Tamil Thalaivas Vs Bengal Warriors 18 December 2024

Full Time : Tamil Thalaivas 60-29 Bengal Warriorz

We have seen one of the most high scoring games in the Pro Kabaddi League 2024 and it's a shame that the victorious team, the Tamil Thalaivas are already out of play off contention. They played for pride and managed to demolish the Bengal Warriorz, notching up their biggest ever win in the season. They scored a whopping 60 points as their raiders had an absolute field day while the Bengal team collapsed under pressure. 

The stars of the show for the Tamil Thalaivas were Moein Shafaghi and Himanshu. The latter in particular was pivotal in the second half as he managed to get 13 points to his name as did Moein. Sai Prasad had 6 points to his credit but he was the game changer in the first half as he had found the chink in the armour of the Warriorz with a super raid worth four points. The defense pair of Aashish and Nitesh Kumar were also excellent under pressure as they got four and seven points respectively. They kept the raiders on tenterhooks. 

The Bengal Warriorz didn't really have a clue as to what struck them and they failed to stop the onslaught by the Tamil raiders. Manjeet was the only one to save the blushes for them as he got 7 points to his name. They had to use almost all their players from the bench as they used 13 of the 14 players. 

The only consolation for them was to see Taiwan international, Chia Ming Chang get a game and he picked up four points to his credit. The defense was absolutely dismal as the likes of Nitesh, Sagar and Praveen couldn't find a way to stop the duo of Himanshu and Moein. Overall, this is not the way in which the Warriorz would have wanted to end their tournament and they will need to do some soul searching after this performance. 

40' Second Half

Tamil Thalaivas 60-29 Bengal Warriorz

Himanshu picked up a couple of points with touches on Chang and Deep Kumar. Pranay Rane was tackled next and that meant the Warriorz had faced the all-out for the fourth time in the game. 

Moein Shafaghi was tackled next for the Tamil Thalaivas by Hem Raj. Ming Chang got a touch on Amir Hosein Bastami and he continued his good run. Himanshu was up again and this time he returned with a bonus point. 

Garje was in for the Bengal Warriorz next and he was chain tackled by the defense with Himanshu taking the charge. Chang was in again for the Warriorz and his dream run continued. Anuj made a mistake and he got a faint touch on him. Moein Shafaghi was in for the penultimate raid and he was tackled by Tatkare. 

The final raid of the night was by Chang and he was super tackled by Aashish to end the game. It meant that the Thalaivas finished off with 60 points on the night and it was a spectacular effort from them. 

37' Second Half

Tamil Thalaivas 51-22 Bengal Warriorz

Garje once again was able to sneak in a touch point on Himanshu. Moein Shafaghi went in for the Thalaivas next and he was able to take out Tatkare while also keeping his balance inside the mat.

Chia Ming Chang managed to get a touch on Nitesh Kumar and he scored his second point. Sai Prasad was in next for the Tamil side and he averted a block from behind by Hem Raj.

Garje tried to leap ahead of the defense but he was tackled by Amir Hosein Bastami. HImanshu got rid of Aditya Shinde to get the score past 50. Pranay Rane had an empty raid meanwhile for the Warriorz.

34' Second Half

Tamil Thalaivas 40-20 Bengal Warriorz 

Manjeet began proceedings after the Time-Out and Nitesh of the Thalaivas got in the ankle hold on him to pick up a point. The Thalaivas made a substitution as Anuj Gawade came in for Ronak. 

Himanshu went in for the next raid and he cleaned up the defense to get the all-out again. The Thalaivas just kept sailing ahead and made it an absolute one-sided contest. Maharudra Garje came in for the Warriorz next and he failed to get a point. 

Himanshu just went in calmly and collected the bonus point for the Thalaivas next. Chia Ming Chang was in for the Bengal Warriorz next and he failed to get a point as Nitesh Kumar inflicted the ankle hold on him. The Bengal Warriorz finally found a raid point after a while as Garje got a touch on Gawade. 

