Pro Kabaddi League Highlights, PKL 2024: Gagan Gowda’s late charge in vain as UP Yoddhas loses 28-30 to Haryana Steelers; Tamil Thalaivas beats Gujarat Giants 44-25

Tamil Thalaivas is the new leader! 

Vinay rolls down the clock, ensuring Haryana can not lose from here. He goes deep to get a bonus before being taken down by Mahender Singh. 

Haryana Steelers keeps its two-point lead and beat UP Yoddhas 30-28 in a low-scoring thriller.

Bhavani Rajput puts a quick raid and gets a bonus and a touch on Jaideep. Can UP do something from here? Just 11 seconds left on the clock now. 

Bharat falls now. UP came very close but it’s not going to change the fate of the match. 

Gagan Gowda has been tackled for the second time in two raids. Rahul takes him down this time and it’s going to be very difficult for UP to stage a comeback from here with just a little over 1 minute left on the clock. 

Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh goes into the raid and looks for a point but Sumit Sangwan has other plans. He pounces on Chiyaneh, taking him down with a solo effort. 

Jaideep with a big point in defence! He thumps down in-form Gagan Gowda. 

Ninth point for Gagan Gowda! He reduces Haryana’s lead to just two points after touching Naveen. 

Shivam Patare has been taken down by Bharat. Haryana reviews for bonus but wastes the review. 

Gagan Gowda is keeping UP in the match with point after point. He picks two touchpoints in as many raids to send Sanjay and Jaideep away. Vinay, meanwhile touches Sahul Kumar to balance the good work by Gagan. 

Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh gets an easy point of Mahender Singh as HARYANA GETS AN ALL-OUT ON UP.

Gagan Gowda has been taken down finally. He manages a bonus but was tackled by Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. 

Vinay has been SUPER TACKLED by the two-player defence of UP but since one of its defenders went out so one point is awarded to Haryana as well. 

Gagan Gowda with the clutch again! He gets a bonus and a touch on Sanjay. 

Vinay touches Bharat. UP is left to Gagan again. 

Gagan Gowda not only gets a touch on Naveen, also maakes sure UP denies the all-out. 

Vinay lands a kick on Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, UP is down to one active player. 

Surender Gill gets a bonus. 

Shivam Patare runs away from the anklehold of Hitesh. Haryana extends its lead to five points. 

Vinay gets a tag on Sahul Kumar just at the nick of time to get a point in the do-or-die raid. 

Now Gagan Gowda gets a bonus. 

Gagan Gowda delivers big time for UP this time. He lands a backkick on Shadloui in the do-or-die raid. Big fish this. 

Shivam Patare uses the lobby to escape the dash from Mahender Singh before getting a tag on Sumit. 

Naveen gets Bharat’s ankles for a defensive point. 

Vinay has been pinned down in the do-or-die raid. Sahul Kumar gets the point after grabbing his legs. 

Rahul Sethpath comes with a hefty dash to take out Bhavani Rajput as the raider fails to deliver this time in the do-or-die raid. 

Vinay is in the do-or-die raid and gets a bonus. 

Bhavani lands a backkick on Jaideep to cut down on Haryana’s lead. It’s a one point game now. 

Sixth point for Sanjay in the defence. He pounces on Bharat’s legs to pin him down. Haryana doubles its lead at the end of the first half. 

What a close game we are having. Shivam Patare has been taken down by Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi to deny him a point in his do-or-die raid. 

Bharat targets the left-corner and takes out the big man from the mat — Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh in this raid. 

Vijay gets a tag on Sumit this time in the do-or-die raid. 

Bhavani Rajput has to go back to the bench. And who leads the tackle? Sanjay it is, again. He gets to his HIGH FIVE already. 

Vinay is on the do-or-die raid. Uses the across space to get the running hand touch on Ashu Singh. 

Haryana takes its revenge on Bharat with a SUPER TACKLE! Sanjay leads the three-man charge on Bharat this time. 

SUPER RAID FROM BHARAT and all UP needed was a couple of raids to get into the lead! Bharat uses his strength and height to cross the midline, taking three big touchpoints of Rahul, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh and Shivam Patare. 

Ashu, Sahul and then Sumit join the tackle to take down Vinay for a SUPER TACKLE!

