Pro Kabaddi League Semifinals, PKL 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Haryana Steelers beats Jaipur Pink Panthers 31-27; Puneri Paltan wins 37-21 vs Patna Pirates

Manpreet and his team have done it! Jaipur Pink Panthers’ title defence comes to an end. Who would have thought this result today? Haryana opened up a lead and held it through the game. Vinay and Shivam Patare deliver big. Manpreet is absolutely ecstatic. And why should he not be? It is the first final for the Steelers. 

It will be Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers in the title decider. The PKL will have a new champion on Saturday.

Mirbagheri with a touch on Jaideep.

Vinay on a do-or-die raid. HE GETS IT! IN THE LAST SECOND! Ankush with a half-hearted tackle.

ARJUN IS DOWN! Ashish with the tackle to open the four point lead again.

Ashish consumes the full 30 seconds on his raid.

Arjun with a running hand touch on Mohit. Three points in the game! This one is going right to the wire.

Arjun has gone up claiming a bonus point from his raid. But the call on court stands.

Jaipur just wont relent. A super tackle for the side! Vinay cannot come back from this raid as Mirbagheri pulls him down.

Arjun Deshwal with a bonus point too on the previous raid.

VINAY! WHAT A RAID! He runs all the way around the defensive line which is standing between him and the line. He completes his Super 10 too. Jaipur is down to just two men.

Naveen concedes a point trying to go for an ankle hold on Arjun.

One point each from this Jaipur raid after a defender is out of bounds. Shubham the raider is also brought down.

Vinay with a another raid point. He gets his hand beyond the line as Ankush tries to push him out. This was a do-or-die raid. Just three Jaipur players remain on the court.

Sethpal! Another superb ankle hold from the defender at the right corner to geta tackle point.

What a tackle from Mohit. He comes from the left of Bhavani and sweeps him away to the floor.

Patare is brought down on his do-or-die raid. Ankush gets the tackle point.

A bonus point for Ajith Kumar cuts the gap back to four.

SETHPAL! An ankle hold from the defender that Arjun cannot come out of. Five points for the good is Haryana.

It’s Haryana’s turn now to produce a point from a do-or-die raid. Vinay fails to do so.

Bhavani steps up for a do-or die and he is packed to the mat by a leg grab from Jaideep.

Vinay with a point on his raid for Haryana. Ankush is the defender who goes off court

Bhavani Rajput forces a touch from Patare and gets the gap to just three points.

Arjun with a stretched arm out to get over the line and win a raid point. Mohit goes out of play.

Patare gets a toe touch on guess who? Reza Mirbagheri. Remarkable. That’s the fifth time the raider has got a touch on him.

Arjun starts the second half with a two-point raid. The gap is down to four points.

Haryana has gone for a rather optimistic review calling the raider out of bounds. It is a close call but the points stand.

Well, not many would have expected this scoreline before this match. Six points is definitely in the realm of getting chased down but its tails up for Manpreet and his men at the mid-way break.

Patare gets one point off his raid with a touch from Sahul Kumar.

A do-or-die raid for Jaipur. Bhavani Rajput sets out for it and gets the two points he needs. Mohit misses the ankle hold which allows the raider to come back home.

Patare with another raid point for Haryana. This time Sunil is the defender who has to walk back.

A bonus point for Arjun.

A carbon copy of his previous raid as he gets a tag on Mirbagheri.

Another point for Arjun with a toe touch. He is keeping Jaipur in the contest single-handedly.

Patare with a running hand touch on Mirbagheri.

Arjun with a reverse toe-touch on Mohit. A six-point game now.

Another tackle point for Haryana as Bhavani Rajput is put to the mat.

Patare is pushed away past the gallery by Mirbagheri.

Ajith Kumar is pulled to the mat by Mohit. The Haryana lead continues to grow. 

JAIPUR IS ALL OUT! It is just the one-man defence for Jaipur which means an easy point for Haryana.

Mohit overpowers Arjun as he tries to turn and gets into his own half after picking the bonus. 

