Pro Kabaddi League 2023, Match Day 16 Highlights: Puneri Paltan tops table after win against Dabang Delhi ; Bengal Warriors draws with UP Yoddhas

Next match taking place is the Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Giants

Puneri Paltans make it count at home after winning its second match in front home crowd with its defence and offence doing the trick against a Naveen-less Dabang Delhi side.

AND PUNERI PALTANS WIN BY SEVEN POINTS TO GO ON TOP OF THE POINTS TABLE!!!!

Ashu is unable to move forwards as Abinesh stands in front of him. 

Ashu gets his bonus as he tries to close in

Akash gets a toe touch with ease and rushes out.

Ashu touches the bonus line.

Akash Shinde gets one after Shadloui dashes himself out. 

Toe touch by Akash Shinde sends Yogesh out.

Pankaj seems to have hurt his head, as he is successful in a super tackle against Delhi.

Abinesh goes out twice when he tries to ensure Ashu Malik does not go past the midline. His leg goes out of the end line and then the midline at the end.

Yogesh jumps and grips Mohit’s ankle

An attempted dubki, but Manjeet failed to get through the Puneri tackle.

Yet another neck holding warning, this time for Pune’s Gaurav Khatri.

Dabang gets a green card for neck holding. 

The right corner defence does it for Pune.

Hemmat initiates tackle, and the lead reduces to four points.

Abinesh falls for Ashu’s deceptive play.

At half-time, Pune has the upper hand with Aslam and Mohit duo raiding to success.

Mohit gets into the Delhi side and gets two points.

Aslam’s fast paced raid, gets two points with ease in a do-or-die raid.

Abinesh goes for double thigh hold but fails to execute it as Manjeet goes through.

All out as Ashu is stuck with Shadloui, who’s ankle hold is strong.

Aslam rolls over to the midline as he ousts two.

Yogesh gets a raid and super tackles Mohit, to reduce the lead.

All out on the cards as Delhi’s sole player stands on the court.

Do-or-die raid for Rahul Kumar, but he gets just a bonus. 

Mohit drags himself to the mid line.

Shadloui gets one tackle right in the middle.

Two pointer for Mohit Goyet. 

Sanket dashes forward and earns Puneri Paltan a tackle point.

Shadloui tries to hold Ashu. but is unsuccessful.

Ashu Malik ousts Abinesh.

Puneri Paltan to raid first

Puneri Paltan - Abinesh Nadarajan, Aslam Inamdar, Gaurav Khatri, Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sawant, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh 

Dabang Delhi K.C. - Meetu Sharma, Himmat Antil, Manjeet, Yogesh, Ashish, Ashu Malik, Mohit

THE GAME ENDS IN A TIE, SECOND OF THE SEASON! Bengal is still on top of the table, while the UP Yoddhas are down at 5.

Nitin gets Nitesh out as the former gets a super 10.

Nitin Kumar gets one easily.

Surender does not get a bonus and is stopped by the Bengal Warriors.

Maninder gets Ashu out easily.

Pardeep held by Shubham Shinde’s ankle hold!

Nitin Kumar gets very close to the midline and touches but does not cross it and gets a bonus point. Bengal is all out!

Surender gets a green card for rough raid as he takes down two Bengal players

Maninder’s acrobatic toe touch gets Bengal a point and a chance to equalise.

A three pointer for Surender Gill, who manages to exact a 10 points for the match.

Harendra and Hitesh make mistakes as Shrikant gets a hand touch. Hitesh goes out off the lobby and Warriors execute the first all-out of the game.

Nitin’s back kick surprises UP Yoddhas.

Super Tackle by Gurdeep and Yoddhas, who tripped Maninder to fall and is unable to retrieved. This revived Pardeep in turn.

Shrikant gets Sumit out.

Nitin Kumar revives Maninder.

UP Yoddhas lead by four points at half-time

Maninder taken down by Nitesh Kumar.

Nitin Kumar gets out in a do-or-die raid after he is surrounded in the centre.

Shubham tries an ankle hold in the corner on Pardeep Narwal, but fails to stick onto it.

Vijay Malik makes an unsuccessful tackle.

UP Yoddha reviews for bonus and gets it.

Shrikant Jadhav manages to get two points as takes out the two corners.

Darpan’s ankle hold of Surender Gill is strong enough as the UP side lead by one point.

Maninder tries to jump over Nitesh, which is not executed.

Sumit gets hold off Nitin Kumar, who is unable to escape.

Nitin Kumar gets Vijay Malik

Maninder equalises for Bengal

Surender Gill manages to execute a super raid as the Shinde brothers fail to catch him.

Maninder Singh gets Sumit as Bengal draws the first blood.

Surender Gill starts with an empty raid

UP Yoddhas to make the first raid of the match

Both teams enter the field!!!

Bengal Warriors- 1st- 3W, 1L, 1D

UP Yoddhas- 8th -2W, 2L

Bengal Warriors - Vaibhav Garje, Maninder Singh, Nitin Kumar, Shrikant Jadhav, Darpan, Aditya Shinde, Shubham Shinde

UP Yoddhas- Gurdeep, Nitesh Kumar, Ashu Singh, Pardeep Narwal, Sumit, Surender Gill, Vijay

The Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi PKL 2023-24 match will start at 9:00 PM IST, on Monday, December 18.

The Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddhas PKL 2023-24 match will start at 8:00 PM IST, on Monday, December 18.

The PKL 2023-24 matches will be telecasted on Star Sports Network and live-streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.