Pro Kabaddi League Highlights: Puneri qualifies for playoffs after 30-30 tie with Delhi; Patna ends Jaipur’s 13-game unbeaten streak

Meetu Sharma comes back empty-handed as Puneri forces Delhi to share spoils! With this Puneri Paltan qualifies for the playoffs!

Aslam Mustafa Inamdar picks Vikrant to put Puneri on level terms as only 20 seconds left on the clock. 

Ashu Malik goes into the raid but has been taken down by Pankaj Mohite. 

Ashu Malik picks Abinesh Nadarajan quickly as only less than a minute left on the clock. 

Aslam gets a scorpion kick on Ashish Sangwan. 

Ashu Malik picks Gaurav Khatri in the do-or-die raid to keep the two-point lead intact. 

Aditya Shinde gets back with a point of Yogesh in the do-or-die after the defender attempts to go out way early. 

A couple of empty raids from Aslam Inamdar and Ashu Malik to slow down the game. Less than 2 minutes on the clock now. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh pulls one back after tackling Manu. 

Yogesh goes for a double thigh hold of Pankaj Mohite to complete his high-five!

Ashu Malik escapes a tough dash from Abhinesh Nadarajan to go back with a raid point. 

Aslam picks Meetu Sharma as only one point separates both teams now

Akash Shinde picks Ashish in the raid to reduce Delhi’s lead to two points. 

Manjeet goes into the do-or-die raid and has been taken down by a roaring Puneri’s defence. Manjeet is writhing in pain through an injury he sustained in this raid. Sanket Sawant gets the tackle point. 

Oh god! Manjeet is being stretched off the mat as things are not looking very bring for the Delhi raider.

A bonus for Pankaj Mohite. 

Ashu Malik comes back with an empty raid and it is Mohammedreza Chiyaneh who goes for pursuit but wait what? He has been taken down by the Delhi defence as quickly as he makes an entry! Ashish gets the tackle point. 

Aslam is waging a lone fight in the raid as he picks Vikrant this time to keep Puneri in the game. 

Ashu Malik picks Pankaj Mohite to make it a four-point lead for the home team. 

Abinesh Nadarajan tackles Manjeet as Puneri gets its due all-out on Delhi. 

Aslam reduces Delhi to one man after picking Vishal Bhardwaj. 

Two raiders go to the raid at the same time so a technical point is awarded to Delhi. 

Manjeet gets a bonus. 

Another point to Aslam who gets Ashish Sangwan’s point this time. 

Aslam Mustafa Inamdar gets Ashish’s touchpoint in the raid. 

Abinesh Nadarajan dashes Ashu Malik to deny him a point in the do-or-die raid. 

Meetu Sharma contributes in the defence as he tackles Pankaj Mohite. 

Aslam uses the lobby to run down and get the touchpoint of Vikrant. 

Pankaj Mohite goes to the lobby without a touch while Yogesh goes out of bounds so a point each to both teams. 

Manjeet’s dubki fails to work as Gaurav Khatri takes him down. 

Abhinesh Nadarajan and Gaurav come to dash Manjeet out after the raider gets the first touch on Chiyaneh. Nadarajan goes out of bounds as he too has to go out as the first half ends with the home team leading by 8 points. 

Another point to Yogesh as he tackles Akash Shinde this time. 

Aslam has ben tackled and taken down by Yogesh. 

Ashish tackles Pankaj Mohite before allowing him a bonus as Dabang Delhi gets an all-out on Puneri Paltan!

Ashu Malik picks Abhinesh Nadarajan to reduce Puneri to one player active on the amt. 

Pankaj Mohite gets a bonus. 

Who does Ashu Malik touch in the do-or-die raid? it’s Mohammadreza Chiyaneh!

Ashish Sangwan tackles Akash Shinde. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh goes into the raid and gets another valuable point. He gets Vikrant’s point. 

Mohit Goyat is grabbed back by Ashish as Delhi is making a statement here! 

Meetu Sharma is sent to the do-or-die. He uses a skill used greatly by the league’s best raider -- Pardeep Narwal -- dubki to escape Puneri’s defence and get two touchpoint of Gaurav Khatri and Aslam Mustafa Inamdar. 

