Kolkata: Bengaluru were slow to start with and trailed 12-13 at half time but were quick to regroup to take away the match with a convincing 31-26 win.
Captain Manjeet Chillar put up an all-round show in both raid and tackle to log six points.
Chillar was finely supported by Ashish Chhokar who carded six raid points including three bonus points to be awarded the ‘Best Raider’.
Local lad Rajesh Mondal too impressed in front of the home crowd as he chipped in with four raid points and was instrumental in Bengaluru’s comeback from behind victory.
This was Bengaluru’s third win from four matches and they remained on third place with 15 points in the table.
Puneri Paltan are placed at the bottom of the table with three points from four straight losses.
The Pune team had a brilliant defence in Manoj Kumar’s superb tackle points as he was adjudged ‘Best Defender’. But that was not enough as they were severely let down by their lacklustre raids.
By the half an hour mark, as Bengaluru Bulls went six points up, they never looked back.
Captain Wazir and Tushar Patil had given Pune a 4-0 lead and were ahead 12-8 to start with, but Bengaluru soon regained the lost ground with Chhokar’s fine 16th minute raid.
Bengaluru soon looked a regrouped unit and combined well in the defence too as they pinned down Pune captain Wazir and reduced the lead to one point at half time.
Delhi drub Bengal
In the second match of the day, Dabang Delhi shot into top four after thrashing hosts Bengal Warriors 32-21.
Riding on some rock solid tackle by stand-in captain Ravinder Singh Pahal and Amit Chhillar, Delhi Dabang pinned down almost every effort of the home side en route to capping a comprehensive victory.
