Pro Kabaddi League Highlights, PKL 2024: Gujarat Giants beats Bengaluru Bulls 36-32; Bengal Warriorz loses 34-39 to Jaipur Pink Panthers

All Ajinkya Pawar could manage was a bonus in the last raid of the match as Gujarat Giants registered a 36-32 win over Bengaluru. 

Parteek rolls down the clock first before taking two touchpoints sealing the fate of the match. He picks points of Surinder Deha and Parteek. 

A quick running hand touch on Rohit fetches a point to Ajinkya Pawar. 

Nitin Rawal tackles Guman Singh to deny him a point in the do-or-die raid. 

Pardeep Narwal takes a touchpoint of Balaji D before being tackled by Himanshu Singh in the subsequent raid. 

Sombir tackles Ajinkya Pawar for his sixth point. 

Parteek Dahiya has been taken down by his namesake -- Parteek. 

A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar. 

Gujarat has done well to extend its lead in the last six minutes. Sombir tackles Jai Bhagwan for its last point to complete his high five!

Now Pardeep Narwal is being taken down by Rohit as the game is shifting towards Gujarat. 

Himanshu touches the last man for Bengaluru, Parteek, helping GUJARAT INFLICTING ALL-OUT ON MEN IN RED & BLACK!

Himanshu Singh is in action in the defence too! He tackles Jai Bhagwan for his fourth point in succession. Bengaluru is down to one player. 22-all now. 

Himanshu Singh picks two touchpoints of Surinder Dehal and Nitin Rawal in the do-or-die raid. 

A bonus for Jai Bhagwan.

Himanshu Singh gets a prized touchpoint of Saurabh Nandal. 

Ajinkya Pawar has also been taken down in his do-or-die raid. 

Guman, who was in the do-or-die raid, almost made it to the midline but Surinder Singh and Nitin Rawal came at the right time to contain him. 

Pardeep Narwal seemed to have cleaned up the four-player defence of Gujarat but the referee deemed him out of the lobby and the verdict stood even after Pardeep’s review. 

Rakesh goes out of bounds in the do-or-die raid without any touch resulting in a point to Bengaluru. 

Neeraj and Rohit combine well to tackle Jai Bhagwan with a proper wrestling move. 

Surinder Dehal gets a single-leg hold of Parteek Dahiya to deny him a point in the do-or-die raid. 

SUPER TACKLE led by Parteek Dahiya. The three-man Gujarat defence takes care of Ajinkya Pawar. 

A bonus for Guman Singh before he was pinned down by Saurabh Nandal. 

1700 RAID POINTS FOR PARDEEP NARWAL! He goes into the raid and comes back with two touchpoints of Neeraj Kumar and Balaji D. 

Parteek Dahiya gets a bonus. 

Rakesh and then Pardeep Narwal get a bonus each for their team.

Pardeep Narwal ventures deep to touch Jitender Yadav in the do-or-die raid. He is just two raid points away from 1700 raid points!

Guman Singh is in the do-or-die raid and gets a running hand touch on Parteek.

Guman, the last man left for Gujarat has been ushered out as BENGALURU GETS FIRST ALL-OUT ON GUJARAT.

Pardeep Narwal gets his fourth point of the night, touches Parteek Dahiya, reducing Gujarat to one player. 

Guman Singh gets a bonus. 

Ajinkya Pawar on fire! He comes back with two points of Neeraj Kumar and Jitender Yadav. 

Rakesh goes into the do-or-die raid and Saurabh Nandal lures him in before Nitin Rawal backs him up for his tackle point. Parity restored! 

A tag on Somibr fetches Ajinkya another point. 

Ajinkya Pawar is in the raid and shows his skill by getting a touch on Balaji D. 

Pardeep Narwal has been taken down by Sombir. 

Rakesh picks up Surinder Dehal as Gujarat doubles its lead. 

Parteek Dahiya gets a running hand touch on Saurabh Nandal as Gujarat gets into the lead. 

Sombir tackles Jai Bhagwan for Gujarat’s first point in defence. 

Guman gets a bonus. 

Jai Bhagwan picks a touch on Parteek Dahiya. 

Parteek Dahiya gets a bonus. 

Vintage Pardeep Narwal! He sneaks past Gujarat’s defence to get two touchpoints of Rakesh and Balaji D. 

First point for Guman Singh in Gujarat’s jersey. He gets a touch on Saurabh Nandal. 

Pardeep Narwal starts off with a bonus in his first raid of the night. 

