PKL 10 Highlights: Zafardanesh helps U Mumba tie 44-44 vs Haryana Steelers; Tamil Thalaivas back to winning ways after beating UP Yoddhas 46-27

A couple of empty raid from Amirmohammad Zafardanesh and Chandran Ranjit makes sure the scoreline remains the same as the match ends with the same score -- 44-44! What a game, probably the match of the season! It was Zafardanesh who made sure that the home team went back with points. What an effort from the Iranian youngster to end the Mumbai leg in style. 

Vinay has been allowed a bonus before Sombir tackles him as Mumba gets its second all-out on Haryana! And the scores are level once again! What a game this has been. Wow

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh is just unstoppable! He gets two more points to reduce Haryana with only one man. He gets Jaideep Dahiya and Sunny Sehrawat. 

Vinay escapes the dash of Surinder Singh and goes back with a bonus too. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh wow! He picks two quick touchpoints of Rahul Sethpal and Mohit to make it a two-point game for Mumba now. 

A do-or-die raid for Chandran Ranjit and he has been thumped down by Sombir. 

Rahul Sethpal gets the better of Guman Singh this time. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh gets the touch of Mohit Nandal as the game is tilting once again. 

Mahender gets a first touch on Vinay before Sombir single-handedly blocks the raider near the midline. 

Guman picks Mohit with a toe touch. 

Sombir gets a bonus before Jaideep Dahiya gets his eighth tackle point as Haryana Steelers gets its second all-out on Mumba. 

Vinay gets Mahender Singh as Mumba left with only one player on the mat. 

Jai Bhagwan comes in for Surinder Singh on the mat only to go back to the bench after Chandran Ranjit tackles him. A bonus for the raider. 

Shivam Patare picks up the touch of Rinku in the do-or-die raid. 

Haryana getting crucial points here. Mohit tackles Guman Singh. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh is taken down by Mohit. 

Shivam Patare forced Alireza Mirzaeian to make an error and come back with his touchpoint after the defender came ahead looking for an anklehold. 

Guman Singh lands a toe touch on Rahul Sethpal to restore parity. 

A bonus for Chandran Ranjit. 

Rahul Sethpal tries his best but Amirmohammad Zafardanesh comes back with his point as Mumba levels the scoreline after getting an all-out!

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh gets Siddharth Desai’s ankles as Haryana is left with only one man on the mat now. 

Guman Singh picks up Jaideep Dahiya to reduce the Steelers to two men on the mat. 

Rinku makes the first move on Vinay before the whole Mumba defence comes to keep the raider down. 

A point each was awarded to both teams as Mohit Nandal went out of bounds while taking Amirmohammad Zafardanesh. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh picks Mohit in the do-or-die raid. 

Finally a point for U Mumba in this half! Surinder Singh pounces on Chandran Ranjit to get two SUPER TACKLE points! 

Alireza Mirzaeian is taken down by Jaideep Dahiya and it has been a very poor start for U Mumba in the second half as it has conceded six points within three minutes after halftime. 

Mahender Singh goes to Chandran Ranjit and gives him an almost a freebie point in the do-or-die raid. 

Another SUPER TACKLE for Haryana Steelers as Jaideep Dahiya and Rahul Sethpal dash Guman Singh out. The lead now has jumped to seven points. 

Rahul Sethpal and Sunny Sehrawat take down Amirmohammad Zafardanesh for two points via a SUPER TACKLE.

A bonus for Chandran Ranjit to end the first half of this exciting game. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh escapes the leg hold of Naveen Kundu this time. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh gets Mohit in this raid. 

Sombir delivers a wrestling effort on Vijay to take him down for a point in defence. 

Guman Singh gets a tag on Mohit Nandal. 

Siddharth Desai does the unthinkable! He somehow manages to escape the Mumba’s defence by taking not one, not two, not three but a total of four points from this raid! He gets a bonus alongside three touchpoints of Rinku, Mahender Singh and Surinder Singh.

Guman Singh first lands a kick on Rahul Sethpal before running away with a touchpoint of Jaideep Dahiya. 

Rinku pounces on Chandra Ranjit to tackle him from the back. 

Jaideep gets a back hold of Amirmohammad Zafardanesh to get another point in defence. 

Vinay goes into the raid but has been dashed out by Rinku. 

A bonus for Alireza Mirzaeian. 

Vinay gets a touch on Sombir. 

Guman Singh is taken down by Jaideep Dahiya. 

