Pro Kabaddi League Highlights, PKL 2024: Defending champion Puneri Paltan beats Haryana Steelers 35-25; Telugu Titans loses 29-44 to Tamil Thalaivas

Vinay could only manage one point of Abinesh Nadarajan in his raid which also turned out to be the last bit of action from this game as Puneri Paltan thrashed Haryana Steelers 35-25.

Vinay goes into the raid before the referee’s whistle which gives one technical point to Puneri. 

FOUR-POINT RAID FROM SANSKAR MISHRA! He goes into the raid and picks up three touchpoints of Gaurav Khatri, Sanket Sawant and Pankaj Mohite alongside a bonus. 

Akash Shinde picks up Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh for the second time today. 

Sanskar Mishra cuts down Puneri’s lead by one point. Takes out Aman.

This Puneri team is from another planet! Another point for them as Vinay has been thumped down on the mat by Aman. 

Rahul Sethpal went out of bounds before Sahil was left alone to handle Aslam Inamdar. The raider found it fairly easy to clean up the defence by taking Sahil’s touchpoint. PUNERI GETS SECOND ALL-OUT ON HARYANA.

Ah, brutal! Abinesh Nadarajan comes with a heavy blow to block Sanskar Mishra. 

Jaya Soorya fails to get a point in his second do-or-die raid. Sanket Sawant ushers him out. 

Akash Shinde goes into the do-or-die raid and Chiyaneh makes a mistake in committing to the tackle way early and solo and as a result, he goes to the bench for the very first time today in the defence. 

Gaurav Khatri instantly takes the revenge. Tackles Shivam Patare who was in his do-or-die raid. 

Rahul Sethpal blocks Pankaj Mohite, who was in the do-or-die raid. 

Gaurav Khatri with another point, takes down Vijay with a double anklehold. 

Aslam Inamdar is in the do-or-die raid this time and has been taken down by Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh’s iron-clad grip. 

Jaya Soorya goes in the do-or-die raid but has been encircled by the Puneri’s defence led by Aman this time. 

Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh gets another point in defence. He blocks and ushers out Akash Shinde. 

Aslam Inamdar tackles Shivam Patare next. 

Pankaj Mohit is in the do-or-die raid and has been taken down by Shivam Patare. 

Second point for Jaya Soorya, he gets a running hand touch on Sanket Sawant. 

Jaya Soorya goes into his first raid and picks up the touchpoint of Gaurav Khatri. 

Pankaj Mohite picks up Sanjay’s touchpoint in the do-or-die raid. 

Left corner Aman gets a single anklehold on Vinay, who was in the do-or-die raid. 

Vinay is sneaky. He gets a quick touchpoint of Sanket Sawant in the do-or-die raid to cut Puneri’s lead by a point just at the stroke of halftime. 

SUPER TACKLE BY CHIYANEH! He pounces on Mohit Goyat, to tackle the raider who was in the do-or-die raid. 

Shivam Patare couldn’t do much in the raid and has been tacked by Gaurav Khatri. 

SUPER RAID FROM Pankaj Mohite! He gets three touchpoints of Sanjay, Rahul and S Manikandan. Puneri extends its lead to 8 points. 

Finally a point for Vinay, he picks Aman in the raid. 

Rahul Sethpal has to go out after Aslam Inamdar lands a backkick on him in the raid. 

A bonus for Aslam Inamdar. 

Shivam Patare performs a perfect dubki like Pardeep Narwal to deceive Aman and Mohit Goyat for two points in the raid. 

A bonus for Haryana Steelers’ last man standing, Vishal Tate but he has been tackled by Puneri’s defence led by Gaurav Khatri as PUNERI PALTAN GETS FIRST ALL-OUT ON HARYANA.

Mohit Goyat is in the raid and picks up N Manikandan’s point, reducing Haryana to one man. 

Vijay goes into the bench now as Puneri consolidates its lead. Gaurav Khatri tackles him. 

Mohit Goyat goes into the do-or-die raid and dives back with a touchpoint of Rahul Sethpal. 

Chiyaneh Shadloui gets into the raid against his former team and he slips and goes into the lobby to give a freebie point to Puneri. 

Vinay is into the do-or-die raid and picks up the touchpoint of left corner Aman. Six all now, what a game we’re having. 

Mohit Goyat with a right leg stretch on S Manikandan gets a touchpoint. 

Rahul Sethpal makes the first contact with Pankaj Mohite before Chiyaneh backs him up quickly. Five all now. 

