PKL 2022 Highlights: After two days of Triple Panga action, Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad witnessed a double-header night on Sunday, 20th November at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9. In the first match of the day, Dabang Delhi defeated Haryana Steelers 42-30. The final contest of the night Puneri Paltan defeated Bengaluru Bulls 35-33 to go to top spot on the points table. Follow Pro Kabaddi League 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
PKL 2022 Highlights: Puneri Paltan DEFEAT Bengaluru Bulls, Dabang Delhi BEAT Haryana Steelers 42-30 – Watch Highlights
Matches on Day 38
Haryana Steelers LOST TO Dabang Delhi – 30-42
Bengaluru Bulls BEAT Puneri Paltan – 35-33
Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi
They are the reigning champions 🙌
And they played like it 👊Dabangs are back in the race for the Top 6 🏁#vivoProKabaddi #FantasticPanga #HSvDEL pic.twitter.com/ebgaLS2VB3
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) November 20, 2022
Naveen Kumar roared back to form with a stellar show as Dabang Delhi beat Haryana Steelers 42-30 in a Pro Kabaddi League match at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Sunday. The Delhi skipper put Steelers’ defenders on the backfoot straightaway and finished the game with 15 points.
Naveen started the match for Dabang Delhi and earned a bonus point at the start. On the other end, Meetu was caught by Sandeep Dhull with a backhold as Delhi took an early lead. But Manjeet earned a super raid to put Haryana Steelers in front with a two-point lead. The momentum shifted again as Naveen earned a bonus and a raid point to give his side the lead.
At the halfway mark in the first half, Dabang Delhi inflicted an all out on Haryana Steelers with Naveen earning a super raid, extending their lead to 15-7.
Manjeet earned a raid point straightaway upon restart to reignite Haryana’s hopes of a comeback. K Prapanjan leapt under the opposition’s defenders to add another point for Steelers. But Naveen kept picking up bonus points as Delhi reached half time with a hefty 23-13 lead.
The second half started with Manjeet getting caught by Amit Hooda as Delhi maintained their control of the match. But K Prapanjan earned a four-point super raid as Haryana Steelers began their fightback.
Vijay Malik earned two points through a super tackle for Delhi and ensured that the Steelers do not have any room to get back in the game.
After Jaideep made a defensive error, Krishan earned another super tackle on Manjeet to further dent Steelers’ hopes of getting back in the match.
Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan
The Puneri Paltan survived a late scare to beat the Bengaluru Bulls 35-33 in the second game of the evening of PKL 9 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderebad on Sunday. A late surge by the Bulls with Bharat at the centre of it, sparked the stadium to life in one of the best games of the season.
Billed as a clash between the Bulls’ raiding power against Pune’s strength in defence, the start did not disappoint. Despite a quick start by the Bulls, who matched the Paltan point for point in the early exchanges, the Paltan defence gave the impetus to their team a few minutes later. The Paltan inflicted the first ALL OUT of the game within the first 10 minutes as they surged into a 14-4 lead.
From there it became a lesson in all-round kabaddi for the team currently at the top of the table as the Paltan nicked points while raiding as well as in defence. They succeeded in keeping the Bulls’ danger man Bharat off the mat for large stretches of the half to stay in control. With another all out looming, a SUPER TACKLE by Mayur Kadam on Aslam Inamdar delayed the inevitable and kept them in the game. Going into halftime, Paltan were leading by a massive 10 points at 20-10.
Paltan be like:
Humari sirf jagah badli hai 👊
Khelne ka andaaz nahi 😎And with this, they become the table-toppers 🔝#vivoProKabaddi #FantasticPanga #BLRvPUN pic.twitter.com/XySt3T5Kxm
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) November 20, 2022
The Bulls kicked off the second half with a SUPER TACKLE, Neeraj Narwal tackling Mohit Goyat to spark some belief and a resurgence in the side. Unfortunately, the tackle proved a false dawn, as the Paltan defence ensured that they did not let the Bulls off the hook. And sure enough, the pressure paid off as they inflicted a second ALL OUT on the Bulls to take a 26-12 lead.
In a massive lead, and Bharat struggling to score his first point of the game, the Paltan looked to have sealed the game. And then in the final five minutes, the Bulls suddenly came alive. With just over 3 minutes left to play they inflicted their first ALL OUT on the Paltan to cut the lead down to five at 27-35. With his first points in the bag, Bharat suddenly found his old form again, and the points kept flowing. A 12-point lead was wiped out within two minutes and with ten seconds to go, the Bulls drew level to turn a stroll into a nailbiter. With the last raid of the evening, on a Do or Die raid, Inamdar delivered the final blow, against the momentum as the Paltan took the win.
PKL 2022 Highlights: Puneri Paltan DEFEAT Bengaluru Bulls, Dabang Delhi BEAT Haryana Steelers 42-30 – Watch Highlights
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