Pro Kabaddi League HIGHLIGHTS, PKL 2024: U Mumba earns first win of the season; Tamil Thalaivas beats Puneri Paltan 35-30

A flurry of empty raids from both the sides. AND THE MATCH COMES TO AN END! U MUMBA REGISTERS IT’S FIRST WIN THIS SEASON! Mumba beats the Giants 33-27

Rakesh gets a bonus point but gets mauled by the defense. One point each

Rohit goes in for the do or die raid. Brilliant hold from the defense as they pull of a SUPER TACKLE! 

Parteek gets tripped down as Sunil puts on a superb body block. Giants down to two men

Guman gets tackled as U Mumba continues to extend the lead 

Parteek wriggles his way through Sombir’s ankle hold. This match is going down the wire as it enters the final five minutes

Rohit takes a point off a touch on Jitender

Parteek goes back with a bonus point

Do or die raid. Zafardanesh goes in and gets tackled by the four-man Giants defense

Zafardanesh’s ankle hold takes Rakesh off the mat

Guman gets bombarded by the defense. A chain reaction initiated by Sunil

Ajit tries a dubki over three defenders but fails as the Giants get a point. Time out

Guman gets in contact with Rink with a toe touch and gets away with a point

Do or die for the GIants this time. Himanshu walks away empty handed as he gets tackled 

Do or die raid for Mumba. Rohit surprises the opposition defense with a quick sprint and gets a touch point 

Parteek gets a kick deep into the other half, tries to use the lobby to get away but Sombir’s dash comes at a crucial juncture to push the raider out of bounds. The Giants are reviewing it, claiming a legit raid. Review unsuccessful

Zafardanesh gets overpowered by the Giants defense

Ajit runs into Vahid while going back and that’s another point for Mumba

Guman with a successful raid as he gets a touch point off Rinku

Another two-point raid for Zafardanesh as he gets Jitender and Neeraj

Ajit gets tackled down by Sombir but he gets a bonus point

Ajit gets a bonus point

Himanshu gets a touch point off Sombir on the left 

ALL OUT INFLICTED BY U MUMBA! Zafardanesh does the clean-up act to get the second half rolling

Gujarat gets a bonus point right before the half time buzzer goes off

Two point raid for Zafardanesh as he uses the left lobby to his advantage. Takes points off Neeraj and Himanshu

Do or die raid for the Giants. Sunil’s ankle hold on Himanshu gives his teammates enough time to pounce on the raider

Ajit with a multiple point raid!?? No, the referee says he’s out of bounds. Point for the defense

Himanshu shrugs off Sombir’s ankle hold to get a point. 

Ajit gets away from Jitender’s attempted thigh hold. The scores are moving like a pendulum! 

Do or die raid. Guman is the raider. Rinku gets the ankle hold right and the rest of the team support him to tackle the raider

Manjeet gets overpowered by the Giants defense

SUPER TACKLE BY THE GIANTS! Zafardanesh gets touches off two defenders and touches the other side but he was out of bounds by a few inches 

Do or die raid for the Giants. Rakesh gets away with a bonus

A couple of empty raids from either side

Sombir has been solid as a rock till now. This time the victim is Parteek. Amirmohammad with a touch point to increse the lead to three points for U Mumba

Manjeet gets a running hand touch off Neeraj

Do or die raid for the Giants. Guman is the raider. Sunil goes for the thigh hold, Guman tries a dubki, gets away but is stopped by Sunil’s teammates

Manjeet gets away with a bonus point

Ajit tries his best to escape from a thigh hold from Vahid but fails

Sombir’s dash proves too tough for Rakesh as the raider is pushed off the mat

Jitender initiates an ankle hold and is successful with it as Amirmohammad gets tackled

Guman with a quick raid. Gets a toe touch on Rinku 

Superb thigh hold from Jitender to deny Ajit of a bonus 

Parteek gets a bonus but is tackled. One point each

Manjeet is stopped by an ankle hold from Sombir

Guman tries his best to get away from Sombir’s body hold but the defense steps up to stop the raider 

Manjeet gets U Mumba off the mark with a touch point off Neeraj

Giants: Sombir, Neeraj, Vahid, Rakesh, Parteek, Guman, Jitender

Mumba: Amirmohammad, Manjeet, Parvesh, Ajit, Sunil, Sombir, Rinku

AND IT’S DONE AND DUSTED! THE THALAIVAS HAVE BEATEN DEFENDING CHAMPIONS PUNERI PALTAN.

Narender is wasting as much time as possible as the game enters its final 30 seconds

Do or die raid. Akash goes in for the raid for the Paltan. Unnecessary body block attempt from Anuj as Akash gets away with a point. Under 2 mins remain now

Do or die raid for the Thalaivas. SUPER TACKLE YET AGAIN FROM THE PALTAN! Narender gets pulled back by Amaan. The Thalaivas have taken a review. They are claiming the raider is safe as they suspect there was jersey pulling. Review unsuccessful

Narender goes in, takes his time and comes back with an empty raid. Empty raid from the Paltan as well

Aryavardhan gets a bonus point but is stopped before going back to his side of the mat

Sachin’s do or die raid is unsuccessful as Abinesh knocks him down. SUPER TACKLE!

