Published 10:46 IST, October 4th 2019

PKL 2019: Puneri Paltan knock Telugu Titans out of the playoffs

On Thursday, Puneri Paltan edged out Telugu Titans in an edge-of-the-seat encounter to keep themselves in the race for the PKL playoffs. Here are the details.

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Puneri Paltan defeated Telugu Titans 53-50 in thrilling contest on Thursday, October 3 at Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula. game was a 103-point encounter, highest points in any match of PKL history. Puneri Paltan, w with 47 points, have moved up to eighth rank on PKL points table. As a result, Telugu Titans can longer qualify for upcoming PKL playoffs. Despite ranking below Jaipur Pink Panrs and UP Yoddha, Puneri Paltan still have a slim chance of making it to playoffs. Dabang Delhi KC, Bengal Warriors, Haryana Steelers, U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls have alrey qualified.

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PKL 2019: Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan match report

first half was dominated by Puneri Paltan. After sending Siddhart 'Baahubali' Desai back to bench in his very first raid, Puneri Paltan established an early le. At sixth minute itself, Pune inflicted an all-out on Telugu Titans. Siddharth Desai took ten minutes to first ten minutes to earn a point for his point. Puneri Paltan's Sushant Sail and Rakesh Gowda helped ir teams to earn points, as both teams could t defend ir side with efficiency. With approximately seven minutes to go, Telugu Titans were once again all-out after a raid from Manjeet. Surjeet Singh, Pune's captain, earned High 5. first half ended with a score 16-31.

second half was raining super raids and all-outs. Although Telugu Titans were trailing by 15 points, y me an impressive comeback. However, Puneri Paltan mand to bag win. Rakesh Gowda, Sushant Sail and Em Sedaghatnia executed multiple points raids. Farh Milaghardan, Manjeet and Rakesh Gowda scored Ssuper 10s while Krushna Mane, Aakash Arsul and Surjeet Singh got High 5s.

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