Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the ProKabaddi fixture between Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
FULL-TIME UPDATE: Tamil Thalaivas beat UP Yoddhas 43-28 to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in PKL history.
The second game is underway, scores will read as Tamil vs UP:
43-28 Nehal Desai came in the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by Visvanath V at the full-time whistle, which means that Tamil Thalaivas have qualified for the playoffs first time in Pro Kabaddi history! Take a bow! Ashan Kumar!
42-28 Sachin came in the do-or-die raid and another SUPER TACKLE, this time led by Sandeep Narwal to get two points in defence.
42-26 Mohit tackle Gulveer Singh.
41-26 Babu M led the defence to SUPER TACKLE Ajinkya Pawar this time.
TIME-OUT!
41-24 James Kamweti comes in the raid and has been tackled by M Abhishek.
40-24 A SUPER TACKLE led by Gulveer Singh to hold Sachin and send him out.
40-22 Sachin takes the touchpoint of Nitesh Kumar.
39-22 A SUPER RAID from the captain, Ajinkya Pawar who came back with the touchpoints of Gurdeep and Nitin Panwar along with a bonus.
TIME-OUT!
36-22 Anil Kumar has been tackled by Himanshu.
35-22 A bonus for Mahipal, but M Abhishek comes in from the right side of the mat to dash him out to INFLICT 2nd ALL-OUT ON UP. The Yoddhas review this for a bonus and a touchpoint but turns out they will lose the review and the bonus is also being taken back after checking.
32-22 Another multi-point raid for Narender to complete his Super-10 as he picks up Durgesh Kumar and Ashu Singh this time.
30-22 Mahipal gets a tag on Mohit, who made an error this time.
30-21 A multi-point raid for Narender to take Nitesh Kumar and Sandeep Narwal out.
28-21 Anil Kumar comes in the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by the defence led by Ajinkya Pawar.
TIME-OUT!
27-21 Narender takes his sixth point from the game as he gets a tag on Gurdeep.
26-21 This time, Arpit Saroha came good on Durgesh to SUPER TACKLED him for two points.
24-21 Durgesh is inflicting maximum damage to the Tamil here as he goes back with a SUPER RAID, sending M. Abishek, Sahil Gulia and Mohit out on the bench.
24-18 Ajinkya Pawar has been tackled by Gurdeep.
24-17 This is the display of core strength from Arpit Saroha to come from behind to hold Mahipal from the back and tackle him for a point.
23-17 A brilliant effort by Durgesh to clean up the two-man defence of Tamil as he touches Vishvanath V and sprints his way back to escape from the dash of Arpit.
23-13 Another bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
22-13 This time, Aashish makes an error on Durgesh, who came in the do-or-die raid as he goes back with his touchpoint.
22-12 A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
21-12 An Aashan Kumar masterstroke to substitute Ajinkya Pawar for Aashish, and he along with Arpit Saroha came together to SUPER TACKLE Anil Kumar for two points.
19-12 A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
18-12 Anil has looked very impressive as this time he tags Abhishek.
18-11 Narender has been tackled this time by the defence of the Yoddhas.
18-10 Anil Kumar comes in the raid and picks up Sahil Gulia.
HALF-TIME!
18-9 This is a good effort from the defence as Gurdeep initiated a tackle on Himanshu and caught him for a point just at the stroke of halftime.
18-8 Mahipal comes in the raid and has picked up Mohit this time.
18-7 is A bonus for Durgesh Kumar, but it is Arpit Saroha who has looked incredible for Tamil in the absence of Sagar, who came in and tackled Durgesh to INFLICT 1st ALL-OUT on the Yoddhas.
15-6 Ashu Singh goes out of bounds as Narender takes full advantage by picking Nitin Tomar as well to reduce UP with only one man on the court.
13-6 Tamil is doing a good enough job to extend their lead on a second fiddle Up Yoddhas as this time it is Himanshu who tackled Anil Kumar.
12-6 Ajinkya Pawar gets the point of Jaideep in the do-or-die raid.
11-6 Sahil Gulia pounces on Mahipal, who came in the do-or-die raid and in comes Arpit Saroha as well to thump the raider down. Five-point lead for Tamil.
10-6 Another bonus for Himanshu is to extend the lead by four points.
9-6 A bonus for Himanshu.
8-6 Another good point for Anil Kumar in the raid as he gets the touch of Mohit this time.
8-5 Pressure takes the better of Narender this time, as he consumes his first 22 seconds of the do-or-die raid, only to get tackled by Nitesh Kumar eventually.
