Sudharkar maruthamuthu

Jaipur Pink Panthers: In a hard-fought encounter at the Vishwanadh Sports Club in Vizag, Jaipur Pink Panthers secured a narrow 39-36 win against the three-time champions Patna Pirates on Tuesday.

Nitin Kumar Dhankar was the star of the show with 13 raid points to his name, while Ali Samadi Choubtarash also scored 8 points for Jaipur Pink Panthers on his PKL debut. Maninder Singh and Sudharkar Maruthamuthu registered 15 and 9 raid points, respectively for Patna Pirates.

Maninder Singh opened the scoring before Ronak Singh responded with a tackle. It was Jaipur Pink Panthers who dictated terms in the opening exchanges, but a two-point raid from Sudhakar M kept Patna Pirates on level terms.