Pro Kabaddi League Live Score PKL 2024: Shafaghi vs Shadloui as Tamil Thalaivas take on Haryana Steelers; knockouts race heats up

Shafaghi then drags Rahul to the midline. Ridiculous two pointer conceded by the Thalaivas. Sanskar Mishra is gifted two lazy attempts to take points off from Ronak, Amir Hossein Bastami. Moein Shafaghi then gets two points of his own - Sanjay, Naveen. 

This game was done and dusted after that second all out and Haryana is happy to show a home crowd which team is boss. FULL TIME. Haryana is sitting pretty on top of the table.

Sourabh Fagare escapes Shadloui’s attempted tackle. Vishal Tate gets the bonus but is brought down by Bastami.

Vishal Tate gets a touch on Ronak. Moein Shafaghi gets a touch on Sanjay. Vishal Tate then jumps high above Moein Shafaghi. Such a Pawan Sehrawat move this. 

A minute and a half to go. Nitesh once again gets the better of the raider. Sanskar Mishra is turned around. Rahul Sethpal then takes care of Chandran Ranjith with Shadloui getting a hold of his ankle for safety. It’s his sixth point of the night, for Rahul. 

Naveen is brought down by Nitesh. Sourabh Fagare is sent out by Rahul Sethpal and Shadloui it looks like. 

Moein Shafaghi comes in to raid with three minutes on the clock and Shadloui shows his compatriot who is boss with a vicious backhold. 

DOD raid for Haryana.. Vinay comes in. He’s a point away from a Super 10. He is brought down in the left corner. 

Four and a half minutes to go. The Thalaivas now need to bridge the gap to under 7. Moien Shafaghi then comes in and is dashed out by the right chain. 

Five minutes to go in this game. Empty raid for Vinay. Moein Shafaghi’s speed sends Shivam Patare out of bounds. He’s happy with that, the Iranian. 

Moein Shafaghi now takes revenge. He gets Shadloui and Sanjay. 

Vinay gets a bonus and slips out of Nitesh’s tentative anklehold. A bonus is given first and then taken back. Jaideep reviews. It doesn’t look like Vinay has cut the black line completely. Oh hold on. There could be a second point here. Aashish? Who jumped over Vinay when trying to avoid giving a touch. Review fails. Just a point. 

Bonus for the Thalaivas with Chandran Ranjit. 

Shadloui comes in to raid he will take two with him too. Moein Shafaghi goes for him but he fails. Chandran Ranjith offers a touch too. Steelers sniffing an all out here. 

Bastami, the last man in, gets a bonus but is brought down. Three minutes and two all outs.

Chandran Ranjith gets a point off Jaideep. Moein Shafaghi lifts Shivam Patare off the ground. Quick few points for the Thalaivas.

Haryana responds in kind. SUPER RAID. Vinay takes three people with him. Ronak, Aashish, Nitesh Kumar

Moein Shafaghi is dashed out by Jaideep. Thalaivas down to one man. Aashish puts in the surrender. ALL OUT INFLICTED BY HARYANA. TIMEOUT CALLED BY THE THALAIVAS.

Three men left on the mat for the Thalaivas. Vinay comes in to raid for the Steelers with a super tackle opportunity available for the Steelers. But nope. He gets a touch on Nitin Chandel. Moein Shafafghi then gets a bonus.

Just a little over 13 minutes left in this game. Naveen legitimises his raid. Four men left on the mat for the Thalaivas. Empty raid. 

Chandran Ranjith comes in for the DOD raid. He goes into the right corner now. He then dives into the Haryana cover defenders, parallel to the midline and there’s no getting out of this quicksand. 

Empty raid for Thalaivas. Shivam Patare has stepped off into the lobby without a touch. So that’s out. But is Raunak also out? Referees think so. A review is unsuccessful.. A point each. His body was inside the region of the mat, he just didn’t have contact with the right colours. How harsh is this rule?

Naveen goes into the left corner and looks for a point. Nitesh puts in his regulatory anklehold. Naveen shoves him off and even gets past Bastami who attempts the dash. TWO POINTS. 

Chandran Ranjith has been targetting Shadloui and he finally gets him. Error from the Iranian. 

Playing on the third raid, Haryana brings down Sachin who comes in for a DOD raid yet again. Vinay then comes for a DOD raid and he is brought down by Aashish. The defence of the Thalaivas is doing all the work. 

Shivam Patare is brought down by Aashish and Bastami. Two quick empty raids. Haryana clearly playing on the do-or-die raid. 

Sachin comes in, no fuss. An empty raid will finish the first half of kabaddi in this game. HALF TIME

Under three minutes in this first half. Shivam Patare first ventures into the right corner and then quickly prances at a right angle to get a touch on Nitesh. He has sent the dangerous defender off the mat reducing Thalaivas to four men on the mat. 