Abhishek’s body hold helps the Thalaivas to contain Mohit yet again. With just under five minutes on the clock, it’s looking bleak for the defending champions now

Do or die for the Paltan. Mohit gets back with a bonus point

Do or die raid for the Thalaivas. Sachin goes in and gets a quick touch point off Pankaj

Tamil Thalaivas’ defense has been absolutely solid thus far. They get their 11 tackle point of the evening. This time it comes off a tackle on Akash

Game resumes and we’re into the final 10 minutes of the game. Narender gets a point with a toe touch

Mohit goes back with an empty raid. Time out called

WOW! Sachin gets a touch point off the sole defender Abinesh as the THALAIVAS INFLICT AN ALLOUT! 

Sahil’s diving effort at Akash is enough to tackle him

Narender once again eludes the ankle hold and gets a point

Mohit goes in deep, gets a kick on Nitesh and goes back with a point

Another Super Tackle attempt on Narender but he gets away with a point. Paltan reduced to just two players now

Another SUPER TACKLE FROM THE PALTAN! Mohit stands in the way of a running Sachin and Abinesh joins him to stop the Thalaivas raider

Sahil’s ankle hold is all that’s required to stop Pankaj. But the raider gets a bonus point

Do or die for the Thalaivas. Sachin makes it as easy as it looks as he gets a touch point off Vaibhav on the left 

Narender gets tackled. Four points on the bounce for the Paltan

SUPER TACKLE! Abinesh grabs Narender’s toes and gets the required support from Gaurav

Aslam tries a dubki over three defenders and almost gets away with it. Six defenders pounce on him to stop him finally

Perfect ankle hold from Nitesh as Akash gets tackled 

Second half begins. It’s been quite a while since we saw the Paltan trailing at the halfway mark! Sachin gets a reverse toe touch on Aman to get the second half going

Do or die raid for the Paltan this time. Mohit gets surrounded by the Thalaivas defense and is unable to get away. Amirhossein gets a warning for dangerous play as he held Mohit’s neck while defending the point. That’s the end of first half as well

Do or die raid for the Thalaivas. Chandran Ranjith does well to escape Gaurav’s ankle hold

Abhishek tries to push Mohit out of bounds with a body block but gets overpowered. It’s just a 2 point difference now

Sachin goes in deep and gets swallowed by the Paltan defense, led by Gaurav

Aslam takes it slow and gets away with a deft bonus point

Narender gets tackled down by Sanket as the Paltan get a point

Akash goes in for the raid, touches the bonus line but gets blocked by Amirhossein and Nitesh

Sachin picks up a bonus

Sachin shows why he’s worth the price with a quick touch point off Abinesh

ALL OUT INFLICTED BY THE THALAIVAS! Aslam is taken down and that’s it 

Aslam with a two point raid this time. Narender gets back with a touch point of his own

Mohit commits for an ankle hold with half a mind and gets punished for it. Narender shurgs him off with ease and gets a point 

Two point raid yet again from Mohit. Gets the bonus and on the way back, gets a touch off Amirhossein as well. TIme out 

Sachin with yet another quick touch point. This time’s it’s off a diving Aman

Pankaj tries to go for the touch on Sahil deep, but he gets pounced by the defense

Mohit gets back with a swift touch point off Narender

Narender gets away from Gaurav’s attempted ankle hold

SUPER TACKLE FROM THE PALTAN! And the difference is reduced to just a point. Mohit and Gaurav combine to take down Sachin

Two point raid from Mohit as he gets a bonus and a touch point

Sachin, the most expensive player in PKL, gets his first point of the night as he eludes the grip of Sanket and gets back

Do or die raid for the Paltan. Aslam goes in deep but Nitesh sees the opportunity and grabs his ankle for a successful tackle

Narender with yet another superb point, he jumps, gets a touch off Aman on the left and goes back with ease

Two consecutive points for the Thalaivas as they stop Pankaj near the half way mark

Narender gets the first point for the Thalaivas with a touch off Gaurav

Half an hour more to go for the live action. So while we wait, you can keep yourself updated with what happened yesterday in the PKL. Two very one-sided affairs. Click the link below to check out the highlights: 

Pro Kabaddi League HIGHLIGHTS, PKL 2024 Updates: UP Yoddhas beats bengaluru Bulls 57-36; Pink Panthers demolish Titans 52-22

PKL season 11: Catch the scores updates and commentary from the Pro Kabaddi League 2024 fixtures at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad.

Tamil Thalaivas: Sahil Gulia, Nitesh Kumar, Abhishek Manokaran, Narendra Kandola, Anuj Gawade, Amirhossein Bastami, Sachin 

Puneri Paltan: Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Gaurav Khatri, Aman, Abinesh Nadarajan

Pankaj Mohite, Mohit Goyat, Nitin R, Akash Shinde, Aditya Shinde, Aryavardhan Navale, Ajith V Kumar, Sanket Sawant, Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Vaibhav Kamble, Dadaso Pujari, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Mohit, Ali Hadi, Aman, Mohd. Amaan, Vishal, Sourav, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Amir Hassan Noroozi

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

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

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League 2024. First up, it will be the Tamil Thalaivas going up against Puneri Paltan while the second match will feature Gujarat Giants and U Mumba