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Pro Kabaddi: Jaipur Pink Panthers oust U Mumba to win first PKL title

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Mumbai: In a thrilling match of Kabaddi, Abhishek Bachchan’s Jaipur Pink Panthers ousted U Mumba 35-24 to win the first Pro Kabaddi League title.

Incidentally, the same two teams had played in the opening match of this league, which was also held at the same venue – National Sports Club of India (NSCI) Stadium around a month ago. However, Jaipur Pink Panthers had lost the match on that ocassion. 

Along with the trophy and medals, Jaipur Pink Panthers walked away with a cheque of Rupees Fifty Lakhs, followed by U Mumba who received a cheque of Rupees Twenty Five Lakhs.

The same two teams which played in the opening match of the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League will clash again in the final. That too at the same venue, the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) in Mumbai. U Mumba will play Jaipur Pink Panthers in the summit clash. Just over a month ago, the hosts kicked off their campaign with a win over the Jaipur-franchise.

For the final match, Maninder Singh was awarded the Best Attacker, while Prashant Chavan was awarded the Best Defender. Jasvir Singh won the Mashal Sports Moment of the Match for an interesting standoff of succesive raids.

In the earlier match for the Third place spot between Bengaluru Bulls and Patna Pirates, Patna outsmarted Bangalore with a score of 22-29.

The tournament awards were also distributed during the valedictory ceremony. They are as follows:

Best Raider of the Tournament – Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)

Best Defender of the Tournament – Manjeet Chillar (Bengaluru Bulls)

Most Valuable Player of the Tournament – Anup Kumar (U Mumba)

With this, the month long league which changed the face of the sport of Kabaddi in India, bringing in a new lease of life for the sport and captured the hearts of millions of people has now finally come to an end.

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