Surender Gill has been taken down in the do-or-die raid this time. Naveen leads the tackle as Haryana continues to tighten its grip early on. 

Shivam Patare goes deep into UP’s half and gets a tag on Mahender Singh while running back. 

Brutal from Sanjay! Bhavani Rajput was in the do-or-die raid and the right cover, Sanjay ran from his end to the left side of the court to first block Bhavani and then dash him out all by himself. 

The strategy has been clear, play of the third raid. Shivam Patare is the raider on the do-or-die raid and tries a leap over Sumit but is taken down instantly. First point for UP. 

Bharat, on the other hand, fails to get a point in the do-or-die raid and has been taken down by Sanjay. 

A quiet start from both teams. Vijay and Shivam deliver empty raids before the former gets a touchpoint of Sahul Kumat in the do-or-die raid. 

UP Yoddhas won the toss and selected the choice of court: Right

UP YODDHAS: Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Mahender Singh, Bhavani Rajput, Bharat, Sahul Kumar, Sumit

HARYANA STEELERS: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Jaideep, Vinay, Shivam Patare, Rahul, Sanjay, Naveen

Narender in the clean-up act, touches Neeraj Kumar, the last man for Gujarat. TAMIL GETS A SECOND ALL-OUT ON GUJARAT and with this, the first game comes to an end as the Men in Yellow register a comfortable 44-25 win in the end.

Amir Hossein Bastami….wow! Where does this tackle come from? He takes down Mohammadesmaeil Nabibakhsh with a solo block very near to the midline. 

Himanshu was self-out before Narender escaped the anklehold of Rohit in the do-or-die raid.

Parteek Dahiya has been taken down by Amir Hossein Bastami. 

Nitesh goes for a double thigh hold before Sahil backs him up quickly, giving Tamil another SUPER TACKLE! Rakesh is the raider who goes out. 

Rakesh uses his pace, tags Abhishek Manokaran but Gujarat is still trailing by 10 points.

Sachin on the do-or-die raid and runs straight to Rakesh, who pins him down with a double thigh hold.

HIGH FIVE for Sahil Gulia who takes down Nitin this time.

Parteek Dahiya has been taken down this time in the do-or-die raid. Sahil Gulia gets a hold on both legs before Sachin and Nitesh join him to get a SUPER TACKLE!

Sachin targets the left-corner Rohit and escapes his anklehold to get a crucial point in the do-or-die raid. 

Parteek Dahiya on the do-or-die raid and takes an easy point of Anuj Gawade, who could not resist but went for a solo block. 

Guman Singh uses the lobby to escape from the dash and hold of Abhishek Manokaran and Amir Hossein Bastami. Tamil uses the review to the raider being out but the on-field verdict remained the same. 

Rohit takes down Narender Kandola. Is this a start of a comeback? Coach Ram Meher was quite agitated by his team’s performance and seemed to have given some boost to his boys with strong words. 

Abhishek Manokaran uses his strength to take down Parteek Dahiya with a solo dash. Lovely stuff from Abhishek this time. 

A bonus for Narender Kandola.

Sahil loses his balance and goes out of bounds but Guman Singh also goes to lobby without any touch so both has to go out. 1 point each. 

Parteek Dahiya has been ushered out by Nitesh Kumar and this revives Sachin. 

Parteek Dahiya with a multi-point raid! He gets a running hand touch on Narender before escaping the dash of Anuj Gawade. 

Sachin has been taken down by Rohit. 

A good defensive effort saw Guman Singh walk back to the bench. Anuj Gawade gets the point. 

Sachin does the clean up act! Rakesh was self out before Sachin gets a tag on Neeraj Kumar and with this, TAMIL THALAIVAS GETS AN ALL-OUT ON GUJARAT GIANTS!

Nitesh Kumar with a strong dash, takes out Himanshu Singh. 

And Narender completes his well-deserved Super 10 in this raid. He gets two touchpoints of Rohit and Mohammadesmaeil Nabibakhsh. 

Second tackle point for Narender Kandola who leads the defence to take down Narender Kandola. 

Vishal Chahal was self out in the raid. 

Narender Kandola gets a toe touch on Himanshu and then escapes to the midline, giving Tamil a four-point lead at the end of first half. 

Himanshu Singh has been SUPER TACKLED for the second time today! Sahil Gulia, Abhishek and Bastami combined to give Tamil two points this time. 