8-4 Anil Kumar comes in the do-or-die raid and uses his reach to get a running hand touch on Ajinkya Pawar.
8-3 Narender goes in the raid, and this time Gurdeep goes out of bounds. So, a freebie point to Tamil.
7-3 Mahipal comes for UP in the do-or-die raid, and this time it is Mohit who initiates the tackle on him to send him out for a point.
6-3 Ajinkya Pawar has been tackled by UP’s defence in the do-or-die raid.
6-2 Arpit Saroha tackles Nitin Tomar.
5-2 Anil Kumar gets 2 out of 2 points for UP Yoddhas as he tackles Narender this time to send the dangerous raider out.
5-1 A bonus for Anil Kumar in the do-or-die raid.
5-0 Ajinkya Pawar goes in the raid and picks up Jaideep.
4-0 Another multi-point raid for Narender to come back with a bonus and a touchpoint of Mahipal this time.
2-0 Narender starts the proceedings for Tamil with a bonus point along with the touchpoint of Gurdeep. 43-28 Nehal Desai came in the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by Visvanath V at the full-time whistle, which means that Tamil Thalaivas have qualified for the playoffs first time in Pro Kabaddi history! Take a bow! Ashan Kumar!
42-28 Sachin came in the do-or-die raid and another SUPER TACKLE, this time led by Sandeep Narwal to get two points in defence.
42-26 Mohit tackle Gulveer Singh.
41-26 Babu M led the defence to SUPER TACKLE Ajinkya Pawar this time.
TIME-OUT!
41-24 James Kamweti comes in the raid and has been tackled by M Abhishek.
40-24 A SUPER TACKLE led by Gulveer Singh to hold Sachin and send him out.
40-22 Sachin takes the touchpoint of Nitesh Kumar.
39-22 A SUPER RAID from the captain, Ajinkya Pawar who came back with the touchpoints of Gurdeep and Nitin Panwar along with a bonus.
TIME-OUT!
36-22 Anil Kumar has been tackled by Himanshu.
35-22 A bonus for Mahipal, but M Abhishek comes in from the right side of the mat to dash him out to INFLICT 2nd ALL-OUT ON UP. The Yoddhas review this for a bonus and a touchpoint but turns out they will lose the review and the bonus is also being taken back after checking.
32-22 Another multi-point raid for Narender to complete his Super-10 as he picks up Durgesh Kumar and Ashu Singh this time.
30-22 Mahipal gets a tag on Mohit, who made an error this time.
30-21 A multi-point raid for Narender to take Nitesh Kumar and Sandeep Narwal out.
28-21 Anil Kumar comes in the do-or-die raid and has been tackled by the defence led by Ajinkya Pawar.
TIME-OUT!
27-21 Narender takes his sixth point from the game as he gets a tag on Gurdeep.
26-21 This time, Arpit Saroha came good on Durgesh to SUPER TACKLED him for two points.
24-21 Durgesh is inflicting maximum damage to the Tamil here as he goes back with a SUPER RAID, sending M. Abishek, Sahil Gulia and Mohit out on the bench.
24-18 Ajinkya Pawar has been tackled by Gurdeep.
24-17 This is the display of core strength from Arpit Saroha to come from behind to hold Mahipal from the back and tackle him for a point.
23-17 A brilliant effort by Durgesh to clean up the two-man defence of Tamil as he touches Vishvanath V and sprints his way back to escape from the dash of Arpit.
23-13 Another bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
22-13 This time, Aashish makes an error on Durgesh, who came in the do-or-die raid as he goes back with his touchpoint.
22-12 A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
21-12 An Aashan Kumar masterstroke to substitute Ajinkya Pawar for Aashish, and he along with Arpit Saroha came together to SUPER TACKLE Anil Kumar for two points.
19-12 A bonus for Ajinkya Pawar.
18-12 Anil has looked very impressive as this time he tags Abhishek.
18-11 Narender has been tackled this time by the defence of the Yoddhas.
18-10 Anil Kumar comes in the raid and picks up Sahil Gulia.
HALF-TIME!
18-9 This is a good effort from the defence as Gurdeep initiated a tackle on Himanshu and caught him for a point just at the stroke of halftime.
18-8 Mahipal comes in the raid and has picked up Mohit this time.
18-7 is A bonus for Durgesh Kumar, but it is Arpit Saroha who has looked incredible for Tamil in the absence of Sagar, who came in and tackled Durgesh to INFLICT 1st ALL-OUT on the Yoddhas.
