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PKL 8: Defence helps Puneri Paltan decimate Dabang Delhi
Puneri Paltan came up with a dominant display to thrash Dabang Delhi K.C. 42-25 in Match 76 of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 8 at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, here on Monday. The team from Pune dominated the mat right from the first whistle to inflict a morale-depleting loss on Season 7 runners-up Delhi. Mohit Goyat picked up 10 points for Pune (including one tackle point) while right corner Sombir clinched a High 5 (6 points).
PKL 8: Bengaluru Bulls beat Telugu Titans in South Indian derby
The Bulls captain scored 12 points, 10 of which came in the first half, as the Season 6 champions kept calm in the final minutes of the match to win the South Indian derby. The win helped the Bulls move to the first position on the points table and stop a three-match losing streak. The Titans remained at the bottom with just one win in the entire season.
PKL 8: U.P. beat Bengal, jump to fourth on points table
U.P. Yoddha's defensive corner duo of Sumit and Nitesh Kumar scored seven points while raiders Pardeep Narwal and Surender Gill picked up nine points apiece. The win helped Yoddha jump to fourth on the points table with 38 points from 12 matches.
PKL 8: Bengal Warriors overcome Bengaluru Bulls despite Pawan Sehrawat heroics
The Bulls dominated most parts of the match with captain Pawan Sehrawat scoring a Super 10 but an 8-point raid by Bengal, thanks to defenders following the raider into the lobby without a touch, helped the Warriors shift the balance of play and eventually clinch the match. Bengal's Maninder Singh scored 9 points, but they will have to thank their lucky stars for enabling a strange yet exciting comeback win.
PKL 8: Haryana Steelers prevail over Puneri Paltan
With Kabaddi stalwarts Rakesh Kumar and Anup Kumar managing Haryana and Pune respectively, the match was bound to be an intensely-contest affair. But Rakesh and his Steelers had the last laugh thanks largely due to a dominant performance in the second half. Haryana's defenders Jaideep and Mohit picked up 7 tackle points each while captain Vikash Kandola had 8 raid points.
PKL 8: Gujarat Giants hold U Mumba to a thrilling tie
Ajay Kumar, Gujarat's star of the night with seven points, clinched an important point in the last minute to earn his team a tie. Both teams will look back at the match and think they could have won it had they been a little more proactive. Ajith Kumar was the best raider for Mumbai in the low-scoring game that also their right corner Rinku pick up a high five.
PKL 8: Dabang Delhi KC defeat Patna Pirates
Pirates dominated the early minutes of the match, but Delhi made a comeback through their raider Vijay. He got valuable points off a surprisingly unstable Pirates defence to give Delhi the momentum to clinch an all-out in the 10th minute to open a four-point lead. Sandeep Narwal and Manjeet Chhillar used all their experience to good effect on the mat as Delhi's defence thwarted the Pirates.
PKL 8: Surender Gill shines as UP Yoddha thrash Puneri Paltan
Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat had Super 10s for coach Anup Kumar's Pune side, but they did not get any help from a stuttering defense that conceded far too many points.
PKL 8: Bengal Warriors register a narrow win against Telugu Titans
The low-scoring affair saw both teams exchanging leads with defences on top. Bengal captain Maninder Singh scored a Super 10 but it was the Warriors' defenders who showed the mental composure to clinch a last-minute victory.
PKL 8: Defenders shine as Patna Pirates outclass Bengaluru Bulls 38-31
Pirates' defenders Sunil and Mohammadreza Shadloui were instrumental in setting up a defensive wall that even the likes of Pawan Sehrawat could not break.
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