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PKL 2025 Play-in HIGHLIGHTS: Patna Pirates and Jaipur Pink Panthers through to Eliminator 1

Patna Pirates and Jaipur Pink Panthers will now face each other in the Eliminator 1 on Sunday

Aditya Kaushik New Delhi

PKL 2025 Play-in highlights

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 entered its decisive phase today at Delhi’s Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium with two high-stakes Play-In clashes. Jaipur Pink Panthers have defeated defending champions Haryana Steelers in the first play-in match of PKL 2025 by 30-27. In the second match Patna Pirates beat U Mumba by 40-31 to extend their winning streak to 6 matches. Patna Pirates and Jaipur Pink Panthers will now face each other in the Eliminator 1 on Sunday, while U Mumba and defending champions Haryana Steelers journey in season 12 comes to an end.

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Play-in 1: Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers

The Jaipur Pink Panthers edged past defending champions Haryana Steelers 30-27 in a nail-biting Play-in 1 clash at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi on Saturday, booking their spot in Eliminator 1.

Both sides began evenly, trading early points before the Pink Panthers’ defence asserted control. Nitin Kumar led the charge in attack with seven points, while defenders Aryan Kumar and Deepanshu Khatri stood tall with a High Five and four tackle points, respectively. The first quarter ended 9-5 in Jaipur’s favour as they maintained composure under pressure.

In the second quarter, Nitin’s two-point raid and Mohit’s tackle on Jaideep triggered the first all-out on the Steelers, giving Jaipur a comfortable six-point cushion. The Steelers attempted to claw back through Neeraj’s High Five and crucial raids from Shivam Patare, but every effort met a swift response from Jaipur’s disciplined defence.

Heading into the final quarter, the Steelers trailed 16-22 but showed fight. Ashish Narwal sparked a late comeback with consecutive raid points, and Neeraj and Shivam added key touches to inflict an all-out on the Pink Panthers, levelling the score with just minutes left.

However, an error from Ashish and a yellow card to Sahil Narwal tilted the momentum back to Jaipur. A final tackle from Aryan on Vinay sealed his High Five and secured the Pink Panthers’ narrow victory. The result knocked Haryana Steelers out of PKL Season 12, while the two-time champions advanced with renewed confidence.

Play-in 2: U Mumba vs Patna Pirates

The three-time champions Patna Pirates have extended their winning streak to six matches as they beat U Mumba 37-30 to book their place in Eliminator 1 with Jaipur Pink Panthers.

The match started with both teams fighting on equal terms as the score was 6-6 after the first five minutes. Patna then, with the help of Milan Dahiya’s two-point raid, took the lead, but U Mumba, with the help of Ajit’s four-point raid, ended the first quarter with a 10-9 lead.

Patna skipper Ankit then secured a super tackle early in the second quarter to level the score again at 11-11. Patna then scored points from both raiding and defence and enforced the first all-out of the match on U Mumba to end the first half of the match 20-15 in the lead.

Mumba, with the help of Sandeep and Ajit, took points at regular intervals in the third quarter, but Patna managed to keep themselves in a 27-21 lead with Ayan’s back-to-back points.

Patna Pirates enforced the second all-out of the match early in the final quarter to extend their lead to 10 points with just eight minutes left on the clock. U Mumba tried to make a late comeback with the help of quick raids, but Patna’s defence, along with Ayan in raiding, denied Mumba the opportunity and won the game 40-31.

10:18 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Patna Pirates beat U Mumba

The three time champions Patna Pirates have extended thier winning streak to 6 matches as they beat U Mumba by 37-30 to book their place in the Eliminator 1 with Jaipur Pink Panthers.

10:10 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Last five minutes in play

35": Final 5 minutes of play-in 2 game between U Mumba and Patna Pirates is now underway with Pirates leading the match by 6 points.

Score: U Mumba 26-32 Patna Pirates (2nd half)

10:01 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Ayan back in form

30": Patna Pirates' Ayan after a slow start has finally started to pick-up pace in the second half and is helping his team to stay in lead.

Score: U Mumba 21-27 Patna Pirates (2nd half)

9:56 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Patna still in lead

25": Patna Pirates are keeping pressure on U Mumba and are still leading by 4 points.

Score: U Mumba 19-23 Patna Pirates (2nd half)

9:51 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Second half underway

The second half of the PKL 2025 play-in 2 match between U Mumba and Patna Pirates is now underway.

9:45 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: First half concludes

20": The first half of the match concludes with Patna Pirates leading the match by 7 points.

Score: U Mumba 15-20 Patna Pirates (1st half)

9:38 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Seesaw battle continues

15": The match is still pretty much a seesaw battle as now Patna leads by 1 point.

Score: U Mumba 12-13 Patna Pirates (1st half)

9:29 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Mumba with slight lead

10": First quarter of the match is over U Mumba are leading by just 1 point.

Score: U Mumba 10-9 Patna Pirates (1st half)

9:20 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Equal start

5": Both teams have started the match on equal footings as both teams have equal points after first 5 minutes.

Score: U Mumba 4-4 Patna Pirates (1st half)

9:14 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES MUM vs PAT: Second match underway

The second play-in match of PKL 2025 between U Mumba and Patna Pirates is now underway.

9:06 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES HAR vs JPP: Jaipur beat Haryana

Jaipur Pink Panthers have defeated defending champions Haryana Steelers in the first play-in match of PKL 2025 by 30-27. Jaipur will now face the winner of the play-in 2 match between U Mumba and Patna Pirates, while Haryana's journey in PKL 2025 has come to an end.

8:57 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES HAR vs JPP: Jaipur all-out

38": Haryana have enforced all-out on Jaipur Pink Panthers as scores are now level with just 2 minutes left on the clock.

Score: Haryana Steelers 26-26 Jaipur Pink Panthers (2nd half)

8:53 PM

PKL 2025 Play-In LIVE SCORE UPDATES HAR vs JPP: last five minutes in play

35": Jaipur Pink Panthers are still leading the game and with just 5 minutes left on the clock defending champions Haryana Steelers need some miracle to win the game from here.

Score: Haryana Steelers 19-26 Jaipur Pink Panthers (2nd half)

8:45 PM