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In yet another high-scoring game between PP and UP Yoddhas the Pro Kabaddi League season 8, the Paltan emerged victorious by 44-38, thereby taking a revenge on their last loss against the Yoddhas when they had lost the game 50-40. It was anticipated even before the game had begun that the raiders would have a fair say in the end result of the game, and that is exactly what happened in the game. Ended at 22-18 in favour of Paltan, the first half saw a lot of action as in the opening eight minutes itself, PP inflicted an all-out. However, the Yoddhas…

Two closely fought contests were witnessed on Tuesday evening as Dabang Delhi edged out the Patna Pirates in the first game, with the second game between Gujarat Giants and U Mumba ending in a draw. The 62nd match of the Pro Kabaddi League 8 was all about claiming the number 1 position in the points table. In what was a closely contested game, DDKC defeated the Pirates by 32-29. Delhi once again was without the services of their star raider Naveen Kumar. Patna on the other hand was without their experienced raider Monu Goyat and the hero of the last game Sunil. Patna was…

In another action-packed evening of the Pro Kabaddi League, Jaipur Pink Panthers outclassed the Patna Pirates whereas the Bengaluru Bulls strengthened their position at the top of the table with another win against Gujarat Giants. The Jaipur Pink Panthers came up with a defensive masterclass to beat the Gujarat Giants by a 38-29 scoreline. The Giants performed equally good in offense as JPP but their defense let them down as they completely succumbed in front of the raging raids from the Panthers. https://twitter.com/JaipurPanthers/status/1482283919286415360 Raider Deepak Niwas Hooda scored a Super 10 for the Pink Panthers and Arjun Deshwal supported him well, scoring nine points. Shaul Kumar shone in defence as he scored four.…

The Bengal Warriors succeeded in ending the Tamil Thalaivas six-match unbeaten streak on Thursday evening, whereas U Mumba were completely humiliated by Puneri Paltan. Defending champions Bengal Warriors made an excellent comeback this season as they defeated an in-form Tamil Thalaivas by a 37-28 scoreline. The Warriors dominated the match right from the beginning and maintained the same intensity throughout the match.  https://twitter.com/BengalWarriors/status/1481645751600295940 Maninder Singh was their star performer as he scored 12 raid points, including eight touchpoints and four bonus points. The skipper got great support from defenders Amit Nirwal and Ran Singh as they scored five and four points in defence, respectively. The Thalaivas were equally good in defence, but they were not as successful in raids…

In yet another action-packed evening of the Pro Kabaddi League, the Haryana Steelers played out a thrilling draw against UP Yoddha whereas the Bengaluru Bulls completely humiliated Dabang Delhi . The first match of the evening between the Haryana Steelers and UP Yoddha turned out to be a nail-biting contest as the two teams matched each other in every blow throughout the 40 minutes. The Steelers rode on Vikash Khandola’s assault to destroy the Yoddha defence. He scored 17 points in total, 14 of which were raid points. He was supported well by Meetu, who scored six points. The Yoddha, in response, had an equally good offensive system centred around Surender Gill, who scored 14 points.…

Two one-sided encounters were witnessed on Tuesday as the Patna Pirates defeated the U Mumba and the Telugu Titans were taken down by the Gujarat Giants. The Patna Pirates rose to the top of the table with a win against U Mumba for the first time in four years on Tuesday. The Pirates dominated the match right from the first minute, and that is evident from their 20-point victory margin, as they won by a 43-23 scoreline. Raiders Prashath Kumar Rai, Sachin and Monu shone for the Pirates as they scored 20 points combined. Defender Neeraj Kumar stood like a wall in the back and accumulated eight tackle points as…

In what turned out to be yet another action-packed evening in the Pro Kabaddi League, the Tamil Thalaivas totally humiliated the Haryana Steelers whereas the Jaipur Pink Panthers ended Dabang Delhi’s unbeaten run. The Tamil Thalaivas extended their good run of form in the season with yet another commanding victory over the Haryana Steelers in the first game of the evening. The margin of loss summed up how humiliating the defeat was for the Steelers as they lost by a 19-point margin, with the scoreline reading 45-26 at the end of the game. Manjeet was the star of the evening for the Thalaivas as he scored a Super 10 from…

Two one-sided contests were witnessed on January 9 as Puneri Paltan defeated the Bengal Warriors comprehensively and the Bengaluru Bulls suffered a shocking loss against UP Yoddha. The Puneri Paltan came out all guns blazing in the first game of the night against the defending champions Bengal Warriors. The match finished with a 39-27 scoreline in favour of the Puneri Paltan, with young raider Aslam Inamdar scoring 17 points from 12 raids. Credit: Pro Kabaddi The Paltans were seen in charge right from the beginning of the game as they made one successful raid after another and thus left the Warriors gasping for breath. Abinesh Nadarajan also did well…

In Saturday’s double-header, U Mumba registered a comprehensive win against Telugu Titans whereas the Patna Pirates won a tense encounter against the Gujarat Giants by just one point. The Telegu Titans continued to struggle as they succumbed to yet another defeat at the hands of U Mumba by a 48-38 scoreline on Saturday. What makes their loss even more disappointing is the big margin of defeat. This was also their fifth loss of the season in seven games, and they haven’t won any game either. U Mumba dominated the match right from the start and gained 28-13 lead at half-time. The game…

The defending champions Bengal Warriors took on Haryana Steelers in a high-scoring fixture as the latter emerged victorious 37-41. Both teams showed exceptional efforts in offense, with Maninder Singh picking up fourteen points for his side. Despite a great performance from Singh and Mohammad Nabibaksh, the reigning Pro Kabaddi League champs had to suffer their fourth loss of the season. Bengal gave their all in the game but failed to subdue the duo of Meetu Mahender and Vikash Kandola, who together racked up nineteen points to take their side over the finish line. Both teams relied on their offensive players to score the bulk…