Punjab Royals rode on its women grapplers’ performance to bounce back from being 1-3 down and win 6–3 against Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals on day six of the Pro Wrestling League.
Rajnita Jangra (57kg) and Ana Godinez (62kg) won their respective bouts by fall while Meenakshi (53kg) overwhelmed Jyoti Sihag 17-1 and Priya Malik (76kg) beat Jyoti Berwal on technical superiority 10-0 as Punjab Royals went level on points at the top, placing second with 13 winning bouts.
The results: Punjab Royals bt Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals 6-3: Men: 57kg: Aman Sehrawat (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) bt Chirag Chhikara (Punjab Royals) 17-7; 65kg: Rohit Rahal (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) bt Islam Guseinov (Punjab Royals) by Fall 10-1; 74kg: Chandermohan (Punjab Royals) bt Naveen Malik (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) 15-9; 86kg: Mukul Dahiya (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) bt Tariel Gaphrindashvili (Punjab Royals) 18-2; 125kg: Dinesh Dhankhar (Punjab Royals) bt Oleksandr Khotsianivskyi (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) 7-6.
Women: 53kg: Meenakshi (Punjab Royals) bt Jyoti Sihag (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) 17-1; 57kg: Rajnita Jangra (Punjab Royals) bt Alina Filipovych (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) by Fall 7-0; 62kg: Ana Godinez (Punjab Royals) bt Sarika Malik (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) by Fall 12-1; 76kg: Priya Malik (Punjab Royals) bt Jyoti Berwal (Tiigers of Mumbai Dangals) 10-0.
Published – January 21, 2026 05:41 pm IST