Gujarat Giants won the toss and selected the choice of court: Right

GUJARAT GIANTS: Rakesh, Neeraj Kumar, Balaji D, Parteek Dahiya, Guman Singh, Jitender Yadav, Sombir

BENGALURU BULLS: Pardeep Narwal, Surinder Dehal, Parteek, Jai Bhagwan, Ajinkya Pawar, Saurabh Nandal, Nitin Rawal

Maninder has been taken down by Ankush Rathee as the full-time whistle goes off. Bengal tried everything but salvaged only one point from this game meanwhile Jaipur took a full five points from this 34-39 win.

Abhijeet Malik goes into the raid and gets a touch on Fazel Atrachali. 

SUPER TACKLE! Jaipur gets the man-in-form Nitin Dhankar at the right time! Surjeet with a dash ushers out Nitin. 

Lucky Sharma goes out of bounds before Nitin gets a touch on Arjun Deshwal! It is 34-35 now! What a match this has been. 

Fazel was too early to go for an anklehold on Arjun to give away a point. 

Fazel asks Nitin to target right corner Reza Mirbagheri and the raider does exactly what he was asked to! He gets a sliding toe touch on Reza. 

Nitin rolls down to get a touchpoint of Ankush Rathee who tried a double thigh hold. 

Pranay Rane goes out of bounds in the raid and these small mistakes are going to cost Bengal for sure. 

Shreyas Umbardand charges ahead to give his touchpoint to Vikash Kandola. 

Nitin Dhankar reaches SUPER 10 with a touchpoint of Abhijeet Malik. 

Arjun gets a bonus but has been thrown out by Mayur Kadam, who has been average at best in defence tonight. 

Another point for Maninder, this time a bonus. 

A bonus for Arjun. Fazel reviews for a no bonus but the verdict stands after video replay. 

Maninder runs quickly and gets a touch on Surjeet. 

Abhijeet Malik is into the do-or-die raid and claims a touch on Mayur Kadam and gets it too. 

Surjeet goes for a solo block on Maninder but the powerful raider just powers through him. 

A bonus for Fazel but he has been tackled easily as JAIPUR GETS ANOTHER ALL-OUT ON BENGAL.

Mayur Kadam goes for a solo tackle on Arjun but fails yet again and Bengal is reduced to one man again. 

Vishwas S gets a bonus in the do-or-die raid but a double ankle hold by Abhijeet Malik sends him back to the bench. 

Fazel is single-handedly keeping Bengal in the hunt. His tight grip is enough to take down VIkash Kandola in his do-or-die raid. SUPER TACKLE and two points for Bengal as Jaipur’s lead is cut down to one point. High five for Fazel as well.

Surjeet Singh comes good on Nitin to usher him off the mat. 

Arjun Deshwal goes to the lobby before making any touch as the two-man defence of Bengal -- Fazel and Vaibhav get two points for a SUPER TACKLE.

This time Nitin Dhankhar gets a bonus. 

Arjun Deshwal runs from right to left and gets a running hand touch on Hem Raj. Bengal down to two. 

A bonus for Nitin Dhankhar which was cancelled later on. Still a four-point gap. 

Abhijeet Malik thumps down Maninder Singh before Jaipur’s defence comes raring to keep the big man under control. 

Maninder Singh uses his brut force to power his way back taking a touchpoint of Ankush Rathee. This game is far from done as Bengal is mounting a comeback at the stroke of halftime here. Jaipur has a three-point lead after the first half. 

Fazel Atrachali’s iron-clad grip on Arjun Deshwal’s right ankle gives a SUPER TACKLE and two points to Bengal. 

A bonus for Nitin. 

Arjun Deshwal gets to his SUPER 10 with two touchpoints of Pranay Rane and Nitesh Kumar. Both the defenders try to block him but a rolling Arjun crosses midline with ease. 

Reza Mirbagheri goes for a quick raid and somehow sneaks past the Bengal defence to get two touchpoints of Shreyas Umbardand and Mayur Kadam. 

Maninder has been taken down in the do-or-die raid by Jaipur defence led by Arpit Saroha. 

Finally some reprive for Mayur Kadam who pounces on Arjun Deshwal and take him down on time before the rest of defence backs him up. 

Another point for Arjun. He gets a faint touch on Fazel Atrachali to send him out for the second time tonight. 

