In Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League, the Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated the Gujarat Giants 32-24 at the Noida Indoor Stadium here on Friday thanks to an outstanding team effort. The two-time winners won despite a Super 10 from Gujarat Giants’ Guman Singh thanks to the raiding combination of Arjun Deshwal, Neeraj Narwal, and Shrikant Jadhav and Reza Mirbagheri’s defensive skills.

Arjun Deshwal, the captain of the Jaipur Pink Panthers, became the third raider to achieve 100 points in PKL Season 11 with nine points during the match.

The Gujarat Giants and Jaipur Pink Panthers were initially somewhat cautious, which made for an exciting opening to the game. In the first exchanges, Arjun Deshwal and Guman Singh, the two captains, were battling it out. It was Guman Singh’s Do-or-Die Raid that maintained the score at seven points each at the end of the first quarter of a match that was equally balanced.

With six of his team’s twelve points in the first half, the Gujarat Giants skipper was leading the way. Despite Arjun Deshwal’s relative quietness, Neeraj Narwal and Shrikant Jadhav’s raids helped the Jaipur Pink Panthers maintain a slim advantage. Neeraj Narwal reached a major league milestone as he accumulated 200 raid points.

In this fiercely fought match, Reza Mirbagheri made an impression on the defensive end for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, who maintained a one-point advantage at the conclusion of the first half, 13–12.

Rakesh’s Do-or-Die Raid for the Gujarat Giants leveled the score in the first few minutes of the second half after the first half began similarly. Arjun Deshwal and Neeraj Narwal continued their strong offensive play, giving the Jaipur Pink Panthers the game’s largest lead and a three-point advantage.

In a furious three-minute segment, the Jaipur Pink Panthers finally took the bull by the horns and gave the Gujarat Giants an All Out. The two-time winners now had a nine-point advantage and something to cling to in the game’s closing stages. The Jaipur Pink Panthers weren’t going to blow their advantage, despite Guman Singh’s best efforts to reduce the distance and mount a comeback.

The Gujarat Giants’ hopes of a comeback were dashed as the Jaipur Pink Panthers wore down the clock, with Arjun Deshwal and Neeraj Narwal continuing to chip away. Even though Guman Singh finished his Super 10, his side was defeated by the Jaipur Pink Panthers by an eight-point difference.