PKL 10 Highlights: Akash Shinde and defence dominate as Puneri Paltan beats Telugu Titans 60-29 to reach top of points table

Akash Shinde goes into the raid and rolls down the clock as the match ends with a one-sided affair as Puneri gets back to the top of the point table, beating Telugu 60-29!

Sanjeevi S goes to the raid but he cannot control his dive and goes straight to the lobby, allowing Puneri to take two points via super tackle. 

Akash Shinde gets a tag on Pawan Sehrawat. 

Pawan Sehrawat first forces Vahid RezaEimehr to go out before touching Aditya Shinde. 

Parvesh Bhaindwal tackles Nitin Malik. 

Another multi-point raid for Sanjeevi as he picks Tushar Dattaray Adhavade and Dadaso Pujari. 

A bonus for Akash Shinde takes him to his Super 10 but he has been tackled by Ankit which means Telugu Titans gets its first all-out on Paltan.

Sanjeevi finally gives something to cheer for Telugu Titans. He delivers a super raid to pick Vahid Reza Eimehr, Dadaso Pujari and Badal Singh in a single raid. 

A bonus for Akash Shinde. 

Ratan G goes out of bounds as another Puneri gets another SUPER TACKLE. 

Ankit pulls one back with a tackle point of Aditya Shinde in his do-or-die raid. 

Pawan Sehrawat has been super tackled by the three-man defence of Puneri. 

Ratan G goes into the do-or-die raid and takes a touchpoint of Tushar Dattaray Adhavade. 

A bonus to Mohammadreza Chiyaneh. 

Milad Jabbari tackles Nitin R to give a point in defence to Telugu. 

Sanjeevi S has been thumped down by Dadaso Pujari as Puneri reaches the 50-point mark. 

Akash Shinde goes out in the lobby without a touch in the do-or-die raid. 

Shankar Gadai gets a tag on Aditya Shinde in the do-ordie raid. 

Nitin R goes into the do-or-die raid but a rare tackle by Milad Jabbari gives Titans two points in defence via super tackle. 

Gaurav Khatri blocks Ratan G as Puneri quickly nears 50 points. 

Pawan Sehrawat is just not clicking anymore. Gaurav Khatri blocks him for a point. 

Gaurav Khatri tackles Sanjeevi S this time. 

Aditya Shinde picks up Ankit this time. 

Parvesh Bhainswal is ruthlessly taken down by Tushar Dattaray Adhavade as Puneri gets fourth all-out!

Mohit Goyat picks Pawan Sehrawat this time as Telugu is left with only one man active on the mat. 

Mohit Goyat get a running handtouch on Milad Jabbari. 

Gaurav Khatri tackles Ratag G as the gap continues to grow bigger. 

Aditya Shinde get a revenge on Sanjeevi as he picks him in the raid. 

Sanjeevi picks Akash Shinde. 

Sanjeevi S gets a tag on Gaurav Khatri. 

Akash Shinde pierces through the Telugu defence as he gets a super raid, and picks Parvesh Bhainswal, Shankar Gadai and Ankit.

Ratan G is deemed out in the do-or-die raid as his claim of a touchpoint on Mohit Goyat has been denied by the on-field umpires. 

Mohit Goyat goes in the do-or-die raid but this time he has been tackled by Milad Jabbari. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh thumps down Pawan Sehrawat. 

Finally, the first point for the Telugu Titans! Shankar Gadai takes down Akash Shinde this time. 

Prafull Zaware gets a bonus but Mohammadreza Chiyaneh tackles him as Puneri Paltan gets the third all-out on the Titans!

Robin Chaudhary comes in as a substitute to go for the do-or-die raid, but he has been taken down by Abhinesh Nadarajan, who completes his well-deserved high-five as the first half ends with an annihilating drubbing of the bottom-placed Titans. 

Telugu Titans has no match for Puneri today. Ankit has to go out as Mohit Goyat reduces Titans to two men now. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh gets a single anklehold on Ratan G before Abhinesh Nadarajan comes from the right to block the raider. 