SUPER RAID FROM NITIN! Surjeet tries for a solo tackle -- leg hold on the raider but Nitin shrugs off on time before Lucky Sharma and Vikash Kandola also joined to stop him from crossing the midline but fail to do so. 

Oh my god, how many mistakes will you make Mayur Kadam? Arjun goes for a bonus and Mayur tries for a solo dash but fails to time it. Two points for Arjun. 

Maninder gets a touch on Lucky Sharma in a similar fashion like Arjun did in the last raid. 

Mayur Kadam finds himself in the middle as Arjun gets his easy touchpoint. 

Nitin, the last man for Bengal has been tackled by Jaipur as PINK PANTHERS GETS FIRST ALL-OUT ON THE WARRIORZ.

Arjun is inflating a lot of damage on Bengal. He takes out Mayur Kadam and Maninder Singh in this raid, reducing Bengal to one player. 

An extension of his right leg fetches Arjun Deshwal another point in the raid. He takes out Shreyas Umbardand with a toe touch. 

Reza Mirbagheri makes a mistake on Nitin and goes for a solo tackle but the agile raider runs back with his point. 

Easy point for Arjun Deshwal. He spends only 10 seconds to get a tag on Pranay Rane. 

Nitin picks a bonus this time as the Bengal raiders are not relying on touchpoints as of now. 

Arjun ventures deep into Bengal’s defence and tags Fazel for his touchpoint. 

Third bonus for Maninder. 

Nitesh Kumar dives ahead and grabs Vikash Kandola by his waists but he is out of bounce for the second time today. Vikash gets a freebie point. 

Vikash Kandola picks a bonus for Jaipur this time. 

Another bonus for Maninder Singh who intimidated Jaipur’s defence with his pace. 

A bonus for Maninder Singh. 

A diving stretch from Abhijeet Malik fetches him a touchpoint of Mayur Kadam. 

Fazel Atrachali removes Jaipur’s main man. he pins down Arjun Deshwal. 

Nitin is in the raid and picks a touchpoint of Reza Mirbagheri. 

Vikash Kandola goes into the raid and returns with a point of Nitesh Kumar. 

Arjun Deshwal starts the proceedings for Jaipur but has been thumped down by Nitesh Kumar. 

Bengal Warriorz won the toss and selected the choice of court: Right

BENGAL WARRIORZ: Fazel Atrachali, Nitesh Kumar, Shreyas Umbardand, Pranay Rane, Maninder Singh, Mayur Kadam, Nitin Dhankar

JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS: Reza Mirbagheri, Arjun Deshwal, Ankush Rathee, Surjeet Singh, Abhijeet Malik, Lucky Sharma, Vikash Kandola

Total matches played: 18 | Bengal: 10 | Jaipur: 7 | Tie: 1

In PKL history, Bengal Warriorz and Jaipur Pink Panthers have played each other 18 times.

With 10 wins against the Pink Panthers, Bengal is ahead in the head-to-head record. The Pink Panthers have won 7 times, while one match ended in a draw.

The previous contest between both teams ended in favour of Jaipur, as it won 42-25.

With 9 wins, 11 losses and 2 ties, Bengal was seventh on the PKL 10 points table with 55 points.

Jaipur, meanwhile, had 92 points and was second on the PKL 10 points table. It had won 16 and lost 3 times. Three matches ended in a tie.

BENGAL WARIORZ: Vishwas S, Nitin Kumar, Maharudra Garje, Sushil Kambrekar, Maninder Singh, Chai-Ming Chang, Akash B Chavhan, Arjun Rathi, Pranay Vinay Rane, Shreyas Umbardand, Aditya S. Shinde, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Deepak Arjun Shinde, Yash Malik, Fazel Atrachali, Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Hem Raj, Sambhaji Wabale, Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje, Sagar Kumar

JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS: Arjun Deshwal, Ritik Sharma, Abhijeet Malik, Sombir, Shrikant Jadhav, Vikash Khandola, Neeraj Narwal, K. Dharanidharan, Navneet, Ankush, Abhishek Ks, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Kumar, Ronak Singh, Surjeet Singh, Arpit Saroha, Mayank Malik, Ravi Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Amir Hossein Mohammadmalekiz, Aamir Wani

You can catch all the LIVE action from Pro Kabaddi Season 11 on the Star Sports Network and on Disney+ hotstar.

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League matchday 3, which will take place at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on October 20, 2024.

Bengal Warriorz will face Jaipur Pink Panthers in the day’s first match while defending champion Gujarat Giants will face Bengaluru Bulls in the second match.