Manush Shah’s superb display helped Puneri Paltan, the home team, snatch the advantage from Bengaluru Smashers. But Jeet Chandra and Natalia Bajor’s late charge meant that the adopted home team — the Pune-based owners had a larger cheering squad than the home outfit — sneaked to an 8-7 win in Season 4 of Ultimate Table Tennis.
Manush led Paltan’s revival on Sunday night in front of the largest spectator turnout at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex after Smashers had opened up a 4-2 lead.
With the left-hander winning five of the six points up for grabs in the matches he featured in, Paltan staged a dramatic fightback after the Bengaluru franchise had started on a promising note.
