PKL: Arjun Deshwal stars in Jaipur Pink Panthers' win over Haryana Steelers

Jaipur Pink Panthers rode on a brilliant performance from raider Arjun Deshwal to earn their second win of PKL Season 9

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They went past Haryana Steelers with a 44-31 victory at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium

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Deshwal, who was in top form, earned 14 points to win, while Rahul Chaudhari and Sunil Kumar also made useful contributions for Jaipur.

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