{"id":2004,"date":"2025-09-28T20:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2025-09-28T20:25:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:55:26","slug":"pkl-2025-jaipur-leg-top-raiders-defenders-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/pkl-2025-jaipur-leg-top-raiders-defenders-standings\/","title":{"rendered":"PKL 2025 Jaipur Leg Recap: Dabang Delhi Leads \u2013 Top Raiders, Defenders &amp; Full Standings Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The second leg of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/pro-kabaddi-2025-match-schedule-time-table-format-venue-auction-watch-live\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"110\">Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12<\/a><\/strong> wrapped up in style on <strong>Saturday, September 27, 2025<\/strong>, as the action-packed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/pro-kabaddi-2025-jaipur-leg-schedule-and-details\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1769\">Jaipur leg<\/a><\/strong> came to a thrilling end. With all 12 teams putting in their best efforts to climb up the points table, fans were treated to high-intensity matches, dramatic finishes, and standout individual performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While some teams used this phase to solidify their dominance, others struggled to find rhythm and now face the pressure to bounce back in the upcoming <strong>Chennai leg<\/strong>. Let\u2019s take a look at how the table stands after Jaipur, and who emerged as the top performers in the raiding and defending departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PKL 12: Dabang Delhi Dominate the Jaipur Leg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most consistent and commanding team across both legs so far has been <strong>Dabang Delhi<\/strong>. With <strong>7 wins in 8 matches<\/strong>, they comfortably sit at the <strong>top of the points table<\/strong>. Their captain, <strong>Ashu Malik<\/strong>, has been the driving force behind their success\u2014leading with composure and delivering in crucial moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Delhi&#8217;s balanced squad, sharp strategies, and ability to close out tight games have made them the team to beat this season. Their form in Jaipur further stamped their authority as serious title contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PKL 2025 Points Table After Jaipur Leg (Top Teams Snapshot)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>Played<\/th><th>Won<\/th><th>Lost<\/th><th>Score Diff<\/th><th>Points<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/dabang-delhi-k-c\/\">Dabang Delhi K.C.<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>51<\/td><td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/puneri-paltan\/\">Puneri Paltan<\/a><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>51<\/td><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/haryana-steelers\/\">Haryana Steelers<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>8<\/td><td><strong>12<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/telugu-titans\/\">Telugu Titans<\/a><\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>18<\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/jaipur-pink-panthers\/\">Jaipur Pink Panthers<\/a><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>-1<\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/bengaluru-bulls\/\">Bengaluru Bulls<\/a><\/td><td>10<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>-7<\/td><td><strong>10<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/up-yoddhas\/\">UP Yoddha<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>-7<\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/tamil-thalaivas\/\">Tamil Thalaivas<\/a><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>-17<\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/u-mumba\/\">U Mumba<\/a><\/td><td>9<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>-23<\/td><td><strong>8<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/bengal-warriorz\/\">Bengal Warriors<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>-24<\/td><td><strong>6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/patna-pirates\/\">Patna Pirates<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>-18<\/td><td><strong>4<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td><a href=\"\/en\/team\/gujarat-giants\/\">Gujarat Giants<\/a><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>-31<\/td><td><strong>2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/table\/pro-kabaddi-points-table-2025-pkl-12\/\" data-type=\"sp_table\" data-id=\"42\">PKL 12: Pro Kabaddi League 2025 Points Table<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teams That Impressed\u2014and Those That Didn\u2019t<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jaipur leg saw several teams making strong progress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Puneri Paltan, Haryana Steelers, Telugu Titans, Jaipur Pink Panthers, UP Yoddhas<\/strong>, and <strong>Bengaluru Bulls<\/strong> had a fairly solid run, managing important wins and staying in the playoff race.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the flip side, teams like <strong>U Mumba<\/strong>, who were in the top three after the first leg, suffered a major drop in form and slipped to <strong>9th place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gujarat Giants<\/strong>, <strong>Patna Pirates<\/strong>, and <strong>Bengal Warriors<\/strong> also continued to struggle. Gujarat, in particular, had a miserable outing, <strong>failing to win a single match in the second leg<\/strong> and now find themselves <strong>at the bottom of the table<\/strong> with just <strong>1 win in 8 games<\/strong> and a <strong>-31 point difference<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Raider of the Jaipur Leg: <strong>Devank Dalal (Bengal Warriors)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Bengal Warriors&#8217; poor team performance, their captain <strong>Devank Dalal<\/strong> emerged as the <strong>standout raider<\/strong> of the leg\u2014and the season so far. He currently leads the charts with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>131 raid points<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>107 successful raids<\/strong> in 8 matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dalal\u2019s individual brilliance has been a silver lining for the Warriors, and his consistent raiding puts him firmly in the spotlight as the league progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/pro-kabaddi-2025-top-raider-defender-most-points-scoring-players\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1778\">Pro Kabaddi 2025: Top Raider, Defender, and Most Points Scoring Players<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Defender of the Jaipur Leg: <strong>Nitesh Kumar (Tamil Thalaivas)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the defense department, <strong>Tamil Thalaivas&#8217; Nitesh Kumar<\/strong> leads the pack with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>33 tackle points<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>31 successful tackles<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nitesh has been a rock at the back for his side and continues to be one of the most reliable defenders in PKL. His reading of the game and timely tackles have played a key role in keeping Tamil Thalaivas competitive, even when their attack has faltered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other notable defenders in the race include <strong>Gaurav Khatri<\/strong>, <strong>Ashish Malik<\/strong>, and <strong>Sumit Sangwan<\/strong>, who have all made significant contributions to their teams&#8217; defensive efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next: Chennai Leg Begins September 29<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pro Kabaddi League 2025 now moves to its third leg in <strong>Chennai<\/strong>, scheduled from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/pro-kabaddi-2025-chennai-leg-starts-september-29.webp\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2002\">September 29 to October 10<\/a><\/strong> at the <strong>Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium (SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chennai leg kicks off with an exciting match between <strong>UP Yoddhas and Gujarat Giants<\/strong> at 8:00 PM IST on <strong>September 29<\/strong>. For Gujarat, this is a crucial chance to reverse their fortunes. For the home team <strong>Tamil Thalaivas<\/strong>, it\u2019s a return to familiar territory and an opportunity to climb up the rankings with home crowd support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned\u2014because the <strong>Pro Kabaddi League 2025<\/strong> is just getting started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PKL 2025 Jaipur leg concludes with Dabang Delhi leading the points table. Check top raiders, defenders, and team standings after an exciting second leg of Season 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[47,26,85],"class_list":["post-2004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pro-kabaddi-league","tag-dabang-delhi","tag-pkl-12","tag-points-table","resize-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2008,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004\/revisions\/2008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kabaddiarena.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}