Puneri Paltan registered their first win of the season with a massive 49-19 win over Bengal Warriors in the Pro Kabaddi League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Saturday. The Paltan army, which went down to the Haryana Steelers on Friday night, never let the opponent raiders settle and their 24 tackle points is now a new record for a team in a single PKL match. The home side headed into the strategic time-out with a slender 7-6 advantage and built on it with an excellent SUPER TACKLE to grab three points off Maninder. The Warriors buckled after their slow start and upped the ante in the final minutes of the first half. A second SUPER RAID in the game for Maninder eliminated Abinesh, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh and Pankaj Mohite, but Mohit Goyat and Aslam Inamdar's fighting attitude got them two consecutive SUPER TACKLES. . Such was their defensive prowess in front of a boisterous home crowd that the Pune team managed 12 tackle points and just 6 raid points at the end
Arjun Deshwal put up a masterclass performance to help Jaipur Pink Panthers register their first victory of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 here on Monday. The Season 9 champions were trailing at 12-20 at the end of the first half but fought their way back in the second half to beat Gujarat Ginats 35-32 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium. Deshwal, who scored 15 points in the match, also recorded his 700th raid points in his PKL career. It was a neck-and-neck battle between the two sides in the opening minutes of the match and were locked at 5-5 in the seventh minute. However, Sonu pulled off a SUPER RAID and helped the Giants inch ahead at 8-5 soon after. The Giants rode on the momentum and inflicted an ALL OUT in the 10th minute to extend their lead further. Sonu picked up a raid point and Fazel Atrachali tackled V Ajith Kumar as the Giants continued to forge ahead. Jaipur Pink Panthers played a defensive game thereafter as the Giants led comfortably at 18-10. Sonu continued to pic
Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24 Highlights: Gujarat Giants beat Telugu Titans by 38-32 in the first match while U Mumba defeated UP Yoddhas by 34-31 in a close encounter in Ahmedabad
Telugu Titans have reached only two playoffs so far. With the costliest player Indian skipper Pawan Sehrawat on their side, they would look to go all the way
Tamil Thalaivas reached their first-ever playoffs in the last season after finishing fifth on the points table. They would look to go all the way this time around
Patna Pirates are the most successful team in PKL history, winning the title three times and reaching the final a record four times
Puneri Paltan reached their first final of PKL history in the last season and they would look to go one better this time around, albeit without their inspiring leader Fazel Atrachali
Jaipur Pink Panthers are two-time champions and three-time finalists. One of the most successful teams, the Pink Panthers will be looking to equal Patna Pirates for most titles by a single team in PKL
Haryana Steelers, one of the four teams to be introduced in season five, have not been able to reach even a single final in five attempts so far
Bengaluru Bulls, champions of the 2018 season and playoff entrants of six seasons will be eyeing their second title in the first full-fledged season after the pandemic
UP Yoddhas have been the top performers in the league ever since joining it in 2017. But they are still searching for their elusive final entry, having reached the playoffs in five consecutive seasons
Bengal Warriors, champions of the 2019 season, acquired the services of their skipper Maninder Singh for a whopping Rs 2.12 crore
Finalists in the first three seasons, U Mumba have one title to their name and have reached the playoffs on five occasions. They would be looking to end their title drought
Dabang Delhi, champions of the 2021 season and playoff entrants of the last four seasons, will be eyeing their second title
Gujarat Giants, runner-ups of the 2017 and 2018 seasons and playoff entrants of the 2021-22 season will be eying their first-ever title in the 2023-24 season
Pawan Sehrawat, captain of the Telugu Titans and the costliest player of the league was in conversation with Iranian Fazel Atrachali, who will lead Gujarat Giants in Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24
The 10th edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2023-24) will begin on December 2, 2023, and run until the end of February 2024. Fans can watch the live streaming of PKL matches on Disney+Hotstar
Surinder Singh was retained as captain with U Mumba also unveiling their new jersey for the upcoming 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League here on Wednesday. Rinku Sharma and Mahender Singh were named the vice-captains of the U Mumba side, who won the title in the second edition of the competition. Girish Ernak was announced as the local (Mumbai) icon player with the title of 'Spirit of Mumba Captain', who is 'specially assigned the task to nurture young talents in the side from various parts of the country', the franchise said in a statement. The jersey for PKL season 10 which was unveiled at an event here, also pays homage to the original inhabitants of city the Koli community and to the element of water that 'forms the essence of Mumbai', the franchise said. "Interwoven with elements that encapsulate the heart and soul of Mumbai city, the jersey captures the energy, diversity, hustle and indomitable spirit of the melting pot of people that Mumbai represents," said franchise CE
Former player Joginder Narwan was appointed Dabang Delhi's assistant coach for the upcoming season of the Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24
The Gujarat Giants have been finalists twice, in 2017 and 2018, and will be keen to join an elite group of teams by bagging the prestigious PKL title.