Rahul Sethpal tackles Amirmohammad Zafardanesh but a point was given to both teams as one of Haryana’s defence went out of bounds 

Mahender Singh pounces on Chandran Ranjit to tackle him after giving him a bonus. 

Guman Singh goes into the raid and picks up Mohit with a running hand touch. 

Chandran Ranjit picks up Amirmohammad Zafardanesh in return. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh dents the Jai-Mo duo! He picks up two crucial touchpoints of Jaideep Dahiya and Mohit Nandal. 

Chandran Ranjit picks Rinku. 

Alireza Mirzaeian has been ushered out after allowing a bonus by Mohit Nandal as Haryana Steelers get an early all-out on U Mumba!

Vinay picks Bittu to leave Mumba with only one man on the court. 

Jaideep Dahiya dashes Guman Singh out. 

Bittu comes in for Alireza Mirzaeian and he combines with Sombir to SUPER TACKLE Siddharth Desai for two points.

Siddharth Desai picks Mahender Singh to leave Mumba with only Alireza Mirzaeian and Sombir on the mat. 

Rahul Sethpal tackles Amirmohammad Zafardanesh after allowing him a bonus. 

Vinay uses his pace to get a running hand touch on Rinku. 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh gets a bonus. 

Siddharth Desai picks Surinder Singh’s touch and a bonus. 

The Jai-Mo duo works! Jaideep Dahiya came with Mohit Nandal to tackle Guman Singh in a tight chain. 

Rinku tackles Chandran Ranjit, who came in the first raid for Haryana Steelers. 

U Mumba won the toss and elected the court.

U Mumba: Amirmohammed Zafardanesh, Alireza Mirzeian, Surinder Singh, Guman Singh, Mahender Singh, Sombir, Rinku

Haryana Steelers: Rahul Sethpal, Mohit Nandal, Jaideep Dahiya, Mohit, Siddharth Desai, Vinay, Chandran Ranjit

Gagana Gowda touches Sahil Gulia but it is the men in yellow who came back to winning ways after thrashing UP Yoddhas. Tamil wins comprehensively by 19 points to get its second win of the season.

Samuel Wafula makes an error on Vishal Chahal to give the raider his touchpoint. 

Gagana Gowda gets a tag on Ronak. 

Vishal Chahal comes into the mat for Ajinkya Pawar and goes into the raid. Vishal escapes Nitesh Kumar’s hold. 

Samuel Wafula has been taken down by Sagar. 

A bonus for Narender but Nitish Kumar tackles him to salvage a point. 

Sagar gets to his high-five as he tackles Shivam Chaudhary to give Tamil its third all-out on UP!

Narender turns around and comes back with two touchpoints of Sumit and Gurdeep. The UP is on the brink of third all-out. 

Samuel Wafula subbed in for Nitin Panwar. He goes into the raid but Ronak tackles him and sends him back on the bench. 

Pardeep has had a terrible night! And he goes out for the eighth time in the game. Sagar gets the point. 

Himanshu tackles Gagana Gowda. 

Narender takes out the dangerman Vijay Malik in the raid this time. 

Gagana Gowda gets a quick toe touch on Sahil Gulia. 

Ajinkya Pawar goes into the do-or-die raid. Gurdeep and Sumit take the raider down. 

Vijay Malik gets to his deserved SUPER 10 after touching Mohit. 

A bonus for Vijay Malik in the do-or-die raid. 

Nitin Panwar, Gurdeep and Sumit get two points via a super tackle of Nitin Singh. 

Pardeep gets a bonus but he has been tackled, yet again! Ajinkya Pawar gets the point. 

Nitesh Kumar escapes the hold of Nitin Panwar in the do-or-die raid. 

Skipper Sagar gets the second point in a row. He tackles Gagana Gowda. 

Sagar tackles Vijay Malik. 

Vijay Mali, the lone performer for UP tonight, picks Mohit and Ronak in the raid. 

Narender delivers again! He cleans up the two-man UP Yoddhas defence of Nitesh Kumar and Gurdeep to give Tamil its second all-out in this game.

Mohit sends the off-colour Pardeep Narwal for the sixth time today. 

Sahil Gulia gets his HIGH-FIVE after taking down Vijay Malik! UP reduced to three man. 

Nitin Panwar touches Nitin Panwar as Tamil is managing to counter Vijay’s efforts in raids. 

Vijay Malik touches the in-form Sahil Gulia this time. 

