The Jaipur Pink Panthers' skipper and star raider, Arjun Deshwal, combined well with his supporting raiders, Abhijeet Malik and Neeraj Narwal, as the two-time PKL champions established an early lead. Arjun opened the scoring with a running hand touch on Amir Hossein Bastami, while Abhijeet Malik executed a crucial do-or-die raid against Aashish.