Gaurav Khatri blocks Shivam Patare for a point in defence. 

A second bonus for Shivam Patare. 

Mohit Goyat picks up the touchpoint of N Manikandan as Puneri takes its lead back. 

Aslam Inamdar’s bonus restores parity. 

A bonus for Shivam Patare as Haryana gets into lead.

Pankaj Mohite goes in the raid and has been taken down by Rahul Sethpal. 

Gaurav Khatri tackles Vinay. 

A bonus for Vishal Tate. 

Defending champion Puneri Paltan starts on the right note. Skipper Aslam picks up the touchpoint of Shivam Patare. 

Haryana Steelers won the toss and chose the choice of side: Left

PUNERI PALTAN: Aslam Inamdar, Abhinesh Nadarajan, Mohit Goyat, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Gaurav Khatri, Aman

HARYANA STEELERS: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh Shadloui, Rahul, N Manikandan, S Manikandan, Shivam Patare, Vinay, Vishal Tate, 

Vijay Malik in action. He goes into the raid and has been tackled by Nitesh Kumar as Tamil registers an emphatic 44-29 victory against Telugu Titans. 

Sahil Gulia tackles Ashish Narwal as Tamil continues its domination on Telugu. 

Sachin is in the do-or-die raid and he picks up the touchpoint of Ankit. 

Ashish Narwal in the raid. Abhishek and Anuj Gawade come up with a chain tackle but the raider sneaks through them for two points. 

Anuj Gawade pins down Pawan and all the hopes of Telugu as well. 

Pawan Sehrawat picks up two touchpoints of Abhishek Manokaran and Amirhossein Bastami to reach his SUPER 10. Narender meanwhile was tackled by Ajit Pawar in between. 

Narender Kandola completes his SUPER 10 after cleaning up the two-man defence of Ankit and Ajit Pawar and with this, TAMIL THALAIVAS GETS THIRD ALL-OUT ON TELUGU TITANS!

Abhishek Manokaran tackles Ashish Narwal as Tamil is close to getting its third all-out on Telugu. 

Sachin Tanwar is a slippery customer! His pace and agility help him go past Sagar in the raid. 

The Iranian Amir Hossein Bastami takes down Vijay Malik as Telugu is down to four players. A bonus for Vijay though. 

Narender Kandola with his ninth raid point. He picks up Shankar Gadai this time. 

Sagar Rathee tackles Pawan Sehrawat as Tamil is extending its lead. 

A bonus for Pawan.

Sagar Rathee blocks Manjeet from behind as TAMIL THALAIVAS INFLICTS SECOND ALL-OUT ON TELUGU TITANS!

Sachin dives his way back after a touch on Shankar Gadai. 

Vijay Malik has been sent back to the bench. Nitesh Kumar gets the point. 

Sagar and Ankit were not able to control Sachin who went with both of their touchpoints. 

Sahil Gulia goes for the ankles of Ashish Narwal, who was in the do-or-die raid. Abhishek comes with a dash. But one point each awarded to both teams after one of the Tamil’s defender was also out of bounds. 

Narender Kandola goes into the do-or-die raid and Shankar Gadai gets a hold of his ankle. The raider tries hard but the defence takes him down. 

If it was Pawan in the first five minutes, it has been a Vijay show who is carrying Telugu with every point in the raid.. This time he gets a touch on Sachin to take revenge of Pawan. 

Sachin is in the raid and he targets Pawan Sehrawat as the superstar of Telugu has to go out. 

Vijay Malik picks his sixth point. A dive on Aashish fetches him a point. 

Do-or-die raid for Telugu now. Narender Kandola picks up Sagar. 

Manjeet is in the do-or-die raid and tries for a bonus but an attentive defence takes good care of him. Sahil gets an anklehold first before the rest of the defence thrusts him down. 

A diving hand touch by Narender Kandola takes out Ajit Pawar as Tamil goes into halftime with a three-point lead. 

Do-or-die raid for Pawan Sehrawat against a four-man defence of Tamil. Pawan tires hard but a sensible defence didn’t commit before and let the raider fall under time pressure. 

Sachin Tanwar has been taken down by Sagar and it is only one-point lead for Tamil again. 

Vijay Malik gets his fifth point. Picks up the big fish Sagar Rathee in the raid. 

Narender Kandola has been taken down by Ankit. 

Pawan Sehrawat tries to sneak from the right side of the mat but a strong Abhishek Manokaran takes care of him. 

