Haryana Steelers Vs Bengaluru Bulls 21 February 2024

Right then, that brings an end to our coverage of the last league stage game of PKL 2023. Join us back for the playoffs on 26th February, as Dabang Delhi take on Patna Pirates, and the Gujarat Giants lock horns with the Haryana Steelers! We sincerely hope you enjoyed our coverage from the league stages of PKL 10. Until we meet again at the playoffs then, this is me, Maanas Upadhyay. bidding you adieu! Good night! 

FULL TIME! Haryana Steelers 39 - 53 Bengaluru Bulls

A commanding win by the Bengaluru Bulls and they bow out of Pro Kabaddi Season 10 with a massive 14-point win, the architects of which have been Sushil in the raiding and their defenders. It was all tied up at half time but the Bulls pulled ahead with back-to-back points, which saw them inflict an all out. The Steelers tried to make a comeback but failed despite a spirited effort from their youngsters. In the last few minutes, the Bulls just continued to extend their lead and finished with a commanding 14-point win. 

40' Tejas Patil snaps up a bonus point. On the other side, Sushil picks up a bonus and also gets a touch on Sunny Sehrawat. 

A terrific tackle from Babu from the right corner as he stands tall from the right corner and brings down Tejas Patil, who runs straight into his block. 

Ponparthiban adds to his tally as he tackles Hasan Balbool, right after a surprise ankle hold from Ghanshyam Magar from the right-in position sees Sushil lose balance and get tackled. 

Sushil picks up another point as he goes deep and gets a touch on Ghanshyam Magar. 

Haryana Steelers 39 - 53 Bengaluru Bulls

38' Ran Singh runs around from the left corner and puts in a terrific back hold on Ghanshyam Magar, who definitely did not see it coming! The Steelers are down to two men! 

Sushil gets a comfortable touch on Vishal Tate from the left corner. Haryana on the brink of an all out here! 

ALL OUT! Hasan Balbool is allowed the bonus point following which, Ponparthiban runs around with a solid dash and sends him packing! 

Sushil escapes from the right corner's attempted ankle hold and returns back to his half. 

Haryana Steelers 37 - 48 Bengaluru Bulls

36' Tejas Patil snaps up a bonus point and then escapes from the right corner's attempted thigh hold and returns. Shifts his momentum towards the mid-line in a flash. 

Shushil gets a touch on Harsh from the centre defender and returns. On the other side, Ponparthiban runs around from the right cover and stops Tejas Patil in his tracks! 

Haryana Steelers 36 - 42 Bengaluru Bulls

34' Akshit snaps up a bonus point in front of the left corner. On the other side, Tejas Patil is tackled as a solid dash from Rohit Kumar sends him spiralling out of bounds! 

Monu Hooda with an advance ankle hold attempt on Akshit but the latter escapes quite comfortably. Tejas Patil responds with a bonus point in front of the left corner. 

Sunny Sehrawat tries a diving ankle hold on Sushil but he cannot get any grip on his foot. Sushil simply trots back to the mid-line. 

Haryana Steelers 34 - 40 Bengaluru Bulls 

31' Tejas Patil is tackled! The covers combine and despite him putting a dubki, the defenders stay low and stop him in his tracks. However, the point has been given to the Steelers as there is some jersey pulling from Ponparthiban! The Bengaluru Bulls review! There is a clear case of jersey pulling there and the Bulls lose their review! The on-field decision stands! And wait, it is his second offence of jersey pulling and is awarded a Yellow Card! He's banished to the suspension bench for two minutes. 

TIMEOUT! 

30' Oh nearly! Vishal Tate almost pulled off a massive raid! Escapes Babu's attempted dash as Ran Singh runs around for assistance. The covers come for support too but Vishal's hand is just centimetres away from crossing the mid-line! 

On the other side, a terrific back hold from Monu Hooda sees Vikash Kandola being brought down. The Bulls return the favour as Ponparthiban comes around with a dash to bring down Ghanshyam Magar. 

Harsh lead a charge of both the cover defenders as they combine with a dash and send Sushil packing! 

Haryana Steelers 32 - 36 Bengaluru Bulls 

28' Sushil leaps over the right corner Naveen Kundu's attempted ankle hold and returns with a point. On the next raid, Sushil goes deep and gets a touch on Sunny Sehrawat in the right corner. 

