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Getting off to a good start, maintaining the lead and building on the momentum are some of the strategies that teams plan before the start of the match. However, there are times when these plans go haywire and teams end up conceding more points in the process.

In this feature, we take the five teams from Pro Kabaddi Season 7 who conceded the most number of points and further break it down into types of points conceded and which side proved toughest for each team. We also noticed all five of these teams conceded the most points during the crucial 36-40th minute of the game, and you’ll be surprised to find out who led that category!

Team Matches Raid Points Conceded Tackle Points Conceded Extra Points Conceded All-Out Points Conceded Total Points Conceded Points conceded during 36-40th minute Finishing position in the season
Bengaluru Bulls 24 483 273 33 66 848 160 Semi-final
Dabang Delhi K.C. 24 525 206 40 52 823 139 Final
Jaipur Pink Panthers 22 409 226 28 50 713 121 League stage
Bengal Warriors 24 499 201 44 46 790 173 Winners
U Mumba 24 407 220 51 54 732 127 Semi-final

U Mumba

The Fazel Atrachali-led side stands fifth with regards to the most number of points conceded amongst all the teams in Season 7. U Mumba conceded a total of 732 points in the entire season, including 407 raid points and 220 tackle points.

Opposition

Total Points Conceded

Bengaluru Bulls

65

Dabang Delhi K.C.

77

Jaipur Pink Panthers

63

Bengal Warriors

98

Patna Pirates

56

Puneri Paltan

56

Telugu Titans

52

Haryana Steelers

101

Tamil Thalaivas

56

U.P. Yoddha

63

Gujarat Fortunegiants

45

Total

732

The Season 7 semi-finalists conceded the most number of points against Haryana Steelers (101) in the league stages of the competition. Meanwhile, U Mumba conceded 127 points in the final five minutes of the match.

Read | Fazel Atrachali vs Nitesh Kumar: Battle of the two corner tigers

Bengal Warriors

The Bengal Warriors stand fourth in the list with a total of 790 points conceded in Season 7, with 499 raid points and 201 tackle points given away.

Opposition

Total Points Conceded

Bengaluru Bulls

83

Dabang Delhi K.C.

97

Jaipur Pink Panthers

67

U Mumba

91

Patna Pirates

95

Puneri Paltan

62

Telugu Titans

68

Haryana Steelers

72

Tamil Thalaivas

55

U.P. Yoddha

49

Gujarat Fortunegiants

51

Total

790

The Pro Kabaddi (PKL) champions from Season 7 had a torrid time against runners-up Dabang Delhi, as they conceded the most number of points against them amongst all other teams in the league stages of the competition. When it comes to the closing stages of the match, Bengal Warriors leaked 173 points from 36th – 40th minute which is the also the most number of points conceded among all the teams in season 7 of the league.

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Opposition

Total Points Conceded

Bengaluru Bulls

75

Dabang Delhi K.C.

81

Bengal Warriors

66

U Mumba

70

Patna Pirates

57

Puneri Paltan

59

Telugu Titans

75

Haryana Steelers

53

Tamil Thalaivas

61

U.P. Yoddha

69

Gujarat Fortunegiants

47

Total

713

Although Jaipur did not have a great time in Season 7, they ended up conceding only 713 points, the second-least among all the teams. Just like Bengal Warriors, Jaipur conceded the most number of points against the runners-up from last season, Dabang Delhi KC. The Season 1 PKL champions conceded 121 points in the dying moments of the match, which is also the least among all the teams in the final five minutes.

Read | PKL players with the most assists since Season 5

Dabang Delhi K.C.

Opposition

Total Points Conceded

Bengaluru Bulls

108

Jaipur Pink Panthers

68

Bengal Warriors

111

U Mumba

61

Patna Pirates

74

Puneri Paltan

70

Telugu Titans

62

Haryana Steelers

68

Tamil Thalaivas

63

U.P. Yoddha

77

Gujarat Fortunegiants

61

Total

823

Delhi had a prolific Pro Kabaddi Season 7 as they were the table-toppers and ended up finishing runners-up in the competition. However, surprisingly, they also stand second in the list of most points conceded in the league stages of Season 7 with 823 points. The Joginder Narwal-led side also hold the record for conceding most number of raid points (525) among all the teams.

Bengaluru Bulls

Opposition

Total Points Conceded

Dabang Delhi K.C.

116

Jaipur Pink Panthers

71

Bengal Warriors

84

U Mumba

59

Patna Pirates

71

Puneri Paltan

73

Telugu Titans

65

Haryana Steelers

69

Tamil Thalaivas

48

U.P. Yoddha

125

Gujarat Fortunegiants

74

Total

848

At the top of the standings are Bengaluru Bulls, holding the record for most number of points conceded in Season 7 of Pro Kabaddi League. The Season 6 champions conceded a total of 483 raid points and 273 tackle points in the league stages of the competition. The semi-finalists also hold the record for conceding the second most number of points (160) in the final five minutes of the game.

Feature image courtesy: Twitter / @BengalWarriors

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