Sachin goes in the do-or-die raid and the specialist raider picks up the touchpoint of Ajit Pawar. 

Sahil Gulia attacks and grabs both thigs of Manjeet, who had come in the do-or-die raid. 

Himanshu in the do-or-die raid for Tamil and Ajit Pawar takes him down to make it a one-point game between both teams. 

Vijay Malik has been a good support raider for Telugu today. He picks up Narender Kandola’s point in the raid. 

Sahil Gulia takes down Pawan Sehrawat as Tamil gets into a three-point lead. 

Telugu Titans’ Sagar pounces on Sachin and gets his tackle point who came in the do-or-die raid. 

Another point for Vijay Malik, he picks up a bonus. 

Vijay Malik cuts down Tamil’s lead by a point, picks up the touchpoint of Aashish. 

Abhishek Manokaran leads the charge on Manjeet and the rest of the Tamil’s defence come good to take down the raider. 

Another point for Narender Kandola in the raid as he gets a tag on Ankit. 

A bonus for Manjeet in the raid. 

Narender picks up the man-in-form for Telugu, Pawan Sehrawat in the raid. 

Pawan Sehrawat is back in action and he gets a point straightaway! Himanshu is the man who has to go out after giving his touchpoint. 

Sachin cleans up the two-man defence of Telugu. He picks up the touchpoints of Krishan and Vijay Malik as TAMIL THALAIVAS INFLICTS FIRST ALL-OUT ON TELUGU TITANS.

A bonus for Vijay Malik restores parity. 

SUPER RAID! Narender Kandola goes in the raid and powers through the midline after taking the touchpoints of Sagar, Ajit Pawar and Manjeet. Tamil in lead now!

Ankit makes a mistake as Sachin gets his touchpoint in the raid. 

Abhishek Manokaran tackles Pawan Sehrawat for the first time tonight and the man in form has been tamed down. 

Pawan Sehrawat in top form! He gets a touch on Narender Kandola this time to get his sixth point of the game. 

The first point for Sachin in Tamil’s jersey! He picks up Manjeet in the raid. 

Another multi-point raid from Pawan Sehrawat. A bonus and a touchpoint of Himanshu for him. 

Sachin and Narender Kandola start with empty raids and the latter go into the do-or-die raid and picks up Krishan Dhull in his second raid. 

Pawan Sehrawat starts with a SUPER RAID! He gets a bonus and two touchpoints of Himanshu and Abhishek Manokaran. 

Telugu Titans won the toss and selected Choice of court: Right

TELUGU TITANS: Manjeet, Sagar, Ajit Pawar, Pawan Sehrawat, Vijay Malik, Krishan, Ankit

TAMIL THALAIVAS: Sachin, Sagar Rathee, Narender, Aashish, Himanshu, Sahil Gulia, Abhishek Manokaran

Sachin will be the top raider for Tamil Thalaivas in PKL. He has amassed 952 raid points in 128 matches, including 233 do-or-die raid points.

Sagar will lead the defence for the Thalaivas and has scored 223 tackle points in 70 matches. Meanwhile, Himanshu is the best all-rounder in the team with 143 points.

Pawan Sehrawat will be Telugu Titans’ lead raider. He scored 13 raid points in the Titans’ opening match of Season 11.

Meanwhile, the Titans’ defensive duties will be shouldered mainly by Krishan, who scored 6 tackle points in his team’s first game of the campaign.

Vijay Malik is the top all-rounder in the squad and he will be looking to add to his 3 points that he scored in the Titans’ first match of PKL 11.

Total Matches Player: 14 | Telugu Titans: 5 | Tamil Thalaivas: 8 | Tie: 1

Telugu Titans has faced Tamil Thalaivas 14 times in the history of PKL.

With 8 wins against Telugu, Tamil lead the head-to-head record. Telugu has won 5 times while 1 match ended in a tie.

The previous contest between both teams ended in favour of the latter. They won 54-29 in Season 10.

With 2 wins, 19 losses and 1 tie, Telugu finished last on the PKL 10 standings with 21 points.

On the other hand, Tamil finished 9th last season with 51 points after winning 9 matches and losing 13.

You can catch all the LIVE action from Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on the Star Sports Network and on Disney+ hotstar.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League match day 2, which will take place at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on October 19, 2024.

Telugu Titans will face Tamil Thalaivas in the day’s first match while defending champion Puneri Paltan will face Haryana Steelers in the second match.