Aslam Inamdar uses the bonus to get a bonus and also gets away with Vikrant’s dash to comeback with two points which brings parity to the scoreline. 

Ashu Malik goes into the do-or-die raid and has been dashed out by Gaurav Khatri! 

Akash Shinde has been ushered out by Yogesh. 

A do-or-die raid for Delhi. Manjeet is the one who takes it. He tries for a reverse toe touch on Shadloui but doesn’t get it. What he gets is a point of Abhinesh Nadarajan! He escapes Nadarajan’s dash to get a point in the raid. 

Mohit Goyat goes into the do-or-die raid. Yogesh pounces on him to get a double-thigh hold of the raider. What a start this has been! 

Gaurav Khatri tackles Ashu Malik to level terms. 

Chiyaneh tackles Manjeet with his trademark anklehold! The raider salvaged a bonus. 

Mohit Goyat gets a diving hand touch on Ashish Sangwan .

Ashu Malik!! He starts with a multipoint raid as he gets Abinesh Nadarajan and Sanket Sawant in the first raid itself.

Puneri Paltan won the toss and elected court. 

Dabang Delhi: Ashu Malik, Ashish Sangwan, Vikrant, Meetu Sharma, Manjeet, Yogesh, Ashish

Puneri Paltan: Aslam Inamdar, Abhinesh Nadarajan, Sanket Sawant, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Gaurav Khatri, Mohammareza Chiyaneh 

Don’t go anywhere as the second match of the day between Dabang Delhi and Puneri will be underway now. 

Sachin first rolls down the clock before going for a point as he makes sure to end Jaipur’s 13-match unbeaten streak with a touchpoint of Sunil Kumar! Patna wins by 3 points.

A gift from Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj as Arjun Deshwal gets a point but the clock has less than 30 seconds now. 

Krishan completes his high five after tackling Bhavani Rajput. 

Sunil pounces on Sudhakar to get his both ankles but the raider goes away with a raid point in the do-or-die raid. 

Bhavani Rajput crawls his way back after escaping from the hold of Ankit Jaglan. Patna’s lead has been reduced to just one point now. The momentum is with the defending champions, can they hold onto this?

Ankush tackles Sachin and the lead is only of two points for Panta at the moment. 

V Ajith Kumar picks Krishan to reduce Patna’s lead. 

Sudhakar gets another touchpoint. This time Sahul Kumar goes out. 

A bonus for Arjun Deshwal. 

Sudhakar M shrugs off a hold from Ankush to get a raid point. 

Bhavani escapes a dash from Mayur Kadam to get a point. 

Sachin does the clean-up act! He first picks Ankush and goes around the mat to touch Reza too, as Patna gets its second all-out!

Mayur Kadam was all ready and he went onto Arjun Deshwal to tackle him in his do-or-die raid. 

ANOTHER SUPER TACKLE!!!! Abhishek and Ankush combine this time to send Manjeet out. Jaipur is hanging with their super tackles. 

Sahul Kumar goes into the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by Krishan. 

Sachin has been SUPER TACKLED by Ankush and Sahul Kumar with the wrestling effort. Score levelled, yet again!

Shubham Shelke, the last man in for Jaipur, denies Patna the second all-out as he gets a bonus along with a touchpoint of Ankit. 

Sachin removes Sunil Kumar to reduce Jaipur to one player. 

V Ajith Kumar has been dashed out by Mayur Kadam!

Sachin picks Bhavani Rajput in the raid to extend the lead to two points. 

Mayur Kadam finally gets a point! He ushered off Arjun Deshwal. 

Sudhakar M is keeping Patna in the hunt with back-to-back raid points. He gets Abhishek KS. 

A bonus for Arjun Deshwal. 

Sudhakar M goes into the raid and picks Sahul Kumar and brings parity. 

Arjun Deshwal picks Ankit and Mayur Kadam to complete 200 raid points in this season. 

Patna is in the lead now! Sudhakar gets Abhishek KS. 

Abhijeet Malik has been tackled by Patna’s defence as the men in green have level-drawn the scoreline with an all-out!

Sachin uses his pace for his good to get Ankush’s point in the raid as Jaipur is at the cusp of an all-out here. 