Abhinesh Nadarajan blocks Sanjeevi S to get his fourth tackle point. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh nonchalantly picks Parvesh Bhainswal in the raid after successfully delivering in another pursuit raid. 

Abhinesh Nadarajan shows Pawan Sehrawat his way out after blocking him from the back. 

Akash Shinde gets a bonus. 

Milad Jabbari gets a bonus but Mohammadreza Chiyaneh tackles him to give Puneri Paltan second all-out on Telugu Titans. 

Mohit Goyat reduces Telugu to one man after picking Parvesh Bhainswal. 

Pawan Sehrawat has been forced to go back to the bench after attempting a failed double anklehold on Aslam Inamdar. 

Akash Shinde breaks no sweat in getting a tag on Hamid Nader. 

Sanjeevi S uses his pace to land a running hand touch on Aslam Mustafa Inamdar. 

Things are going south for the Southern team! Mohit Goyat gets two touchpoints of Ajit Pawar and Ankit in the do-or-die. 

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh gets the first hands-on Ratan G before the whole line of Puneri’s defence comes to tackle the raider for a point. 

Akash Shinde escapes the anklehold of Pawan Sehrawat as the lead continues to get bigger for Puneri Paltan. 

Another point for Pawan Sehrawat who cut loose the hold of Sanket Sawant in the raid this time. 

Mohit Goyat picks Omkar R. More in the raid. 

First touchpoint for Pawan Sehrawat, who gets the better of Gaurav Khatri in the riad. 

Aslam Mustafa Inamdar tackles the last man active for Telugu Titans, Pawan Sehrawt after allowing him a bonus. Telugu Titans has been all-out!

Akash Shinde dives and goes past the chain of Ankit and Ajit Pawar. Telugu reduced to one man. 

Sanjeet S goes into the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by Aslam who goes for the raider’s ankles and gets enough support from Sanket Sawant. 

Mohit Goyat dives and gets a touch on Omkar More in the do-or-die raid. 

Abinesh Nadarajan takes Ratag G down this time. 

Finally, a point for Telugu Titans. Ratan G gets a tag on Puneri skipper Aslam Mustafa Inamdar. 

Aslam Inamdar goes into the raid and comes back with a tag on Hamid Nader. 

Abhinesh Nadarajan blocks and takes down Pawan Sehrawat to get rid of the dangerman in his very first raid of the game. 

Aslam Inamdar starts the game with a bonus. 

Telugu Titans won the toss and elected court. 

Puneri Paltan

Mohit Goyat has been the prime raider for Puneri this season after racking up 88 raid points in 15 matches. 

Paltan’s defence will be led by Mohammadreza Chiyaneh who has pocketed 60 tackle points in 15 games in PKL 10.

All-rounder Aslam Inamdar is also a player to watch out for after amassing 120 points so far.

Telugu Titans

Pawan Sehrawat has been the top raider for Telugu in Season 10. He has notched up 142 raid points in 15 matches, including 18 do-or-die raid points.

Sandeep Dhull leads the defence for Titans and has scored 35 tackle points in 13 matches. Meanwhile, Sanjeevi S is the best all-rounder in the team with 37 points in 13 matches.

Puneri has faced Telugu 19 times in the history of PKL.

With 12 wins against Telugu, Puneri is ahead in the head-to-head record. Telugu on the other hand, won 6 times, while 1 match between these teams ended in a tie.

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

Telugu Titans: Pawan Sehrawat, Ajit Pawar, Omkar S, Sanjeevi S, Ratan G, Hamid Nader, Ankit

The last Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans match saw the former come out on top with a 54-18 victory earlier in Season 10.

In its last outing, Puneri Paltan played out a 32-32 tie against Patna Pirates on January 27.

Telugu Titans, meanwhile, lost its last match against Tamil Thalaivas by a 29-54 scoreline on January 24.

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