Pro Kabaddi League, PKL 2024: UP Yoddhas dominates Gujarat Giants 35-29, Thalaivas hold Panthers to a tie

The competition in the Pro Kabaddi League is heating up, where every point matters for each team. In the second match of the night, Bharat Hooda’s impressive performance, scoring 13 points with two super raids, clinched a decisive victory for UP Yoddha against Gujarat Giants in the 20th match of the 11th season of the Pro Kabaddi League, held at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium on Sunday. UP triumphed with a score of 35-29, marking their fourth match of the season. This defeat adds to Gujarat’s woes, as it is their second loss in three matches.

Bhawani Rajput also contributed significantly to UP’s win, adding 9 points, while Himanshu emerged as the top scorer for Gujarat with 9 points, and HS Rakesh followed closely with 8 points.

Earlier, in the first match of the night, Tamil Thalaivas pulled off an incredible comeback at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad, on Sunday, managing to tie the match against the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the final moments.

The match concluded with both teams at 30-30, with Sachin leading the scoring for the Tamil Thalaivas, contributing 11 points. Arjun Deshwal scored 7 points for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, while Vikash Kandola added 6 points to the tally. This result marks the second time a match has ended in a tie in PKL Season 11 so far.

In the second match of the day, the UP Yoddhas are locking horns with the Gujarat Giants. The UP Yoddhas come into this match following a defeat against the Bengal Warriorz on October 24, losing 29-32, marking their first loss in Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League. Meanwhile, the Gujarat Giants were beaten by U Mumba in their last match, falling 27-33 on October 23.

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas squads

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Abhijeet Malik, Abhishek KS, Amirhossein Mohammad Maleki, Ankush Rathee, Arjun Deshwal, Lucky Sharma, Navneet Sehrawat, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Shivcharan Kumar, Ritik Sudesh Sharma, Ronak Singh Chaudhary, PO Surjeet Singh, Aamir Hamid Wani, Arpit Saroha, K Dharanidharan, Mayank Dheerajpal Malik, Neeraj Narwal, Ravi Kumar, Shrikant Jadhav, Vikash Kandola and Sombir Mehra.

Tamil Thalaivas: Aashish Umed, Abishek S Manokaran, Amir Hossein Bastami, Himanshu, Masanamuthu Lakshmanan, Mohit Jakhar, Narender Hoshiyar Kandola, Nitesh Kumar, Ronak, Sagar Rathe, Sahil Gulia, Vishal Rothas Chahal, Anuj Kaluram Gawade, Dhiraj Raindra Bailmare, Sachin Tanwar, Moein Shafaghi, Sourabh Sambhaji Fagare and Ranjith Chandran.

UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants squads

UP Yoddhas: Ashu Singh, Gagan Raju Gowda, Hitesh, Shivam Chaudhary, Sumit Sangwan, Surender Gill, Gangaram Tanu Ram, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Keshav Bal Krishan Kumar, Bharat Hooda, Sahul Kumar, Akshay Ramesh Suryawanshi, Bhavani Rajput, Heidarali Ekrami, Mahender Singh, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Vivek Kumar and Sachin.

Gujarat Giants: Balaji Dhanabal, Jitender Yadav, Manuj, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Nitin Jaglan, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh Sungroya, Rohan Singh, Sombir, Ujjval Singh, Guman Singh, Aadesh Siwach, Himanshu Virender Singh, Mohit, Monu, Neeraj Kumar, Raj Dipak Salunkhe, Vahid Rezaeimehr, Himanshu and Rohit.