Defending champions Puneri Paltan and the Patna Pirates played out an absolute thriller, winning 37-32 in a Season 11 clash of the Pro Kabaddi League in the Badminton Hall of the Balewadi Sports Complex here on Monday.
Puneri Paltan started strongly in their second match, as Aslam Inamdar and co quickly stormed into a 4-0 lead in the first few minutes of the game.
Puneri Paltan are aiming for a rare landmark in Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by becoming just the second team in the history of the tournament to successfully defend their title.
Sathiyan Gnanasekaran starred again as Dabang Delhi TTC beat Puneri Paltan Table Tennis 11-4 in Ultimate Table Tennis 2024 at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Friday.
Puneri Paltan became the second team to qualify for the playoffs of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 10, after a thrilling 30-30 tie with Dabang Delhi at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium on Monday.
A total of 36 players, including 12 international players, will engage in thrilling action over a period of 18 days in the IndianOil Ultimate Table Tennis Season 4.
Bengaluru Smashers, Dabang Delhi TTC, Goa Challengers and U Mumba TT are the other four franchisees to fight for the coveted title.
A dominant Pune side inflicted the first All-Out in the 6th minute of the game to move to a 7-point lead and continued their good work to secure another All-Out in the 14th minute.
Steelers' Vikas Kandola thrilled the audience with his Super 10 as the home side produced a successful tackle in the dying moments of the game to bag the nail-biter.
Some clever raiding by Abhishek and a few miscalculated moves by Pune's defenders allowed the Mumbai side to make a comeback and level the points in the penultimate move of the match.
