal who steps up yet again like he has done so often, gets hold of Ashu's ankles and gets support in time, Ashu on the bench

12' Dabang Delhi KC 10-6 Bengaluru Bulls

An easy bonus for Pardeep Narwal under Ashu and then Ashu responds with a big back-kick on Parteek. Pardeep Narwal goes in to raid again, he attempts the dubki under the chain from the right side but the defense knew it, they went low and stopped Pardeep in his tracks

10' Dabang Delhi KC 8-5 Bengaluru Bulls

Ashu Mailk picks another touch point and takes his tally to 5! He gets the better of the right cover and he is racing away for the Dabang Delhi once again, 10 minutes into the contest and he is standing out once more

9' Dabang Delhi KC 6-5 Bengaluru Bulls

Pardeep Narwal gets his first point of the match! A familiar running hand touch on the left cover Sandeep and the maestro opens his acount

8' Dabang Delhi KC 6-4 Bengaluru Bulls

Another do-or-die raid and it is the defense who wins again! Jai Bhagwan was the raider and he was ushered out of the court with a big dash from Yogesh, a lot of power in that 

7' Dabang Delhi KC 5-4 Bengaluru Bulls

Bulls return the favor! Do-or-die raid, this time for Delhi. Vinay goes in and Parteek accounts for him

5' Dabang Delhi KC 5-3 Bengaluru Bulls

First do-or-die raid of the match and it is for the Bulls! Jai Bhagwan goes in for it but a hungry Yogesh, in a defense of 4, goes for his thighs and stops him with support from Sandeep

4' Dabang Delhi KC 4-3 Bengaluru Bulls

A few empty raids before Nitin Rawal gets the big man in Ashu Malik! A brilliant ankle hold and it is a huge moment for Bengaluru, this could be a battle to watch out for, folks!

2' Dabang Delhi KC 3-2 Bengaluru Bulls

Ashu Malik picks up two touch points and then Jai Bhagwan respond with two touch points of his own! Remember, it was Jai Bhagwan who picked up a Super-10 which led to a victory for Bulls when both these teams met last a couple of weeks ago

1' Dabang Delhi KC 1-0 Bengaluru Bulls

Ashu Malik puts in the first raid and picks up a bonus first up. Huge cheers from the crowd as Pardeep Narwal enters to raid but he starts with an empty raid

Here is a look at the all-important starting 7s for both the teams for tonight's contest:

Dabang Delhi KC: Ashu Malik (C), Gaurav Chillar, Yogesh, Ashish Malik, Mohit, Sandeep, Vinay
Bengaluru Bulls: Pardeep Narwal (C), Arulnanthababu, Jai Bhagwan, Parteek, Nitin Rawal, Sunny, Ajinkya Pawar

Hello and good evening from Sourabh as I welcome you to Sportskeeda's continued live coverage of PKL 11. Time for Match 58 to be played between Dabang Delhi KC and Bengaluru Bulls at the Noida Indoor Stadium

Both these teams have not had their best of seasons but Dabang Delhi have put up a much better show as compared to their opponents for today, Bengaluru Bulls. Having got 4 wins and 5 losses from the 10 games played so far, Dabang Delhi are on number 7 in the points table and need to make a move upwards now. After this match, Dabang Delhi KC will be the first team out of all to have played 11 matches and they would want to at least be in the top half of the table having appeared on the mat the maximum number of times.

Bengaluru Bulls, on the other hand, have had a poor run, to say the least. Placed at the penultimate position in the points table, the Bulls have played 9 games, losing 7 of them and winning the other two. One of their only two wins came against Dabang Delhi KC itself when these two teams met earlier in the season. That is something that should inspire the Bulls and get them to perform much better today knowing that time is running out for them unless they string a run of wins together.

The last time these two teams met, Ashu Malik scored a Super-10 just like he has been doing throughout the season, such has been the form of the Delhi skipper that anything less than a Super-10 might be termed as on off day for him. However, his 13-point effort when both these teams squared off previously was not enough to go past the Bulls who sneaked in a thrilling 34-33 victory on the back of 11 points from Jai Bhagwan, a high-5 from Nitin Rawal and 7 points form Pardeep Narwal as well.

Things have changed since then though and Dabang Delhi are coming into this contest having not lost their previous 3 matches with a nail-biting tie against Puneri Paltan in their last match with yet another stellar effort of 17 points from captain Ashu Malik who is enjoying a purple patch of some sorts and is on number 2 in the raid charts with 114 raid points in 10 matches including 9 Super 10s, just a single point behind Devank from the Patna Pirates. Yogesh Dahiya has been solid in the right corner and will need to be so again tonight against the left raiders from the Bulls. Young Vinay has provided good support to Ashu who will want some more from his entire team tonight.

For the Bulls, Nitin Rawal has been the most impressive with 27 tackle points in 9 matches so far and has been one of the only few positives for them in what has been a disappointing season so far. He will have his work cut out tonight against Ashu Malik. Pardeep Narwal has looked a pale shadow of himself this time around and if he warms the bench yet again, the raiding trio of Ajinkya Pawar, Akshit and Jai Bhagwan will need to take more onus and step up to the occasion.

Will Dabang Delhi KC do the double over the Bengaluru Bulls or will the Bulls level the scores for Season 11? Let's find out!