Haryana loses its review trying to challenge the bonus call.

Vinay! Mirbagheri has Vinay locked in but he is able to wrestle his way past the mid-way line. Just two Jaipur players left on the mat.

Vinay on another raid for Haryana. And he comes back with a touch on Sahul.

Arjun is pushed to the ground outside the mat but not before he manages to get his hand beyond the line. 

A Jaipur review now asking for two points but to no avail. It stays a one-point raid.

Vinay has to score on this raid. He is locked in an ankle hold deep in the Jaipur half but is able to crawl back. One point for him.

The Steelers go for a review asking for two points on that. It is successful and Haryana gets an additional point.

Arjun lands a bonus on his raid to level the contest.

Haryana in the lead after Ashish throws Bhavani Rajput to the mat.

A do-or-die raid for Haryana. Vinay manages to get the point after a defender steps out of bounds. But Vinay too walks into the gallery which gets a point to Jaipur too.

A do-or-die raid for Jaipur. Ashish gets the tackle on Ajith Kumar. The scores are level.

A bonus point for Patare on his raid.

Mohit with an error on the left corner, allows another point to Arjun.

Patare with a touch on Mirbagheri to get Haryana Steelers off the mark.

Arjun for his first raid and gets a toe touch on Mohit.

Vinay sets out for the first raid and is brought to the mat by Sahul.

Jaipur Pink Panthers wins the toss. Haryana Steelers to raid first.

Both sets of players are on the mat for the start of the second semifinal.

Haryana Steelers qualifies as the fifth team to PKL 10 playoffs with 70 points from 22 games. It then defeated Gujarat Giants 42-25 in Eliminator 1 to seal a spot in the last four.

Panthers finished the PKL 10 league stage as the second best team with 92 points from 22 games with a score difference of 141. It automatically qualified to the last four (top two teams in league stages qualify directly to the semifinals).

The first finalist of PKL 10. Puneri Paltan absolutely obliterates Patna Pirates to make it to its second straight Pro Kabaddi League final.

Sanket with a tackle on Sandeep to add another point for Puneri. We’re into the final minute now.

A bonus point for Puneri on a do-or-die raid.

Sudhakar’s raid forces Gaurav Khatri out of the mat.

A rare loose tackle from Chiyaneh which lets Manjeet slip through.

Patna gets a bonus point on a raid by Sudhakar.

A do-or-die raid for Pankaj Mohite and he gets a touch on Mayur Kadam.

Chiyaneh gets an ankle hold on Sandeep to complete his High Five.

A do-or-die raid for Patna now. Manjeet steps in and gets a multi-point raid. Three points on that one. Patna will need more of those to stay alive. 

Puneri reviews this claiming just two points. The review is unsuccessful. The call on the mat stands.

Pankaj Mohite on a do-or-die raid for Puneri. He slips past the ankle hold of Babu and wins a point.

Sudhakar tries to put in a dubki on his raid but Puneri’s defence is close to the line to stop him.

Two points on this raid Pankaj Mohite. He gets a bonus and a touch on Mayur Kadam.

Sudhakar swipes his back leg to just about get a toe touch on Aslam.

Aslam with another raid point with a toe touch on Sandeep.

Gaurav Khatri concedes a soft point as he misses his ankle grab on Sudhakar.

Aslam rams into Babu on his way back but manages to cross the line.

Chiyaneh with an ankle hold on Sandeep Kumar. Puneri 14 ahead now.

PATNA ALL OUT FOR THE SECOND TIME! Abinesh pushes Sandeep out of the mat to get the job done for Puneri.

Mohit gets a touch on Mayur Kadam.

Sachin on another do-or-die raid for Patna. He goes too deep on the right corner and Mohit Goyat gets him down.

Patna on the brink of another All Out.

Pankaj with a point on this do-or-die raid. Manjeet is the guilty defender.

A do or die raid now for Sachin. He comes back with a point this time. Mohit Goyat will have to go out for Puneri. 

