PKL 2018 | Super raid by Monu changed the course of match in our favour, says Ashan Kumar

In the first encounter of the day, yesterday, Puneri Paltan managed to defeat Dabang Delhi 31-27 and went to the top of the Zone A table. It was the match between two teams that have shown their defensive strength throughout the season and it was the Pune side that ran out winners at full-time. When the game was in the balance, Monu managed to get a Super Raid in to not only give his side the lead, but according to Kumar, also swung the momentum of the game in Pune's favour.

“We did a lot of analysis with the team after our earlier losses. We try not to be dependent on any one player. We want to have a balance. Today we tried to use that balance to our advantage and play out of our skins. It was very important to win today and I’m glad the players in each of the seven positions played well today” he added.

Girish Kumar Maruth praised on raider Deepak Dahiya and commended him saying that he made a good use of the opportunity provided to him.

“Absolutely. He made good use of the opportunity and put in a good performance. We hope he continues performing well for us like he did today”, Girish Maruti Ernak said.

“The defence made the first error and that is where we lost the advantage. The three points we lost all started from there. We got some good chances even after that but we weren’t able to capitalise”, coach Krishan Kumar Hooda said.

Dabang Delhi now sits on the fourth position on the points table in Zone A with 16 points. The team’s coach said that one more strong raider would have helped them improve their game by leaps and bounds and grab those five crucial points.