Pro Kabaddi League HIGHLIGHTS: Gujarat Giants comes back to beat UP Yoddhas 38-30; Pink Panthers beats Thalaivas 25-24

Nitesh Kumar gets hold of Parteek as Yoddhas gets a point but it doesnt matter, Gujarat wins the tie 38-30 to move to third place in the points table! 

Vijay Malik gets a bonus to reduce the deifict

Parteek Dahiya gets a touch point off Anil in a do or die raid! 

This time Fazel gets his trademark ankle hold on Surender! as Giants get a point

Surender Gill gets a touch point off Parteek 

RAKESH TAKES SUMIT OUT AS GIANTS INFLICT AN ALL OUT! 

Rakesh does well under pressure! He tricks Ashu by going the other way and gets a touch point on his way out! 

Parteek with an empty raid as well

Empty raids from Raksh and Gurdeep 

Anil Kumar gets tackled by Ravi Kumar and the Giants defenders pounce on the raider 

Nitesh’s left leg is out of bounds before his tackle on Rakesh. Fazel reviewed it correctly and its yet another point for Gujarat 

Sombir’s ankle hold on Surender is enough to fetch the Giants a point! 

Rakesh evades Kiran’s ankle hold and gets back with a bonus and a point. Yoddhas have reviewed it and that’s unsuccessful

Successful review from the Yoddhas as Surender gets bonus plus one point

Rakesh starts off the final 10 minutes with an empty raid

An empty raid from Surender Gill and it’s a time out 

Rakesh gets a touch point off Sumit. Gujarat is running away with constant flow of points currently

Sombir gets hold of Pardeep with a back hold on the right corner! 

RAKESH TAKES OUT GURDEEP AND NITESH AS GUJARAT INFLICTS AN ALL OUT! And takes lead as well. What a turn around

Do or die for Yoddhas with Surender in for the raid. Fazel steps up for the occasion yet again! Gets a superb ankle hold

SUPER TACKLE FROM NITESH! What a moment this for the Yoddhas as they get two important points

Parteek gets deep into the other half, gets a leg on Sumit and gets away with a point

Sombir tackles Anil Kumar as the Giants reduce their deficit 

Do or die for Giants. And Rakesh gets it right! He gets away with a touch point off Ashu Singh as the raider extends his arm full length to get to the line

Yet again, Fazel tackles Pardeep in a do or die raid

Empty raids from Anil Kumar and Nabibakhsh

Ashu Singh’s tackle plays a decisive role in stopping Parteek Dahiya as the Yoddhas extend their lead to six

Pardeep starts off the second half with an empty raid

With Anil Kumar’s empty raid, the first half comes to an end. The Yoddhas are leading this tie 19-14 currently but this, by no means, will assure them of a win. Still a long way to go

Yoddhas are finally able to stop Rakesh. He tried to jump over Nitesh but gets caught mid air

Do or die for UP Yoddhas. Surender Gill tries to go for the bonus but Fazel gets a firm hold of the attacker’s ankle

Sonu tries to go deep into the opposition’s half but Nitesh dashes towards him to take him off the mat

Rakesh is on a roll. This time he gets a touch point on Gurdeep

Gill gets a touch point off Sombir

Sumit’s tackle attempt on Rakesh is in vain as the attacker gets away with a touch point

Surender Gill comes in for a do or die! He gets a point as he evades an ankle hold from Nabibakhsh

Surender Gill gets away with a bonus point

Although tackled by Ashu, Sonu gets away with a bonus

Rakesh with an empty raid

Yodddhas’ skipper Pardeep gets tackled down by the other skipper Fazel. Time out

Ravi Kumar stops Surender in his tracks as Giants get yet another point

Sonu gets a point on the other side with a touch point off Nitesh

Surender gets a touch point off Fazel

Giants get a point through Rakesh’s bonus point

Ashu Singh is sidelined as Sonu gets a successful touch point

Rakesh tries to leap over two defenders but fails. UP YODDHAS INFLICTS ALL OUT! 

Touch point for Surender as Yoddhas gets another point

SURENDER GILL WITH A SUPER RAID! His attempted dubki fetches him three points! He takes out Fazel Atrachali, Sombir and Ravi Kumar

Empty raids from Surender Gill and Rakesh

Sumit initiates a tackle with a body hold on Rohit Gulia. Tackle point for Yoddhas 

Rohit Gulia gets a touch point off Surender Gill to restore parity

Skipper Pardeep Narwal strikes on his first raid! Takes out opposition captain Fazel and Sonu in a single go

UP Yoddhas has won the toss and has asked Gujarat to take the first raid. Rakesh gets the ball rolling as gets a touch point on Ashu Singh

Stay tuned to this blog as Gujarat Giants takes on UP Yoddhas next! 

Just two defenders for Thalaivas with Arjun entering for the raid. AND THE PANTHERS HAVE WON IT! Arjun goes back with an empty raid but it doesn’t matter! 

PANTHERS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD NOW! AJITH touches Bastami and evades a tackle from Gulia! 

Jatin in for a do or die raid. AND HE GETS TACKLED. SCORES LEVEL! 

Do or die for the Panthers. Reza comes into raid and gets away with a point! A rookie mistake from Ashish but the Thalaivas have reviewed it. Unsuccessful

Ajinkya takes his time to complete his raid and comes back empty handed 

Empty raids from Himanshu and Sunil Kumar

Himanshu tries to leap over Reza but fails. SUPER TACKLE FOR THE PANTHERS. A thriller on the cards! 

