Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Tamil Thalaivas beat UP Yoddha – Pardeep Narwal and Co. continue to struggle as Thalaivas grab crucial 39-33 win – Manjeet (7 points) and substitute Ajinkya Pawar (6 points) were impressive among the raiders for Thalaivas, while defenders Sagar (5 points) and Surjeet Singh (3 points) backed them up efficiently. Surender Gill scored 14 points for UP Yoddha who could not match the intensity of Tamil Thaliavas on the night. Follow Insidesport.in for all PKL 8 LIVE Updates.
Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Tamil Thalaivas beat UP Yoddha – Pardeep Narwal and Co. continue to struggle as Thalaivas grab crucial 39-33 win
UP Yoddha gave away crucial points in the first half as the Thalaivas raced ahead and led 10-21. However, UP Yoddha tried to make a comeback in the second by inflicting two back to back super tackles followed by a multi-point raid by Surender Gill which earned them 6 points in the first 3 minutes. UP Yoddha fought back but couldn’t reduce the deficit as the match ended 33-39 in favour of the Thalaivas.
Surender Gill was the star player for UP Yoddha securing almost 50% of the points as he led the scoring chart with 14 points and got his 2nd Super 10 in the PKL.
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Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Tamil Thalaivas beat UP Yoddha: Ahead of the match, Jasveer Singh, Head Coach, UP Yoddha said, “The team has been improving consistently and we will be aiming to win our next match. I am sure we are going to see a better brand of Kabaddi going forward. In the last game we did very well defensively and our raiders were sharp as well. We look to carry this momentum with us and hopefully we will leave the mat with 5 points.”
Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Tamil Thalaivas beat UP Yoddha – Pardeep Narwal and Co. continue to struggle as Thalaivas grab crucial 39-33 win
The two sides have faced each other eight times out of which UP Yoddha got the upper hand thrice, drawing thrice & losing twice. Sumit, the UP Yoddha defender is leading the successful tackle’s chart with 16 successful tackles while the Thalaivas man, Sagar has been the best at Super Tackles till now with 4 Super Tackles to his name.
A nail-biting encounter is expected as UP Yoddha’s attack will lock horns against Tamil Thalaiva’s solid defense. Tamil Thalaivas have gained much-needed momentum with a comfortable win against Puneri Paltan and a draw against Dabang Delhi KC in their previous two matches. They lack a superstar raider in the team but have compensated that with great all-rounders.
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