Published 13:53 IST, October 2nd 2019
PKL 2019: Haryana Steelers' road to playoffs, performance and results
PKL Season 7 will begin with their playoffs on October 14. Haryana Steelers were the third team to qualify after Bengal and Delhi. Let us look at their journey.
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2019 PKL season, which began in July this year, will end on October 19. After league sts, which will continue till October 11, top six teams will advance to PKL playoffs. As per current PKL points table, Dabang Delhi KC, Bengal Warriors and Haryana Steelers have already qualified for playoffs. Haryana Steelers, ranked third with 65 points, were third team to qualify.
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PKL 2019: A stellar season by Haryana Steelers so far
Coached by veteran Rakesh Kumar, Haryana Steelers have flourished this PKL season. In contrast to season 6, ir number of wins have doubled. ir win against Gujarat Fortunegiants (38-37) secured m a spot in PKL playoffs. Looking back at ir performance this season, Haryana have had more hits than misses. Despite suffering defeats early on against Dabang Delhi KC and Jaipur Pink Panrs, team bounced right back without losing ir spirit. Dharmaraj Anna Cheralathan's captaincy coupled with Rakesh Kumar's coaching, Haryana Steelers have a well-balanced team.
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Vikash Kandola, with 153 raid points, is ir best performer. He scored a Super 10 in ir match against Gujarat. In defence, ir right corner defender Sunil has a total of 47 raid points. Both se players, along with Cheralathan, Naveen, Prashanth Kumar and Vikas Chillar, have performed consistently throughout season. ir biggest win was ir match against Dabang Delhi KC. y defeated Delhi by a wide margin of 22 points (47-25).
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Haryana Steelers still have three more games to go before PKL playoffs. y will be facing Bengaluru Bulls, Telugu Titans and U Mumba. After remaining teams qualify, we will find out who will Haryana face in playoffs.
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15:08 IST, October 1st 2019