Cheered by Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, Pink Panthers put a up a grand show, after losing concentration in the middle, to post a thrilling victory.
They keep their position at the top intact with a tally of 53 points from 13 matches after having won 10, lost one and playing one draw.
The winners were leading 20-10 at the breather, but Puneri Paltan, who are languishing at the bottom of the table with only 16 points from 12 matches made a spirited come back. They shot to a 22-21 lead with 13 minutes remaining.
Jasvir and Maninder kept on haunting Paltan as the hosts posted a 33-27 victory.
Maninder, who scored seven points, was declared Man-of-the -Match and also pocketed the best raider award. Paltan's Jitesh Joshi was declared best defender.
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