PKL Season 10: Ashu Malik Propels Dabang Delhi To Stunning Comeback Win Against Tamil Thalaivas

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Kolkata, February 14: Ashu Malik helped Dabang Delhi seal a stunning comeback as they erased a 13-point deficit and clinched a hard-fought 45-43 win over Tamil Thalaivas in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 match at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Ashu Malik was Dabang Delhi's star as he finished with 18 raid points, while raider Meetu Sharma also scored 6 points and defender Vikrant finished just short of a High-5, earning 4 points.

Tamil Thalaivas raider Narender also scored 18 points, while M Abhishek scored a High-5 from defence, but their efforts went in vain as the Dabang Delhi pulled off a mindblowing comeback in the second half.

Tamil Thalaivas raced off the blocks in style with an ALL OUT inside the opening 5 minutes. Narender ran through the Delhi defence and the raiders were on song as Tamil Thalaivas soared to a 9-2 lead.

Ashan Kumar's side were brilliant on all accounts and their dominance was wide on display as they secured another ALL OUT in the 15th minute and climbed to a mammoth lead at 22-9.

Dabang Delhi, who have already qualified for the playoffs, failed to get going as captain Ashu was the only one who kept the scoreboard ticking. The defence had a poor outing and leaked points aplenty as Tamil Thalaivas went into the interval leading 25-14.

Ashu's men made a good start to the 2nd period as they inflicted an ALL OUT in the 24th minute and reduced their deficit to just 5 points at 25-20.

However, their hopes of a comeback were dashed by some brilliant raiding from Narender. The youngster starred with a multi-point raid, bagged a Super 10 and led his side to an ALL OUT that propelled them to a 12-point lead at 34-22.

While it looked like the odds were stacked against them, Dabang Delhi produced a miraculous comeback. It began with a SUPER RAID from Meetu Sharma and then Ashu switched gears as Delhi clinched an ALL OUT at 33-38 with 6 minutes to go.

What followed was a raiding masterclass from Ashu as he got the better of every Tamil Thalaivas defender to level the scores at 38-38 and then a splendid tackle from Manu on Narender in the 39th minute awarded Dabang Delhi an ALL OUT and the lead at 43-42.

Ashu grabbed his 18th point of the game in the final raid as he climbed to the top of the standings for the season's best raider and Dabang Delhi bounced back to winning ways.

With that result, Dabang Delhi strengthened their position at number three on the PKL season 10 points table, while Tamil Thalaivas remained in the same position despite adding a point, having lost the game by less than 7 points.

What's next for Dabang Delhi and Tamil Thalaivas in PKL Season 10?

The season 8 champions Dabang Delhi will next be in action against Bengaluru Bulls in their final league phase match on Sunday (February 18) before they head into the eliminators. Tamil Thalaivas will end their season on February 18 against Bengal Warriors.