California Eagles rise to second place by beating Punjab Thunder 63-52 in Wave World Kabaddi League
California Eagles Vs. Punjab Thunder
– Man of the Match & Best Raider: Sukhpal Singh (Calif. Eagles) (16 raids)
– Best Stopper: Angrez Singh Punia (Calif. Eagles) (4 stops)
Mohali, October 5: California Eagles continued their rise up the point table and climbed to the second spot with a convincing 63-52 win over Punjab Thunder in the Wave World Kabaddi League. Their third successive win helped California Eagles leap past Punjab Thunder and also move away from the tie they were in with three other teams making it a big leap for California Eagles.
California Eagles won the toss and opted to raid first. It was a session dominated by the raiders. California Eagles scored a point of each of their 15 raids and added three more with successful stops, one each by Angrez Singh, Mikhail Jamaal and Virender. In contrast, Punjab Thunder managed to score only 11 times from their 14 raids and failed to stop any of their rivals. Baldev Singh Babu, Harjeet Singh, Sukhwinder Singh, Sukhpal Singh and Parneek Singh stood out for California Eagles who lead 18-11. For Punjab Thunder Sultan Singh with four raids and one stop and Baljit Singh with three successful raids were the stars.
In the second quarter California kept up the pressure as Mikhail Jamaal and Angrez had two stops each and their raiders kept the momentum going. Punjab Thunder’s star raider Sultan Singh, too, was stopped twice though Rana Alishan and Lakhveer Singh Lakha made 2 valuable stops for them. Raiders Parneek Singh and Baldev Singh made good raids for California Eagles and the difference swelled to 12 points 34-22 by the end of quarter.
In the third quarter Punjab Thunder put in a better performance and narrowed the gap, but California Eagles were never in danger. By the end of the third session, they led 48-38.
In the final session once Punjab Thunder’s best efforts were kept in check by stoppers of California Eagles. Raiders Talwinder Singh Grewal and Gurpreet Singh of Punjab Thunder tried hard but the fine performances by raider Baldev Singh and Sukhpal Singh of California Eagles gave them no chance as they won 63-52.
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