Time-Out (Second Half)

Tamil Thalaivas 37-19 Bengal Warriorz

Manjeet had an empty raid next and it was time for super Sai Prasad to come in for the final raid for the Time-Out. He was happy to just stay on the mat and returned without a point. It meant that the Thalaivas were ahead by 18 points heading into the final 9 minutes of the game. A comeback seemed impossible from that stage. 

29' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 37-19 Bengal Warriorz

Maharudra Garje came in as a substitute for a raid and he wasn't able to get a point in. Moein Shafaghi was up next for the Tamil Thalaivas and he continued to clean up the Bengal defense. Sagar Kumar bit the dust this time. 

Manjeet got a touch on Himanshu and also got the bonus point to keep the Bengal Warriorz on the mat. Moein came in and he was super tackled finally by Nitesh Kumar. 

26' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 32-15 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi went in and got a touch on Vaibhav Garje and Nitesh Kumar was tackled by Aashish. It inflicted the all-out on the Warriorz as the Thalaivas went ahead by 16 points. 

Himanshu went in for the raid and he took out Siddhesh Tatkare with a touch. Pranay Rane went in next for the Bengal Warriorz and he managed to get a running hand touch on Ronak. 

23' Second Half

Tamil Thalaivas 26-14 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi went in for the first raid of the second half and it was an empty one from him. Vaibhav Garje also had an empty raid for the Warriorz meaning that the next one will be a do-or-die raid. 

Sai Prasad went in for the next raid and he didn't disturb the scorers. Chia Ming Chang, from Taiwan came in for the do-or-die raid for the Bengal Warriorz and he got the bonus point straight away. 

Moein Shafaghi came in for the Tamil Thalaivas and he got a kick on Sagar Kumar. Chang had an empty raid next for the Bengal Warriorz. 

Half Time- Tamil Thalaivas 25-13 Bengal Warriorz

We have had an action packed first half here and the Tamil Thalaivas are already ahead by 12 points here. The onslaught was started on either side of the time-out by Sai Prasad first who picked up four points from a super raid and Moein Shafaghi followed it up with another super raid where he got three points. The Thalaivas managed to inflict the all-out in between on the Bengal Warriorz and they were in no position to make a comeback. 

Manjeet was the top scorer for the Warriorz as he lead with his all-round skills and managed to get five points. However, Maninder Singh and Pranay Rane were woefully out of form and failed to get even a multi point raid. The Bengal Warriorz will need a super raid in the second half early if they're to make a comeback in this game. 

20' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 25-13 Bengal Warriorz

Pranay Rane tried to beat the Tamil defense with speed but he was held by his thigh by the Iranian Amir Hosein Bastami. Moein Shafaghi went back without scoring meaning that the Thalaivas would have a do-or-die next.

Manjeet managed to get a point as he rushed back in time after getting a touch on Nitesh Kumar. Sai Prasad got a touch on Praveen Thakur to get another point.

Manjeet was in next for the Bengal Warriorz and this time he was tackled by Ronak. Moein Shafaghi was in next and he returned without a point. The final raid of the first half was by Vaibhav Garje and it was an empty raid for the Bengal Warriorz. 

17' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 22-12 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi went in for the Thalaivas next with a raw super tackle opportunity for the Warriorz. Sagar Kumar managed to grab hold of the Iranian and helped his side salvage a couple of points. 

Manjeet was in next and he returned back empty handed without a point for the Bengal side. Himanshu was in next and he was dashed out by Sagar Kumar. Pranay Rane went in for the next raid for the Warriorz. He too returned without a point meaning that the next raid would be a do-or-die raid. 

14' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 21-9 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi was in for the next raid and he continued the great work as he put in another Super Raid. He evaded an ankle hold by Nitesh Kumar and then raced off the other side. It was three points for the Thalaivas. 

Pranay Rane went in next for the Bengal Warriorz and he managed to get in a bonus point. Moein Shafaghi went in next and he had an empty raid. Maninder Singh finally got off the mark as he managed to get a touch on Amir Hosein Bastami. 

Sai Prasad was tackled this time as Manjeet inflicted the ankle hold and the rest of the defense managed to come behind and give him cover. Pranay Rane was in next for the Bengal Warriorz but he was tackled by Nitesh Kumar who grabbed him by the thigh. Moein Shafaghi continued his rampage as he put in a stylish raid to take out N. Kumar of the Warriorz. 

11' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 16-6 Bengal Warriorz

Sai Prasad put on a humongous SUPER RAID as he lured the defense and raced back to the line with a dive in the process. He got four points to almost clean out the Warriorz from the mat. 

Maninder Singh was tackled next and it inflicted the all-out on the Bengal Warriorz. At the juncture of the Time-Out, the Thalaivas were ahead by as many as 10 points. 

9' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 9-6 Bengal Warriorz

Himanshu and Manjeet both had a couple of empty raids each for both the sides but Moein Shafaghi pulled off the raid as he took down Nitesh Kumar who had chased him from behind.

Manjeet found the gap in the Tamil Thalaivas defense and he managed to evade the grasp of Aashish, taking him out in the process. Moein Shafaghi had an empty raid next and he was followed by Maninder Singh of the Warriorz. He too returned back empty handed. 

6' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 8-5 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi got tackled by Manjeet again as Bengal Warriorz pulled a point back. Pranay Rane had an empty raid next for the Bengal Warriorz.

Himanshu was excellent on the next raid as he managed to leap across the line and pick up a point. Maninder was tackled by his ankle and Abhishek Manokaran was the player to do so.

Sai Prasad of the Thalaivas was tackled by the Warriorz defender Vaibhav Garje. The Thalaivas struck back as Pranay Rane was chain tackled by the burly Aashish.

3' First Half

Tamil Thalaivas 4-2 Bengal Warriorz

Moein Shafaghi went in for the first raid of the night and he picked up a bonus point straight away. Maninder Singh went in for the Bengal Warriorz and he was tackled by Nitesh Kumar. 

Himanshu was up next for the Thalaivas and he failed to get inside the line and ended up stepping up on the lobby to gift the Bengal side a point. Pranay Rane had an empty raid next and Moein Shafaghi followed him. He was dashed out by Manjeet. 

Maninder Singh was up next and he was tackled by Nitesh Kumar as the pressure increased on the Bengal Warriorz and the Thalaivas got in on the lead. 

The Lineups are Out- 

Tamil Thalaivas- Nitesh Kumar, Aashish, Abhishek Manokaran, Himanshu, Sai Prasad, Moein Shafaghi, Amir Hossein

Bengal Warriorz- Nitesh Kumar, Vaibhav Garje, Pranay Rane, Maninder Singh, Sagar Kumar, Manjeet, Praveen Thakur 

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of this Pro Kabaddi League game 2024 between the Bengal Warriors and the Tamil Thalaivas. Taking you through this game will be myself, Soumarya Dutta. 

It's time for Match 119 of season 11 and it will be the Bengal Warriors taking on the Tamil Thalaivas. The Tamil Thalaivas are coming into this contest on the back of a defeat against the mighty Jaipur Pink Panthers. The Bengal Warriors on the other hand also suffered a loss against the Dabang Delhi KC. 

The Tamil Thalaivas are placed at number 9 in the points table. Moein Shafaghi has been the talisman for the Thalaivas this season in the raiding department. He has racked up an incredible 81 points from 12 games and scored a super 10 in his last game. The defense on the other hand has been led by Nitesh Kumar who has 62 tackle points to his name. Another Iranian Amir Hosein Bastami is also a player to watch out for as he is the brink of amassing 40  points in the season. 

Maninder Singh and Nitin Kumar will be the main raiders for the Bengal Warriors and they have been in exceptional form. Singh has accumulated 99 raid points in 14 games. Nitin Kumar has also been exceptional for them. The defense will be lead by the Iranian legend Fazal Atrachali who has scored 56 points from 18 points. 

Overall, the Dabang Delhi have faced the Bengal Warriors 15 times in the history of PKL.The Bengal Warriors lead the head-to-head department with 10 wins while the Tamil Thalaivas have returned victorious on four occasions. A victory will be extremely crucial for the Tamil Thalaivas as they look remain in the hunt for the Play Off berth. Stay tuned as we take you through the ebbs and flows of this contest for the next two hours.