ALL OUT! A do-or-die raid for the Steelers and Prapanjan is tackled! He is allowed the bonus following which the covers run around and bring him down! 

Sushil is completely immobilised as Monu Hooda from the right corner puts in a thigh hold which brings the raider down! 

Haryana Steelers 30 - 34 Bengaluru Bulls

26' Vikash Kandola escapes from Monu Hooda's attempted ankle hold from the right corner. The Bulls need some points here. Sushil runs around and gets a hand touch on Harsh from the centre position. 

Do-or-die raid for the Steelers on the other side and Vishal Tate perishes! Ponparthiban from the cover runs around for a dash and Vishal is a tad early in showing his cards. He puts in a dubki but it is a little too early. Ponparthiban has his eyes on him and squishes him down from there. 

K Prapanjan snaps up a quick bonus point in front of the right corner and returns. 

Haryana Steelers 28 - 28 Bengaluru Bulls

22' Vishal Tate leaps over the right corner Babu's attempted double thigh hold and returns. 

Sushil pushes aside the incoming left corner defender, who had come for a block but the left-in defender puts in a solid back hold which brings Sushil down, when it looked like he would end up escaping. 

Tejas Patil is deemed to be dashed out as the centre defender Rohit Kumar runs around and sends him out of bounds. However, Haryana Steelers review. Tejas is mighty confident of getting the point. Oh well, there's a twist in the tale. Ponparthiban from the right corner has stepped past the end-line. The dash is good enough. One point to each side. 

Haryana Steelers 27 - 25 Bengaluru Bulls

HALF TIME! Bengaluru Bulls 24 - 24 Haryana Steelers

Nothing to separate the two sides after the first half as the scores are tied at 24 points apiece. It's been a game that's been played at breakneck speed, with both sides not willing to back down. Both teams are playing youngsters tonight, and they are hungry to prove themselves. Sushil with a Super 10 already for the Bulls while Vishal Tate and Tejas Patil have shared responsibilities for the Steelers. This has all the makings of an absolute nail-biter. Which team will finish on top? Stick around to find out!

20' Vishal Tate snaps up a bonus point in front of the left corner defender. Bulls leaking a lot of bonus points from that area. 

Akshit gets a running hand touch on the left corner. The right corner runs around and puts in a solid block. Vishal runs around for assistance and brings him down. 

Ran Singh stands a little advance as he wants to go for a back hold but Tejas Patil quickly gets a touch and returns. 

SUPER RAID! Sushil delivers a killer blow! Snaps up a bonus and uses the lobby to return well as Harsh and K Parapanjan run around for a dash. 

Bengaluru Bulls 24 - 24 Haryana Steelers

18' Prapanjan goes too deep in the left corner and that allows Rohit Kumar to run around from the centre position and dash him out.

Ravindra Chouhan tries an advance dash/block from the right corner corner but Akshit runs around him and returns. Tejas Patil levels the score with a bonus point in front of the left corner.

Bengaluru Bulls 21 - 21 Haryana Steelers

16' Vishal Tate with an advanced dash attempt but Sushil was already on his way back and returns with a point.

On the other side, Ran Singh puts in a double ankle hold but Tejas Patil tumbles and returns. A running hand touch from Sushil and he sends back Harsh from the left corner.

Tejas Patil picks up pace and extends his hand to get a hand touch on Ponparthuban. Sushil is tackled on the other side as a diving ankle hold from Sunny Sehrawat brings down the raider. 

Bengaluru Bulls 19 - 20 Haryana Steelers

14' Vishal Tate runs around and gets a touch on right corner Babu. As the left corner runs around from the other side, Vishal Tate has one of his hands in the lobby as the other hand crosses the mid-line. Two points! 

An audacious back hold from the right corner Ravindra Chouhan brings down Sushil, who was definitely not expecting it! Bulls down to two men! 

ALL OUT! The right corner, Saurabh Nandal, ends up stepping out of bounds and it is a surrender raid thereafter as Ran Singh cannot solo tackle him! 

Akshit manages to sneak under from the left corner chain with a dubki and returns to the mid-line. Himanshu and Prapanjan have to make their way back. Tejas Patil snaps up a bonus point to level the score. 

