Pro Kabaddi League Highlights, PKL 2024: Patna Pirates loses 42-44 to UP Yoddhas; Puneri Paltan wins 51-34 against Bengal Warriorz

In the return fixture, the UP Yoddhas beat Patna Pirates in a close contest!

UP Yoddhas with a successful tackle!

A Super Tackle for the UP Yoddhas as Patna fails to make most of the do-or-die raid.

After much reviewing, a Super Tackle for the Yoddhas!

Devank gets Ashu, who lets the raider slip through his hands.

Patna scores to level the scale.

Gagan with another athletic raid.

The Yoddhas return after the timeout with a strong point. Who will win this closely-contested match?

Final timeout of this match as the scores are back to being level as less than 10 minutes to go till full time.

Deepak and Ankit caught out as Yoddhas get three points! Gagan with a Super Raid!

Deepak comes in to send Bhavani flying off the mat. But one point has been given as a review reportedly reveals a defender out of bounds.

It’s back to it being even-steven in Noida as both sides have all to play for in the final 15 minutes or so.

All Out! Yoddhas back into the game in great fashion!

Bhavani Rajput kicks it off with a raid point.

Bhavani Rajput gets two points to end the first half as UP Yoddhas does well to keep itself close to the Patna Pirates.

Sumit gets Devank, who is sent off the mat. Still a sizeable lead for the Pirates.

Devank with another Super 10 in this season.

All Out! Yoddhas wiped out as Patna Pirates increasing the gap.

Patna increasing the gap.

Timeout at halfway point of the first half as both teams at par with each other.

Strong effort from Keshav as he gets the game’s first Super Tackle.

Devank runs a curve and taps his hand across the line to add two points to Patna’s tally.

Sandeep tries to jump over the UP players but gets caught up and fails to make his way back. The Yoddhas fight back, adding another point, and restoring parity.

Bonus and another point for Patna courtesy their star player Devank.

It’s even-steven now as both sides taking turns to score a point.

Both teams off the mark now.

And Devank continues his fine form as he opens the scoring for Patna.

It’s Devank who kicks us off with a raid attempt.

Patna Pirates: Ankit (c), Devank, Ayan, Deepak, Sandeep, Navdeep, Gurdeep

UP Yoddhas: Bharat, Mahender, Keshav, Bhavani, Sumit (c), Hitesh, Ashu

A massive win for the defending champion as Puneri Paltan moves to third on the points table.

First All Out inflicted by Bengal on the Paltan! Nitin scores a five-pointer! Perhaps too little too late.

Good move from Nitin as he bags a few points for Bengal.

Pranay Rane does well in a do-or-die raid. Adds a point.

Timeout as just under five minutes left to go in this match as Puneri Paltan looks certain to get back to winning ways.

A fourth All Out as Bengal Warriorz look hapless.

Akash Shinde gets another raid as his move adds another point to Paltan’s tally.

Super Tackle as Mohit makes his way off the mat.

Timeout as a dejected Fazel looks on from the sidelines as his team trails by a 20-point margin.

And Fazel goes out, once again! He is barely getting the chance to defend his team as he’s most always is the first one to leave the mat after a Puneri raid.

Another All out as Bengal continues to falter.

Pankaj writhing and breaking out of all sorts of attempts to restrain him as he pulls off a Super Raid.

Fazel is having a horrid game as he steps out of the playing arena.

Second half begins with Bengal scoring a point.

Puneri Paltan will certainly be the happier side as Mohit and Akash have been the star players of this half. Fazel and co. need to rethink their strategy if Bengal wants to make a comeback.

Another All out! Puneri Paltan firmly in the driving seat!

Sushil is held by practically all the Puneri players as the Paltan continue their attack.

Akash rubbing salt to Bengal’s wounds as he adds another point. Seven-point lead now.

A steady gap maintained between the two sides as Bengal continues to err in defence.

Pranay with an important raid.

Mohit adds another point as he flings his arm, gets a touch, and jumps back.

Sushil brings in a few points for Bengal as he shows great strength.

Akash continue’s Puneri’s point-making! A timeout called.

Nitin tries to make most of the do-or-die raid but fails.

Akash gets Fazel for the second time, and sends Pranay out as well!

And Warriorz fight back! Hem Raj does well to stop Mohit.

All out! Great start from the defending champion as Bengal looks to fight back.

Puneri takes the lead as Pranay Rane is caught out.

Mohit on a roll! Another point for Puneri, parity restored.

Akash Shinde adds another point to Paltan’s tally. Manjeet to sit out.

First points for Puneri Paltan as Mohit gets Fazel.

Nitin adds more points to Bengal’s tally as Puneri didn’t seem very confident with its defence.

Akash Shinde fails to raid as he is stopped by the blue wave of Bengal.

It’s Puneri which raids first.

Both sides have lost four of their last matches this season. Will skipper Fazel Atrchali inspire his side to a win or will the defending champion go back to winning ways?

We are moments away from the second tie of the season between Puneri Paltan and Bengal Warriorz.

While Puneri Paltan is sitting in sixth, Bengal Warriorz is languishing in 10th.

Puneri Paltan: Abinesh, Mohit, Sanket, Pankaj (c), Mohit, Gaurav, Akash

Bengal Warriorz: Fazel (c), Nitin, Pranay, Vaibhav, Manjeet, Sagar, Hem Raj

The last time these two sides met was in October at the Gachibowli Stadium. The match ended in a 32-32 draw.

While the Paltan have won 11 times, the Warriorz have bagged eight wins against the Pune-based franchise.

Today, we have two mid-table clashes which include Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriorz at 8 pm and Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas at 9 pm at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Noida. Stay tuned for the updates!