Pro Kabaddi: Puneri Paltan beats Gujarat Fortunegiants; Haryana Steelers continue winning run

Puneri Paltan dominated the entire first half, as they produced an all-round performance to thwart the advances from the Fortunegiants.

The Paltan raiders had Gujarat’s cover combination of Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal out in the early minutes and the season’s finalists struggled to recover from the early setback, succumbing to an All-Out in the ninth minute.

Pune continued to pile on the pressure, with Manjeet impressing in his raids and in defence, and nearly inflicted another All-Out in the dying minutes of a first half that ended 24-10 in favour of the home team.

The second All-Out was secured immediately after the second half started as Pune piled on the pressure.

In defence, Balasaheb Jadhav had an outstanding game and secured his High 5 with a Super Tackle on Sachin with 8 minutes left in the clock.

Gujarat managed to inflict an All-Out on Pune with less than three minutes to the final whistle but it was too late for a comeback as the Pune defence held firm to clinch their first victory in the home leg.

In the other match, Haryana Steelers triumphed over Tamil Thalaivas by 43-35 in a nerve-wracking encounter where Vikas Kandol and Rahul Chaudhuri stole the limelight with their Super 10s.

With this win, the Steelers continued to consolidate their position in the playoff zone of the standings while, Tamil Thalaivas succumbed to a tenth consecutive winless match. Vikas Kandola got 13 raid points in Pune on Saturday.