Bengaluru Bulls 17 - 17 Haryana Steelers

TIMEOUT! 

10' Sushil snaps up a bonus point in front of the right corner. Tejas Patil responds with a bonus of his own in front of the left corner. 

Vishal Tate puts in a double ankle hold from which Vikash Kandola escapes. However, there is a lot of instant assistance from the others which bring down the raider. 

Bengaluru Bulls 15 - 9 Haryana Steelers

8' Vishal Tate has escaped! He puts in a dubki as the right cover runs around. Gets a faint touch on Babu from the right corner, who had come around. 

An easy point gifted to Akshit as Tejas Patil from the left-in stands advance and fails to backtracks in time. 

Prapanjan pushes aside the left cover who had come for a dash and uses the lobby to escape. On the other side, Sushil gets a running hand touch on the left cover. 

Bengaluru Bulls 14 - 7 Haryana Steelers

6' K Prapanjan is tackled now as it is Rohit Kumar who initiates the tackle with a thigh hold and there is instant assistance as well. The game is being played at break-neck speed, with both sides trading blows. 

Ran Singh with a diving double thigh hold and Tejas Patil had absolutely no chance of escaping! 

ALL OUT! Sushil with the clean up act! Gets a kick on the right corner and wrestles with the left corner before pushing him aside and crossing the mid-line! 

Bengaluru Bulls 12 - 4 Haryana Steelers

4' Akshay is finally tackled and it is Ravindra Chouhan from the right corner who puts in a solid back hold and brings him down. 

Vishal Tate runs straight into the double thigh hold of Babu in the right corner and brings him down! 

Sushil with a big raid! Gets a kick on the right corner and as the left cover runs around with a block, Sushil just manages to cross the mid-line before being dashed out. 

Bengaluru Bulls 6 - 4 Haryana Steelers

2' Audacious tackle to begin with! In the very first raid, it is Harsh from the right cover and puts in a very advanced block on Vikash Kandola, who is brought down. 

Bengaluru Bulls return the favour immediately! As soon as Prapanjan picks up a bonus, Babu from the right corner, Arulnanthababu, runs around and puts in a back hold. 

On the other side, Akshay gets a touch point on Harsh but immediately after, Tejas Patil sends back Ponparthiban from the covers. Akshay picks up a bonus in front of the right corner. 

Bengaluru Bulls 3 - 3 Haryana Steelers

Teams:

Haryana Steelers:
Starters: K Prapanjan, Sunny Sehrawat, Harsh, Vishal Tate, Tejas Patil, Ravindra Chouhan, Himanshu Choudhary. 
Substitutes: Naveen Kundu, Jaideep Dahiya (c), Ashish, Mohit Nandal (c), Ghanshyam Magar, Hasan Balbool, Monu Hooda. 

Bengaluru Bulls: 
Starters: Vikash Kandola, Arulnanthababu, Poparthiban Subramanian, Sushil, Akshit, Rohit Kumar, Ran Singh (c). 
Substitutes: Yash Hooda, Vishal, Surjeet Singh, Amit Sheoran, Saurabh Nandal, Md. Liton, Akash Choudhary. 

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Hello and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the last league stage game of Pro Kabaddi 2023-24 as Match 132 pits home team Haryana Steelers against the Bengaluru Bulls at the Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula. 

The Haryana Steelers have had a sensational campaign and have definitely performed above expectations. With a spot in the 2nd Semi-Final already decided, today's game will only decide their final position in the points table. The Steelers would ideally be wanting to rest their regulars and give their bench a go as they look to scout for talent for the next season. Only if they lose by eight points or more today, the Steelers will finish fifth otherwise any other result will see them finish fourth. 

The Bengaluru Bulls, on the other hand, have had a disappointing campaign. Bharat has not been effective this season, while Vikash Kandola's brilliance was seen in spurts. The biggest let-down was perhaps their defense, which did not come to the party. The Bulls will just be playing for pride now as they look to give their fans some moments to cherish from the season and sign off with a win. 

We are in for a cracker of a contest and it promises to be an absolute edge-of-the-seat thriller! Sit back, relax and enjoy as I, Maanas Upadhyay, take you through all that unfolds over the course of this contest!