Chandran Ranjith then gets a bonus for the Thalaivas.

Chandran Ranjith wants Shadloui’s point, and looks bummed that his acrobatic dive to get a touch fails. DOD raid for the Thalaivas. Shafaghi comes in. He goes for Shadloui and keeps attempting a kick. Rahul Sethpal runs in and blindsides him with a dash from the other side. He too went out along with the raider. So a point each. 

Empty raid for Vinay and for Chandran Ranjith. Now, Vinay comes in on a DOD raid and he’s brought down by Nitesh yet again from the left corner. 

Shadloui comes in for his first raid of the game. He legitimises the raid and runs the clock down. Sachin returns on a Do or die raid and he is brought down yet again, in the centre of the mat. Naveen locks him in with a double anklehold and he has reinforcements in defence. 

Vinay runs the clock down but in trying to ruffle up the corners in his quest for a point. Chandran Ranjith puts in an empty raid. Shivam Patare is brought down by Nitesh on the left flank. Another empty raid for Chandran Ranjith, who is happy to play ball but safely. 

A substitution now. Chandran Ranjith has been subbed in and he gets going right away. He gets a big touch on Jaideep. 

Shivam Patare gets a touch on Amir Hossein Bastami to give Haryana another point and with that it’s time for the first timeout of the game at the 10-minute mark.

Vinay gets into a little tussle with Amirhossein Bastami. He muscles past Bastami to the midline but has stepped into the lobby without a touch and so point to the Thalaivas. Rahul Sethpal then puts in a ironclad backhold on Moein Shafaghi. 

I am finding it a bit hard to understand Thalaivas’ strategy here. Nitesh was seen in the right corner a few minutes ago. He’s now in the left corner. Accommodating for Sahil, sure. But why aren’t they sticking to spots that work? 

Empty raids follow as both play on the third raid. 

Do-or-die raid for the Thalaivas. Sachin tries to get a back kick on Shadloui. He gets a big touch on Shadloui but is brought down by a circle of defenders coming in from the right. The pressure of the clock made him panic at the end there.

Vinay comes in for a DOD raid and manages an easy touch on Aashish - a running hand touch. 

Another point for the Thalaivas as Shivam Patare is brought down by Nitesh Kumar in the left corner. Sachin Tanwar goes in to raid now and targets Shadloui. Empty raid though. 

Shivam Patare’s speed proves lethal for the Thalaivas. He leaps over a crouching Sahil Gulia and runs to safety. Moein Shafaghi also uses speed as he sprawls across the mat and gets a touch on Jaideep’s thigh as he scurries to safety. 

First points for Thalaivas as Rahul Sethpal puts in a slippery effort in going for that anklehold. 

Vinay gets a bonus. Empty raid for Moein Shafaghi. The Thalaivas defence then makes an error as Nitesh Kumar’s dicey anklehold is easy to slip out of. Two points, as a bonus is there too. Right after, Sachin Tanwar comes in for a do-or-die raid and is brought down by the right corner with help from Shadloui who runs in to contain the season’s most expensive player. 

Vinay comes in and he begins proceedings right off the bat, getting a touch off Bastami. Empty raid for Sachin Tanwar 

Tamil Thalaivas team won the toss and selected Choice of court: Left

Tamil Thalaivas: Sahil Gulia, Nitesh Kumar, Aashish, Ranak, Moein Shafaghi, Amir Hossein, Sachin 

Haryana Steelers: Shivam Patare, Vinay, Jaideep, Rahul, Mohammadreza Shadloui, Sanjay, Naveen

Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers form guide

Tamil Thalaivas head into this encounter after a win against UP Yoddhas on November 26. They won the match 40-26. This was their fifth win of Pro Kabaddi League season 11.

Meanwhile, Haryana Steelers got the better of Puneri Paltan in their last match by a 38-28 scoreline on November 27.

Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers head-to-head record

In PKL history, Tamil Thalaivas and Haryana Steelers have played each other 12 times.

The Haryana Steelers lead the head-to-head record, winning 7 times while the Tamil Thalaivas have returned with a victory on 2 occasions. Three matches ended in a draw.

The last Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers match saw the Haryana Steelers come out on top with a 36-29 victory.

With 5 wins and 7 losses, Tamil Thalaivas are ninth on the PKL 11 points table with 33 points, while 1 match ended in a tie.

On the other hand, Haryana Steelers are first after winning 11 matches and losing three. They have a total of 56 points.

Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League. Today, we have two exciting games in store for us. Tamil Thalaivas, who were in a resurgence of sorts, have allowed inconsistency to creep in once again. Up against a strong side in Haryana Steelers, the Thalaivas will eye a win to keep their knockout hopes in good health. 

In the second game, defending champions Puneri Paltan will want to get back to winning ways against Gujarat Giants.