Abhijeet Malik ends the first half with an empty raid for Jaipur. 

Sachin gets a running hand touch on Sahul Kumar in the do-or-die raid. 

Krishan Dhull and Sudhakar came with the chain to tackle Bhavani Rajput and Patna is pulling things back! 

Another point for Sachin in the raid as he picks Abhishek KS this time. 

Krishan initiates a tackle on V Ajith Kumar. Patna’s defence came together to dash the raider out. 

Sachin targets Arjun Deshwal and crawls his way escaping his hold. 

Arjun Deshwal goes way too deep and gets dividends as a touchpoint of Ankit. 

Sudhakar goes off the mat without a touch, so a point to Jaipur. 

Arjun removes Ankit Jaglan with a reverse toe touch in this raid. 

A roaring Jaipur defence pounces on Sandeep Kumar to thrash him down on the ground. 

Bhavani Rajput goes into the lobby without any touch to hand Patna a point in the raid. 

A mistake from Sunil Kumar who gets to Sachin costs him his touchpoint. 

Arjun Deshwal escapes the dash from Mayur Kadam after taking a bonus. Two points for Arjun in this raid. 

Sudhakar gets a toe touch on Sahul Kumar for a brilliant point. 

Arjun Deshwal rolls and tumbles but not before touching Mayur Kadam for a point in the raid. 

Sudhakar has been dashed out after taking a bonus as Jaipur gets an all-out. it looked very close to the naked eye, though as Sudharkar, who gets a bonus first uses the lobby to cross the midline but the dash seemed to have worked in Jaipur’s favour. 

Ajith comes back after touching Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj and Patna with one man, once again.

A bonus and a brilliant jump give Sudhakar two crucial points to Patna which also denies Jaipur an all-out here. 

Sudhakar M comes in for Krishan Dhull

Arjun Deshwal touches Mayur Kadam and Panta will have to wage the war with a lone player. 

Sahul Kumar tackles Manjeet to reduce Patna to just two men. 

Bhavani Rajput uses his pace to go deep and get a touch on Manish and Ankit in this raid. 

Sachin endures a hefty dash from Ankush but the second line of defence stops him from crossing the midline. 

Sandeep Kumar goes into the raid and has been taken down by Sunil Kumar. 

A reverse toe touch on V Ajith Kumar gives Sachin his first point of the game. 

Arjun Deshwal gets off the mark with a tag on Manish. 

Manjeet doubles the early lead with a touchpoint of Ankush. 

V Ajith Kumar goes into the raid and tries to leap past Ankit but the defender tied Ajith’s legs to draw first blood. 

Arjun Deshwal and then Sachin goes back empty-handed as the first two raids of this game see no points. 

Patna Pirates won the toss and elected court.

Patna played out a 29-29 tie against Bengaluru Bulls in its last outing on January 31.

Jaipur, meanwhile, beat Tamil Thalaivas by a 42-27 scoreline in its last PKL 10 encounter on the same day.

Jaipur Pink Panthers

With 191 raid points in 17 matches, Arjun Deshwal leads the raiding department for Jaipur. He picked up 13 raid points in his previous appearance.

Meanwhile, Jaipur’s defensive duties will be shouldered mainly by Ankush, who has scored 60 tackle points in 17 matches in PKL 10.

Patna Pirates

For Patna, Sachin will be their main raider. He has picked up 133 raid points in 17 matches, including 30 do-or-die raid points.

Krishan leads the defence for Patna and has scored 53 tackle points in 18 matches. Meanwhile, Ankit is the best all-rounder in the team with 60 points in 18 matches.

The last Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates match saw the former come out on top with a 29-28 victory earlier in Season 10.

Jaipur Pink Panthers has faced Patna Pirates 19 times in the history of PKL.

Patna leads the head-to-head record, winning 10 times while Jaipur has returned with a victory on 9 occasions.

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Arjun Deshwal, Sunil Kumar, Sahul Kumar, V Ajith Kumar, Bhavani Rajput, Ankush, Abhishek KS

Patna Pirates: Mayur Kadam, Manjeet, Sachin, Manish, Sandeep Kumar, Krishan Dhull, Ankit

Match 1: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates

Match 2: Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan

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