Wonderful dash from Abishek to deny Deshwal of a raid point. But the Panthers have asked for a review for jersey pull and that’s an UNSUCCESSFUL REVIEW! 

SUPER TACKLE FROM THE PANTHERS! Reza gets a single thigh hold on Ajinkya

This time the luck runs out for Bhavani! He gets tackled pretty easily! 

Empty raid from Ajinkya as well

Bhavani’s attempts to get a bonus point is unsuccessful. Empty raid

Jaipur gets a super tackle! Himanshu Narwal’s mediocre raid costs the Thalaivas. Sunil Kumar shines with an ankle hold

Do or die! Ajinkya is the raider! Super touch point from the raider as he sends Sahul Kumar packing. A whopping 7 point lead for the Thalaivas 

Bastami’s hold is just too good for Ajith! The latter tried to get away with a touch point off the Iranian but gets stopped midway

Another bonus point raid for Ajith

Ajinkya Pawar’s attempts to touch the line goes in vain as he gets tackled. But wait a minute! The Panthers are penalised for jersey pulling! 

Ajith avoids a do or die situation as he gets away with a bonus point

Empty raid from Ajith followed by one from Himanshu

Himanshu Narwal’s raid is unsuccessful as he gets pushed outside the mat

Do or die for Pink Panthers. Thalaivas finally manages to get hold of Arjun! Superb body hold from Himanshu 

Empty raids from Arjun and Ajinkya

Himanshu Narwal pulls things back with a touch point off Mirbhageri

Ajun gets a point off a body touch and sends Himanshu out

Match resumes. Empty raid from Ajinkya Pawar

Do or die for the Thalaivas. WHAT A RAID! Himanshu Narwal gets away with two points with a superb dash, that bisected Ankush and Ajith. End of first half! 

Empty raids from both the sides. 

Two consecutive points for the Panthers. Arjun touches Sahil’s boots and returns back to their half

Do or die for the Thalaivas but Himanshu Singh is unable to break Ankush’s stranglehold

Two back to back empty raids for both the sides from Himanshu Narwal and Arjun Deshwal

Arjun Deshwal is forced to go back empty handed 

Empty raid from Masanamuthu

Arjun Deshwal gets away with a bonus point. Much needed point to end a slow passage of play for the Panthers

But this time Himanshu gets a touch point off Lucky Sharma 

Himanshu with an empty raid yet again. 

Do or die for Panthers as well. And the Thalaivas get away with a tackle point as well as Ajith Kumar is stopped in his tracks

DO OR DIE. Himanshu does well to jump over a couple of defenders but Ankush sees the move and gets hold of the raider! 

Masanamuthu’s empty raid means the Thalaivas will next be in a do or die situation

Empty raid from Arjun Deshwal as well 

Himanshu Narwal with a raid yet again. Goes in deep but comes out with an empty raid

Arjun Deshwal gets a successful point before the Panthers take a time out 

THALAIVAS INFLICT ALL OUT! HIMANSHU NARWAL GETS RID OF BOTH ANKUSH AND SUNIL with a leap.

Do or die raid for the Pink Panthers. Superb defense from Thalaivas as they stop Bhavani from getting out of their range

Empty raid from Himanshu

Himanshu lets out a high kick on Sahul deep inside the half and gets away with it. One point for the Thalaivas. That is followed by an empty raid from Sunil

Ashish’s rock solid defense stops Ajith’s dash as the Thalaivas gets a tackle point

Himanshu restores parity with a two-point raid of his own! Takes out Lucky Sharma and Mibagheri

Two points for Jaipur! Himanshu and Abishek try to tackle Arjun but he gets back to his half in style

Himanshu Narwal’s stay in the opposition’s half is quite long but he fails to do anything. Empty raid

Abishek strikes back as he gets a tackle point off Ajith Kumar’s raid

Sunil Kumar’s ankle hold on Masanamuthu proves too good as Jaipur gets a point

Blunder from Arjun Deshwal! He gets the bonus but tries to evade Abhishek’s tackle attempt and goes out of bounds! 

Empty raide from Himanshu to start the Thalaivas’ proceedings

Jaipur has won the toss and have opted to raid first. Masanamuthu opens the account with a bonus

Defending champs Jaipur Pink Panthers have made their way into the mat. Shortly after, the home side enters the mat with huge cheers from the crowd

Tamil Thalaivas: Sahil Gulia, M. Abhishek, Aashish, Himanshu Narwal, Amirhossein Bastami, Masanamuthu, Himanshu

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Reza Mibagheri, Ankush, Arjun Deshwal, Sahul Kumar, V. Ajith Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Sunil Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas has faced Jaipur Pink Panthers 8 times in the history of PKL.

With 4 wins against the Tamil Thalaivas, the Jaipur Pink Panthers are ahead in the head-to-head record. Tamil Thalaivas has won 2 times while 2 matches ended in a tie.

After 5 matches, Tamil Thalaivas are eleventh on the PKL Season 10 points table. They have won 2 times and lost three in 5 matches, amassing 10 points so far.

On the other hand, Jaipur Pink Panthers are fourth after winning 3 matches and losing two. They have 20 points, while 1 game ended in a tie.

The previous contest between Tamil Thalaivas and Jaipur Pink Panthers match saw the Jaipur Pink Panthers come out on top with a 41-26 victory.

The Pro Kabaddi League season 10 matches will be telecast live across the Star Sports network and can be live streamed on Disney+ Hotstar