Sachin fails to return safely in his half in the do-or-die raid. Rohit gets his ankles to pin Sachin down. 

Three-man defence of Tamil led by Amir Hossein Bastami takes down Himanshu Singh to get TWO SUPER TACKLES POINT!

13 apiece! Gujarat, led by its defence, restores parity after taking down Chandran Ranjith in his do-or-die raid. Mohammadesmaeil Nabibakhsh gets a point in defence. 

Guman Singh picks a tag on Aashish in his do-or-die raid. 

Defender Aashish goes into the raid for Tamil and picks a tag on Sombir. 

Sachin and then Narender Kandola has been tackled by the roaring Gujarat’s defence in back-to-back raids. Narender managers a bonus in his raid.

Guman Singh escapes from Amir Hossien Bastami in the do-or-die raid. 

Third point for Sachin, he touches Gujarat captain Neeraj Kumar for a point. 

Narender Kandola gets a point in the raid instantly. Gets a tag on Vahid Rezaeimehr. 

Guman Singh goes into the raid and picks up a tag on Aashish. 

Himanshu Singh goes to the lobby without getting any touch in the raid. 

Sachin picks a bonus. 

Himanshu Singh gets a tag on Abhishek Manokaran. 

Narender Kandola has been sent back to the bench for the first time today. Rohit gets the point in defence. 

Himanshu Singh gets a bonus. 

Sachin is in the raid now and he picks his first raid point, touches Rakesh. 

Sixth point for Tamil, all six belongs to Narender! He initiates a tackle on Guman Singh. 

Narender Kandola picks a touch on Sombir this time. 

Multi-point raid from Guman Singh! He escapes from Amir Hossein Bastami and Sahil Gulia to restore parity. 

Fourth point for Narender. This time a bonus. 

Guman Singh goes in his first raid and runs back after touching Aashish. 

Narender Kandola is in the raid and jumps above two defenders to take the touchpoints of Rohit and Himanshu Singh. 

Rakesh HS gets a bonus as well. 

A bonus for Narender.

Rakesh HS starts the proceedings for Gujarat in the raid. He starts with an empty raid. 

Gujarat Giants won the toss and selected the choice of raid: Right

GUJARAT GIANTS: Sombir, Neeraj Kumar, Vahid Rezaeimehr, Himanshu Singh, Rakesh, Guman Singh, Rohit

TAMIL THALAIVAS: Sahil Gulia, Nitesh Kumar. Aashish, Abhishek Manokaran, Narender Kandola, Amirhossein Bastami, Sachin

UP YODDHAS: Surender Gill, Gagana Gowda, Shivam Chaudhary, Keshav Kumar, Heidarali Ekrami, Bhavani Rajput, Akshay R. Suryawanshi, Sumit, Ashu Singh, Gangaram, Jayesh Mahajan, Hitesh, Sachin, Sahul Kumar, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Mahender Singh, Bharat, Vivek

HARYANA STEELERS: Vinay, Shivam Patare, Vishal Tate, Jayasoorya Ns, Ghanshyam Magar, Gnana Abishek S, Vikas Jadhav, Manikandan N, Hardeep, Jaideep Dahiya, Rahul Sethpal, Mohit Nandal, Sanjay, Ashish Gill, Manikandan S., Sahil, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Naveen, Sanskar Mishra

GUJARAT GIANTS: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Nitin, Guman Singh, Monu, Himanshu, Himanshu Singh, Aadesh Siwach, Sombir, Vahid RezaEimehr, Neeraj Kumar, Harsh Mahesh Lad, Mohit, Manuj, Nitesh, Jitender Yadav, Balaji D, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Raj D. Salunkhe, Rohan Singh

TAMIL THALAIVAS: Vishal Chahal, Ramkumar Mayandi, Nitin Singh, Narender, Dhiraj Bailmare, Sachin, Sourabh Fagare, M. Abishek, Himanshu, Sagar, Aashish, Mohit, Sahil Gulia, Anuj Gawade, Ronak, Nitesh Kumar, Amirhossein Bastami, Moein Safaghi

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Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League matchday 13, which will take place at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on October 30, 2024.

Gujarat Giants will take on Tamil Thalaivas in the day’s first match while UP Yoddhas will be up against Haryana Steelers in the second match.