PKL 2025 schedule, squads, teams, new kabaddi rules, live streaming

Pro Kabaddi League 2025: Check full schedule, squads, teams, new kabaddi rules, playoff format changes, and details on live telecast and streaming of all matches.

The 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2025) begins on National Sports Day (August 29). The return of India’s grassroots sport — kabaddi — will feature four significant changes.

 

As Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas prepare to clash in the PKL 2025 opener, fans should know the revamped rules, revised points system, and more.

 

Why have the organisers made changes?

 

After lacklustre fan engagement in the previous edition, the number of games has been reduced from 132 to 108. This move is aimed at keeping the 12 franchises’ players fitter over the course of the tournament.

 

 

Business Standard brings you a guide to understand how PKL 2025 will differ from earlier editions:

 

• No tied matches: In Season 12, there will be no ties in league-stage matches. Every match will have a decisive result. If scores remain level at the end of regulation time, a Golden Raid will determine the winner. Earlier, this rule applied only to knockout matches.

• Simpler points system: With no tied matches, the winner of a game will now earn two points, while the losing side will get none. Previously, both teams shared points in the event of a tie, and a team losing by fewer than seven points also received a point.

• Redefined playoffs: The playoff structure has been overhauled to give more teams a chance at the title while still rewarding the top finishers. A team finishing eighth in the league stage can now aim for the trophy — but only by surviving six consecutive knockout games: a play-in, three eliminators, a qualifier, and the final.

Squads of all 12 PKL teams

 

Bengal Warriorz squad for PKL 2025: Vishwas S, Yash Malik, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Sushil Kambrekar, Devank Dalal, Nitesh Kumar, Ashish, Parteek, Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah, Jang Kun Lee, Mayur Kadam, Himanshu, Shivansh Thakur, Harander, Ankit, Sandeep, Moolchandra Singh

 

Bengaluru Bulls squad for PKL 2025: Chandranaik M, Lucky Kumar, Manjeet, Pankaj, Ankush Rathee, Yogesh Bijender Dahiya, Sanjay Krishan Dhull, Dheeraj, Alireza Mirzaeian, Manish, Ahmadreza Asgari, Satyappa Matti, Akash Santosh Shinde, Mahipal, Sachin, Shubham Bitake, Amit Singh Thakur, Shubham Rahate, Sahil Suhas Rane

 

Dabang Delhi KC squad for PKL 2025: Sandeep, Mohit, Fazel Atrachali, Ashu Malik, Amir Hossein Bastami, Surjeet Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Ashish Kumar Sangwan, Naveen, Gaurav Chhillar, Mohit, Akshit, Neeraj Narwal, Mohit, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Arkam Shaikh, Amit, Vijay, Anil Gurjar

 

Gujarat Giants squad for PKL 2025: Himanshu Singh, Himanshu, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Shubham Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Nitin Panwar, Milad Jabbari, Rohit Kumar, Ajith V Kumar, Visvanth V, Amit, Sumit, Himanshu Yadav, Ankit, K Harish

 

Haryana Steelers squad for PKL 2025: Rahul Sethpal, Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare, Jaideep, Jaya Soorya NS, Vishal S Tate, Sahil, Manikandan N, Vikas Ramadas Jadhav, Naveen Kumar, Rahul, Ashish, Hardeep, Ghanshyam Roka Magar, Shahan Sha Mohammed, Zubair, Ritik, Sachin

 

Jaipur Pink Panthers squad for PKL 2025: Reza Mirbagheri, Abhishek KS, Ronak Singh, Nitin Kumar, Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Nitin Kumar Dhankhar, Manjeet Dahiya, Nitin Rawal, Ali Samadi Choubtarash, Aashish Kumar, Meetu, Vinay, Mohit, Uday Parte

 

Patna Pirates squad for PKL 2025: Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Sudhakar M, Ayan, Navdeep, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Deepak Rajender Singh, Ankit Jaglan, Sanket Suresh Sawant, Maninder Singh, Amin Ghorbani, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Sombir, Mandeep

 

Puneri Paltan squad for PKL 2025: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Pankaj Mohite, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Sachin Tanwar, Gurdeep, Mohd. Amaan, Milad Mohajer, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Stuwart Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Rohan Ashok Tupare.

 

Tamil Thalaivas squad for PKL 2025: Moein Shafaghi, Himanshu, Sagar, Nitesh Kumar, Narender, Ronak, Vishal Chahal, Aashish, Anuj Kaluram Gawade, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Alireza Khalili, Mohit, Suresh Jadhav

 

Telugu Titans squad for PKL 2025: Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Ajit Pandurang Pawar, Ankit, Praful Sudam Zaware, Sagar, Chetan Sahu, Nitin, Rohit, Bharat Hooda, Vijay Malik, Shubham Shinde, Amir Hossein Ejlali, Ganesh Parki, Ashish Narwal, Manjeet, Jai Bhagwan, Aman, Rahul Dagar

 

U Mumba squad for PKL 2025: Sunil Kumar, Rohit, Amir Mohammad Zafardanesh, Satish Kannan, Mukilan Shanmugam, Ajit Chouhan, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Ghosliya, Sunny, Rinku Sharma, Parvesh Bhainswal, Ravi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Sandeep Kumar, Aanil Mohan, Amarjeet

 

UP Yoddhas squad for PKL 2025: Sumit, Bhavani Rajput, Sahul Kumar, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Hitesh, Gagana Gowda HR, Shivam Chaudhary, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gangaram, Sachin, Keshav Kumar, Mahender Singh, Guman Singh, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Dong Geon Lee, Pranay Vinay Rane, Ronak

 

Pro Kabaddi League 2025 full schedule

PKL 2025 matches list
Date	Match	City	Venue
August 29, Friday	Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
August 30, Saturday	Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddhas	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
August 31, Sunday	Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Bengal Warriorz vs Haryana Steelers	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 1, Monday	Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 2, Tuesday	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengaluru Bulls	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 3, Wednesday	Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriorz	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 4, Thursday	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi K.C.	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 5, Friday	U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Haryana Steelers vs UP Yoddhas	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 6, Saturday	Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Tamil Thalaivas vs Gujarat Giants	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 7, Sunday	Bengal Warriorz vs Telugu Titans	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Jaipur Pink Panthers	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 8, Monday	Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 9, Tuesday	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengal Warriorz	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Gujarat Giants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 10, Wednesday	U Mumba vs Telugu Titans	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	UP Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 11, Thursday	U Mumba vs Patna Pirates	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Gujarat Giants	Vizag	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
September 12, Friday	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriorz	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 13, Saturday	UP Yoddhas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 15, Monday	Gujarat Giants vs Haryana Steelers	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 16, Tuesday	UP Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriorz	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 17, Wednesday	Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi K.C.	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 18, Thursday	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriorz	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 19, Friday	Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 20, Saturday	Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi K.C.	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 22, Monday	Gujarat Giants vs Bengaluru Bulls	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 23, Tuesday	Gujarat Giants vs Telugu Titans	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 25, Thursday	Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U Mumba	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 27, Saturday	Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriorz	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
	Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas	Jaipur	SMS Stadium
September 29, Monday	UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants	Chennai	SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium
	Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Haryana Steelers	Chennai	SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium
September 30, Tuesday	Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates	Chennai	SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium
	Bengal Warriorz vs Puneri Paltan	Chennai	SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium

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PKL 2025 LIVE STREAMING and TELECAST DETAILS

• Live Telecast in India: All matches will air on the Star Sports Network.
• Live Streaming in India: Available on the JioHotstar app and website.

  Check Pro Kabaddi League 2025 points table here