Published 19:50 IST, September 18th 2019
Pro Kabaddi League: Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas play out a draw
Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas registered an interesting draw in their Pro Kabaddi League match. Read to find out the key details from their fierce clash
Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas are both in the lower half of the 2019 Pro Kabaddi League table. Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas continued their home leg on Wednesday at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Balewadi, Pune. Tamil Thalaivas entered the match on the back of an eight-match losing streak. Paltan has registered five victories from 16 games and are placed in the tenth position with 34 points. On the other hand, the Thalaivas have just three victories from 16 games and are last in the Pro Kabaddi points table standings with 27 points. The visitors were keen to get back to winning ways and move away from the last spot in the Pro Kabaddi table.
Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas play out 36-36 stalemate
The 96th match of the Pro Kabaddi League 2019 saw Tamil Thalaivas take on Puneri Paltan. The home team dominated proceedings as star raider Manjeet looked in fine form. From 20 raids that were attempted, Manjeet took away 10 raid points in the Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas match. Amit was Pune’s top defender picking up three tackle points from five attempts in the Pro Kabaddi league.
Tamil Thalaivas fight back
However, in the Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas, the visitors managed to fight hard and end their losing streak. V Ajith Kumar was the undoubted star of the night as he picked up 18 points from 19 attempted raids. Meanwhile, in yesterday's Pro Kabaddi League match, Shabeer Bappu was the strong point in defence for the Tamil Nadu-based franchise. After tonight’s result, Paltans find themselves at the eighth spot with 37 points. Meanwhile, Tamil Thalaivas are tied with Telugu Titans at the last spot with 30 points from 17 games in the Pro Kabaddi League table.
Updated 19:19 IST, September 19th 2019