The Gujarat Giants inched closer to a playoff spot after registering a comprehensive 41-32 victory over the Bengal Warriors in a Season 10 clash of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) here on Friday. The Giants moved to the fourth spot in the points table with 60 points from 19 matches.
Maninder Singh picked up a few raid points as the Warriors inched ahead at 5-3 in the 5th minute. Fazel Atrachali pulled off a brilliant tackle against Nitin Kumar, but the Warriors still held the lead at 6-4 in the 8th minute. However, Parteek Dahiya effected a magnificent raid to take out Akshay Kumar, Vaibhav Garje and Jaskirat Singh and hand the Giants the lead at 8-6.
The Gujarat side rode on the momentum and inflicted an All-Out to take a decent lead at 12-7 in the 12th minute. Dahiya pulled off another Super Raid soon after as the Giants continued to extend their lead. Nitin Kumar caught out Rohit Gulia and Deepak Singh in the dying minutes of the first half, but the Giants held the lead at 18-14 at the end of the first half. Dahiya carried out a Super Raid in the opening minutes of the second half as the Giants attained a massive lead at 21-14. Moments later, the Giants inflicted an All-Out to extend their lead even more.
However, Maninder Singh effected a couple of raids and reduced the Giants to just one member on the mat in the 31st minute. The Warriors carried out an All-Out soon after and reduced the gap between the two sides to 26-33. But Rakesh sealed the deal for the Giants after he pulled off a Super Raid to take out Akshay Kumar, Vaibhav Garje and Shubham Shinde as the Giants walked off with a comprehensive victory.
Haryana Steelers 50-34 UP Yoddhas
The Haryana Steelers remained hot on the heels of Gujarat Giants and very much in contention for the playoff as they picked up a resounding 50-34 win over the UP Yoddhas on Friday.
Shivam Patare and Vinay led the charge for the Steelers registering 11 and 10 points respectively, while Mahipal scored 11 points for the Yoddhas in a losing cause and was aided by Gagan Gowda’s 7 points in vain.
The Steelers stand fifth on the table, level on points with the Giants with 60 points each, but have a game in hand and could go above the side from Gujarat with a win.
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