Lahore Lions kabaddi team can surpass Khalsa Warriors on points table’

Lahore: Sports Board Punjab’s Lahore Lions kabaddi team has great prospects to overcome Khalsa Warriors, the leading team in the ongoing World Kabaddi League, in the next Lahore Lions Media Manager Abdur Rauf Roofi in a statement said that after the completion of third phase of the mega event, all the eight teams have appeared in five matches each.

“Right now, Lahore Lions is placed second with four victories and eight points behind Khalsa Warriors, who carved out four victories and their one match ended in a draw. They have nine points in their kitty. SBP’s team suffered its solitary defeat against strong Khalsa Warriors in a second phase match played at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi,” he said.

Lahore Lions raiders Shafiq Chishti and Akmal Shahzad Dogar offered handsome performance for their team’s victory with 29 and 22 points respectively. In all, they combined to score 51 points of their team’s aggregate of 69 points. Shafiq was adjudged the Man of the Match and also the Top Raider of the Match. Shafiq’s 29 raids is the best performance in a single match so far in the WKL.

“Indian actress Sonakshi Sinha’s kabaddi team United Singhs and Yo Yo Tigers have six points apiece followed by Punjab Thunder who grabbed 5 points. Royal Kings USA and Vancouver Lions are placed at the bottom of the table with 2 points each,” he further told.