Sachin starts the second half with an empty raid.

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Arjun Deshwal, Ankush, Sunil Kumar, Sahul Kumar, Rez Mirbagheri, Bhavani Rajput, Ajith Kumar

Haryana Steelers: Vinay, Jaideep Dahiya, Rahul, Ashish, Mohit, Shivam Patare, Mohit Nandal

It was neck and neck until the timeout in this first half, but Puneri has pulled away after the break. Raiding and defending getting it the points in tandem.

Puneri is full control. Sudhakar is brought down by Chiyaneh.

A do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan. Aslam is cornered by Babu but he turns at the right time to slip away and get home. Two points off the raid.

Manjeet is pushed out of the mat and Puneri gets another tackle point.

Sachin gets a running touch on Aslam.

ALL OUT! Sandeep Kumar is the final raider for Patna and he cannot get past the tackle from Abinesh.

Aslam with a leg kick on Mayur Kadam to extend Puneri’s advantage.

A bonus by Sandeep for Patna.

Shinde gets a tag on a crucial do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan. Patna down to just two players now.

A do-or-die raid for Patna. Sachin steps in but is not able to get back from Chiyaneh’s tackle. A three-point lead for Puneri.

Shinde on this Puneri raid and he manages to get past the ankle grab from Krishan.

Sudhakar steps out of bounds on his raid and loses the point.

Akash Shinde with a back-kick on Manjeet to win the raid point. Level again!

Pankaj is not able to hold down Sachin and concedes the point. Patna leads for the first time today.

Mohit takes just a fraction too long at the right corner and Ankit locks his ankle in.

Sudhakar forces Chiyaneh into the side gallery and gets a raid point for Patna.

Pankaj Mohite gets a bonus point for Puneri.

Chiyaneh comes around the back of Manjeet and grabs him for the tackle point. 

Aslam is held back by an ankle hold but he drags on and tries to get his hand beyond the line. He says he has just made it back but the refs need to check the decision.

The refs rule a bonus for Aslam and the tackle point to Patna.

Patna back level with a tackle on Pankaj. Krishan with the point.

Sudhakar is trying to turn and get back to his court before Chiyaneh comes sweeping in to get the tackle.

Right back at you, Paltan! Now Patna gets its defence in place to thwart Aslam on the raid. Babu with the tackle point.

Puneri Paltan defence gets its first tackle point. Sachin is held to the mat.

Mohit with a lunge forward to get a touch on Krishan.

Sachin with a reverse toe touch on Chiyaneh. 

Sachin too picks up a bonus on Patna’s first raid.

Aslam with the first raid of the match. Comes back with a bonus.

Patna Pirates wins the toss. Puneri Paltan to make the first raid.

Both the teams are on the mat for the start of the first semifinal but we will have the Indian national anthem first.

Patna Pirates qualifies as the sixth team to PKL 10 playoffs with 69 points from 22 games. It then defeated Dabang Delhi 37-35 in Eliminator 1 to seal a spot in the last four.

Paltan finished the PKL 10 league stage as the top team with 96 points from 22 games with a staggering score difference of 253. It automatically qualified to the last four (top two teams in league stages qualify directly to the semifinals).

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

Patna Pirates: Sachin, Mayur Kadam, Babu M, Manjeet, Sudhakar M, Krishan, Ankit

Match 1: Puneri Paltan 46-28 Patna Pirates

Match 2: Puneri Paltan 32-32 Patna Pirates

Played - 14 | Jaipur Pink Panthers - 9 | Haryana Steelers - 3 | Ties - 2

Played - 21 | Puneri Paltan - 4 | Patna Pirates - 13 | Ties - 4

It is time for the semifinals! The last shot to make it to the title clash. Two heavyweights - Puneri Paltan and Jaipur Pink Panthers - who dominated the league stage will be confronted by challengers Patna Pirates and Haryana Steelers, both having made their way after an eliminator. Whp will make it to the summit clash on Saturday?