Dabang Delhi continued their unbeaten run in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12) as they beat Telugu Titans 33-29 at SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday (September 17, 2025).
Dabang Delhi Starts Slow
After trailing by five points in the first half, Neeraj Narwal helped the Delhi-side to mount a comeback with nine points. Saurabh Nandal and Fazel Atrachali contributed with High Fives each.
Telugu Titans took the early lead with a successful raid from Vijay Malik. Shubham Shinde executed a solid tackle to make it 2-0 to build the momentum in their favour.
The Titans maintained their dominance, with Bharat picking up a raid point and then following it up with a strong tackle to send Ashu Malik to the bench, pushing their lead to 4-0.
Dabang Delhi finally opened their account through a tackle by Surjeet Singh in a do-or-die raid. Soon after, Manjeet delivered a successful raid, bringing down the deficit to 5-2. However, Neeraj earned a point for his side and revived the Dabang Delhi captain, reducing the gap to 5-3.
After a slow start, Delhi gradually found their rhythm and closed the deficit further, bringing the score to 5-4 by the time the first time-out was taken in the opening half.
In the resumption, Telugu Titans collected a couple of quick points to stretch their advantage. Their defence continued to hold firm, once again stopping Malik and sending him to the bench, which extended their lead to 8-4 with just over six minutes left in the first half.
The Titans’ defensive unit maintained their intensity for the remainder of the half, consistently shutting down Delhi’s raiders. Their solid all-round effort helped them go into halftime with a 14-9 lead, firmly in control of the match.
Dabang Delhi’s Comeback
Delhi launches a strong comeback in the second half, aided by a brilliant Super Raid from Neeraj , who looked in terrific touch, earned them three points and cut the deficit to 14-15.
However, Telugu Titans were quick to respond with a well-executed Super Tackle, regaining control and extending their lead to 19-14.
Then came the turning point of the match as Delhi inflicted an all out, which helped them take the lead for the first time in the match at 20-19 with just over 13 minutes left. They built on this momentum with a solid tackle to push their advantage to 21-19.
Fazel led the charge in defence. He pulled off several sharp tackles and completed a well-earned High Five, as the side extended their lead to 27-22 within the first four minutes of the half.
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The contest was still open as Titan’s Shubham Shinde produced a crucial tackle to make it 27-30, followed by a successful raid from Praful Zaware that brought the score to 28-30. With just over 40 seconds left, only two points separated the two sides.
But Akshit stepped up for Delhi with a decisive Super Raid that pushed their lead to 33-28, effectively sealing the win. The Titans managed to pick up one more point, but the Dabangs held on to secure a 33-29 win.
