Khalsa Warriors continue its winning spree against Yo Yo Tigers in Wave World Kabaddi League beating them with a score of 62-47
Jalandhar, September 21: Table toppers Khalsa Warriors turned in another powerful performance and outplayed Yo Yo Tigers 62-47 to extend their lead at the top with their eighth win in nine matches in the Wave World Kabaddi League.
Khalsa Warriors aided by their highly successful raiders and in-firm stoppers were dominant right through.
Khalsa Warriors’ captain of the Day, Satnam Sattu showcased a brilliant performance though Sandeep Singh emerged as a great raider for Yo Yo Tigers by converting 14 successful raids from 15 attempts. The Khalsa Warriors won the toss and selected to raid first and ran up a 16-12 lead in the session.
The second quarter started with a strong hint of aggression from the Yo Yo Tigers stoppers. Sohan Roorkee was in no mood to give in and twice asked for Third Umpire’s decision twice and won both. Khlasa Warriors raiders Gagandeep Singh Jogewal and Jasmanpreet Singh made 4 successful raids each.
Yo Yo Tigers displayed the never-say-die attitude and fought back Khalsa Warriors to equal the points, before the latter again forged ahead at 29- 25. Even midway through the third quarter the match was very tight. The initial moments witnessed some aggressive tackles by Yo-Yo Tigers who were successful in equalizing the score at 32 – 32. But by the time the third quarter ended, Khalsa were back in lead at 44-38.
Stoppers Sohan and Nirbhay Jogiwal of Yo Yo Tigers made some crucial errors and allowed Khalsa Warriors to run away in the final session. The final score read 62-47 as the final quarter was dominated by Khalsa, who now hold a seven point advantage over second place Lahore Lions. But Lahore has played two matches less. Yo Yo Tigers and United Singh, who lost to Khalsa on successive days have eight points each.
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