15-6 Ashu Singh goes out of bounds as Narender takes full advantage by picking Nitin Tomar as well to reduce UP with only one man on the court.
13-6 Tamil is doing a good enough job to extend their lead on a second fiddle Up Yoddhas as this time it is Himanshu who tackled Anil Kumar.
12-6 Ajinkya Pawar gets the point of Jaideep in the do-or-die raid.
11-6 Sahil Gulia pounces on Mahipal, who came in the do-or-die raid and in comes Arpit Saroha as well to thump the raider down. Five-point lead for Tamil.
10-6 Another bonus for Himanshu is to extend the lead by four points.
9-6 A bonus for Himanshu.
8-6 Another good point for Anil Kumar in the raid as he gets the touch of Mohit this time.
8-5 Pressure takes the better of Narender this time, as he consumes his first 22 seconds of the do-or-die raid, only to get tackled by Nitesh Kumar eventually.
8-4 Anil Kumar comes in the do-or-die raid and uses his reach to get a running hand touch on Ajinkya Pawar.
8-3 Narender goes in the raid, and this time Gurdeep goes out of bounds. So, a freebie point to Tamil.
7-3 Mahipal comes for UP in the do-or-die raid, and this time it is Mohit who initiates the tackle on him to send him out for a point.
6-3 Ajinkya Pawar has been tackled by UP’s defence in the do-or-die raid.
6-2 Arpit Saroha tackles Nitin Tomar.
5-2 Anil Kumar gets 2 out of 2 points for UP Yoddhas as he tackles Narender this time to send the dangerous raider out.
5-1 A bonus for Anil Kumar in the do-or-die raid.
5-0 Ajinkya Pawar goes in the raid and picks up Jaideep.
4-0 Another multi-point raid for Narender to come back with a bonus and a touchpoint of Mahipal this time.
2-0 Narender starts the proceedings for Tamil with a bonus point along with the touchpoint of Gurdeep.
UP Yoddhas won the toss and they chose the court. Tamil will raid first.
Bengaluru Bulls beat Patna Pirates 57-44 in the first encounter of the night.
Tamil Thalaivas: 5th place, 61 points
UP Yoddhas: 4th place, 66 points
Tamil Thalaivas: Ajinkya Pawar, Himanshu, Arpit Saroha, M Abhishek, Narender, Mohit, Sahil Gulia
UP Yoddhas: Gurdeep, Nitin Panwar, Nitn Tomar, Jaideep, Mahipal, Nitish Kumar, Anil Kumar
UP Yoddhas beat Tamil Thalaivas 41-24 in the previous encounter on 23rd October.
Tamil Thalaivas: Ajinkya Pawar
UP Yoddhas: Gurdeep
Played: 11 | Tamil Thalaivas: 3 | UP Yoddhas: 5 | Tied: 3
Lost 22-27 vs Haryana Steelers
Beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 38-27
Lost to Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-26
Beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 34-32
Drew 36-36 with Haryana Steelers
Drew 41-41 with Bengal Warriors
Lost 29-42 to Jaipur Pink Panthers
PREVIEW
Tamil Thalaivas
Tamil Thalaivas has lost just one of its last five matches and has nine wins, seven losses and four ties in Season 9. Young Narender with 210 raid points has been the team’s go-to player, while Ajinkya Pawar - who has been in fine form of late - has contributed when needed as his 106 raid points show. As far as its defence goes, Sagar has been the team’s standout tackler with 53 tackle points, while Sahil Gulia has had a big impact as well through his 50 tackle points. M. Abishek and Mohit have also contributed 35 and 26 tackle points respectively.
PKL 9, week - 8; raiding form, team performance and the race to the knockouts - we’ve discussed it all in our weekly Pro Kabaddi League live stream. Check out the full stream below:
UP Yoddhas
UP Yoddhas, meanwhile, is already through to the playoffs and will be keen for a win on Wednesday after a loss in its last outing. Unsurprisingly, Pardeep Narwal has been the team’s talisman with 208 raid points, while Surender Gill (132 raid points) and Rohit Tomar (63 raid points) have provided the Dubki King with great support. On the defensive front, Sumit with 49 tackle points has been the Yoddhas’ best tackler and he’s had help from Ashu Singh, who has managed 47 tackle points. Gurdeep and Nitesh Kumar have also chipped in with 32 and 31 tackle points respectively.
SQUADS
TAMIL THALAIVAS
UP YODDHAS
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
The Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas Pro Kabaddi Season 9 game will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar from 8:30 PM onwards on Wednesday, December 7.
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