Narender quickly closing in on a Super 10 after he picks two touchpoints of Sumit and Gagana Gowda. 

Sahil Gulia gets his fourth tackle point after taking Pardeep Narwal down! 

Vijay Malik claims a touch on Mohit and the defenders walk off! Another point for Malik in the raid as UP is making an impressive comeback in the second half. 

Nitesh Kumar gets a brilliant tackle point. He goes into Nitin Singh and grabs his thighs. 

A bonus for Gagana Gowda. 

Sumit grabs Ajinkya Pawar’s thigh to thump him down in his do-or-die raid and eventually pulls one point back as the first half ends. 

Sahil Gulia tackles Pardeep Narwal, who was in the do-or-die raid. 

Narender ventures way too deep into the opponent’s half in the do-or-die raid and has been taken down by Sumit this time. 

Sagar tackles Vijay Malik to extend the lead for Tamil. 

Gurdeep pounces on Narender early and takes him down, but the young raider crosses the midline with the extension of his left hand. 

Vijay Malik uses his pace to get a touch on Mohit. 

Sahil Gulia, in return, takes down Pardeep Narwal. 

Ajinkya Pawar tries to escape from the hold of Sumit with a jump but has been taken down. 

Surender Gill has been tackled by Sahil Gulia as the lead continues to grow larger for Tamil. 

A do-or-die raid for Ajinkya Pawar this time. He gets a sliding toe touch on Nitin Panwar. 

Pardeep Narwal goes into the do-or-die raid and lures Himanshu to come on him, but turns away and goes back to the midline. 

A bonus for Narender but he has been ushered off by Gurdeep this time. 

Pardeep Narwal gets to midline after getting a touch of Sahil Gulia. 

Narender extends Tamil lead with a point of Sumit in the raid. 

Vijay Malik gets a bonus and a touchpoint of Tamil captain, Sagar. 

Nitin Panwar surrenders to Ajinkya Pawar as Tamil inflicts first all-out on UP Yoddhas.

Mohit gets another tackle point. He takes down Vijay Malik this time. 

Ajinkya Pawar tags Kiran Magar to make UP a two man team. 

Surender Gill gets a bonus. 

Narender gets a running hand touch on Nitesh Kumar. 

Mohit tackles Pardeep Narwal to send him out for the second time in a row. 

Narender not only comes back after escaping Gurdeep’s hold but he gets a bonus too. 

Vijay Malik tags Mohit. He gets first points for Tamil. 

Ajiknya Pawar dives onto Sumit for his touchpoint. 

Pardeep Narwal has been brought down by Himanshu. Tamil gets the first points in the game. 

Narender starts the game with an empty raid. 

U.P. Yoddhas won the ross and elected the court. 

1. Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh - 39 points in 10 games

2. Shubham Shinde - 38 points in 11 games

3. Sumit - 37 points in 11 games

Arjun Deshwal - 107 points in 10 games

Ashu Malik - 99 points in 11 games

Pawan Sehrawat - 97 points in 10 games

UP Yoddhas: Pardeep Narwal, Gurdeep, Nitin Panwar, Surender Gill, Vijay Malik, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit

Tamil Thalaivas: Ajinkya Pawar, Narender, Sahil Gulia, Sagar, M. Abhishek, Mohit, Himanshu

U.P. Yoddhas

Pardeep Narwal has been the prime raider for UP this season after racking up 87 raid points in 11 matches. He scored 6 raid points in his last match.

Meanwhile, the UP’s defensive duties will be shouldered mainly by Sumit, who has scored 37 tackle points in 11 matches in PKL 10.

All-rounder Vijay Malik is also a player to watch out for after amassing 33 points in Season 10.

Tamil Thalaivas

Ajinkya Pawar has been the top raider for Tamil in Season 10. He has scored 66 raid points in 10 matches, including 10 do-or-die raid points.

Sahil Gulia is the best defender from the side having claimed 34 tackle points in 10 matches so far.

The last U.P. Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas match in Season 9 saw the latter come out on top in a tie-breaker.

In PKL history, UP and Tamil have played each other 13 times.

Both teams have won 5 and lost 5 matches, while 3 matches ended in ties.

The Pro Kabaddi League 2023-24 matches will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and live-streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

Match 1: UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas - 8 PM, IST 

Match 2: U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers - 9 PM, IST

Hello, and welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League matchday 36 where the UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas and U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers matches will take place at the DOME by NSCI, Mumbai on Wednesday. 

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