Mumbai: The excitement was came thick and fast, with the second game- a momentous clash between the South and the North. Dabang Delhi lead by the fearless Jasmer Singh faced off against the might of the Bengaluru Bulls captained by the indomitable Manjit Chillar. Kashiling Adake gave Delhi a wonderful start displaying incredible agility in each of his initials raids, but the Bengaluru Bulls charged back to level the score at 5, on the stroke of the 6 minute mark. What initially seemed a tightly contested affair soon changed into a very one sided affair. After over turning the deficit, Bengaluru looked a truly domineering unit.
By the eighth minute they had knocked out the entire Delhi team, scoring their first LONA point and moving clearly into the distance. The first half witnessed an incredible display of strength from Dharmaraj Cherlathan of Bengaluru who lifted a rapidly escaping Amit Singh up off of his feet and changed his course of direction entirely, thus allowing the Bengalurean anti to seize the opportunity and tackle him. However the highlight of the first-half was Ajay Thakur of the Bulls, who tagged out 3 members of the opposition to reduce Delhi to a single player, earning him the Best Raider title for the second match.
The Bulls capitalised on what looked like a lapse in concentration from the Delhi team, and went on to punish them by knocking out their entire team and giving the Bulls their second set of LONA points on the night.
At half time, the Bulls were leading Dabang Delhi 27-13. Owing to the mountain they were set to climb if they were to come back, Delhi sent in their best raider, Kashiling Adake into Bengaluru’s territory hoping his guile and agility could give Delhi the boost they so desperately needed, but the Bengaluru Bulls were proved to be very stubborn, denying Delhi any chance of recovery. The game’s most destructive force was none other than the Bengaluru Bulls captain Manjit Chillar, who not only helped thwarting the threat presented by Delhi’s attack, but more importantly was fearsome every time he raided into the opposition’s half, often taking as many as 3 members of the anti out with him – winning the well deserved title of Best Player for the second match of the night.
The might and organisational excellence of the Bulls earned them their 3rd set of LONA points on the night. Bengaluru were sharp on the attack and merciless in defence, by the 31st minute they were a firm 22 points in the lead. It was evident by the body language of the Delhi team hands resting over hips in a declared that it was over. Even the experienced Ehsan Zamani was making mistakes now, exceeding his ‘cant’ for the second time on the night. It was all over minutes later, with Bengaluru wining comfortably 47- 28 over Dabang Delhi.