Puneri Paltan fought off the Dabang Delhi KC bravely to safe a formidable 6-5 win after the Professional Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 match was tied at 38-38 on the Thyagaraj Stadium on Sunday.
It was an essential victory that took them to the highest of the standings on factors distinction after an all-round efficiency from the Paltan, led by Pankaj Mohite (7) and skipper Aslam Inamdar (6). It was additionally the tenth tie-breaker of the season as Ajinkya Pawar’s Tremendous 10 and Saurabh Nandal’s Excessive 5 went in useless.
Puneri Paltan made a robust begin in opposition to Dabang Delhi KC, asserting early dominance within the opening ten minutes of the competition. With their raiders in wonderful contact, the Paltan raced forward by the sharp assaults of Pankaj Mohite and Aditya Shinde, who constantly discovered gaps in Dabang Delhi’s defence.
For Dabang Delhi, the beginning was removed from very best. Their key raiders, Ajinkya and Neeraj, struggled to interrupt by, whereas Fazel Atrachali discovered himself out early within the half. Regardless of a few profitable raids from Pawar and Neeraj, Dabang Delhi could not construct rhythm, conceding an ALL OUT halfway by the half that widened the hole. By the 10-minute mark, the Paltan had established a commanding 14-7 lead.
Within the second quarter, Ajinkya pulled his crew again into the sport. First, he received Gaurav Khatri and Gurdeep, after which received Aslam because the Paltan have been diminished to 2 gamers. This began a formidable comeback for the season 8 PKL champions, who started to scale back the deficit on their opponents.
Ajinkya continued to rule the roost; his raids received Rakesh and Aslam, earlier than Sandeep’s deal with on Mohit Goyat accomplished the ALL OUT, decreasing the result in two factors. Ajinkya then received a Tremendous Raid that eradicated Gurdeep, Pankaj and Vishal Bhardwaj. On the finish of the primary half, Saurabh Nandal’s deal with on Aditya Shinde ensured that Dabang Delhi took a 21-20 lead on the finish of the primary half.
Ajinkya accomplished a well-earned Tremendous 10 in a Do-Or-Die raid in the beginning of the second half, because the table-toppers stored the stress on the season 10 champions. With each side exchanging blows equally, it was one other second of brilliance that gave Dabang Delhi the lead.
Sandeep tackled Aslam, and following a profitable raid by Ajinkya, Saurabh received Abinesh Nadarajan because the ALL OUT was inflicted for a second time on the Paltan. Saurabh additionally accomplished his Excessive 5, as Dabang Delhi maintained their lead within the third quarter, with the rating studying 32-27.
For each transfer made by Puneri Paltan, Dabang Delhi had a solution. Aslam received Fazel Atrachali, after which Surjeet Singh, whereas Gurdeep tackled Neeraj Narwal. This gave the Paltan a lifeline within the match, because the Dabang Delhi have been diminished to only three gamers.
On this second, super-sub Naveen pulled off a Tremendous Sort out because the lead of Dabang Delhi prolonged to 4 factors. Mohit Goyat then received a contact on Fazel Atrachali after which Saurabh Nandal, decreasing the desk toppers to 1 participant – Naveen – who was caught by Mohit Goyat, inflicting the ALL OUT on Dabang Delhi and taking the match to. the primary tie-breaker of the Delhi leg with the rating at 38-38.
Aditya Shinde received Surjeet within the first raid, earlier than Neeraj Narwal equalized with a Bonus Level, making it 1-1. Ajinkya was then tackled to provide Puneri the lead, after which Abinesh received Surjeet. Fazel then earned a raid level, however Mohit Goyat received a bonus level, as Puneri held on to their lead. Aslam was then tackled by Dabang Delhi, however he additionally received a bonus level, which successfully sealed the win for Puneri Paltan.