Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan Live Score - Pro Kabaddi Live Score & Commentary

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FULL TIME!

Haryana Steelers 37-30 Puneri Paltan

As both sides line-up to acknowledge each other's perfjoamcne with a namaste, it is Anup Kumar and Rakesh Kumar who step ahead and give each other a salute. Display of sheer respect and friendship as Rakesh Kumar wins the battle. A far better performance from the Steelers, especially in the second half where they inflicted the all-out in the initial moments. 

The lead which the Steelers acquired post the all-out, was a tough one for Pune to wipe off as their defence committed far too many errors while the raiders were unable to put in the multi-point raids. The Steelers held the lead after that for the rest of the contest, inflicting a second all-out on the way as well. They will certainly be pleased with their performance. As for Pune, the failure of the raiders when the opposition defence has four or less men will be a point on which they will have to improve substantially before their next contest. Half of the campaign is over for both sides and they will be hoping for a much better half in the coming days. 

40' Do-or-die raid for the Steelers and Vikas comes in for it. Kills the clock and gets a running hand touch on Nadarajan as well in the dying seconds of the raid. 

40' Jaideep comes in for a dash but Vishwas S crosses the mid-line with his foot.

Haryana Steelers 36-30 Puneri Paltan

39' Vishwas S is tackled as the right corner defender puts in a thigh hold. However, he had stepped out of bounds before participating in the tackle and has to make his way back to the bench. Raider safe and one point to Pune. 

39' Surender Nada is enticed into going for an advance ankle hold from Inamdar, who drags himself towards the mid-line.

Haryana Steelers 36-28 Puneri Paltan

39' Do-or-die raid for the Steelers and Kandola is tackled as the left corner puts in an advance block. Quick assistance completes the tackle. 

38' A double ankle hold from Mohit from the centre position and support from Surender Nada completes the tackle. 

37' Inamdar runs straight into the double thigh hold from Mohit, who picks up his sixth tackle point of the night.

Haryana Steelers 35-26 Puneri Paltan

36' The right-in defender goes for a double ankle hold but Vishwas was well on his way to the mid-line.

Haryana Steelers 34-26 Puneri Paltan

TIMEOUT!

36' Ashish picks up a bonus point, shoves aside the dashing Nadarajan and crosses the mid-line with his outstretched hand. 

35' Inamdar jumps over Jaideep's ankle hold attempt and makes his way back to the mid-line.

Haryana Steelers 32-25 Puneri Paltan

35' Karamvir comes around for a block as Kandola feigns a bonus point. Support from the rest of the defence completes the tackles. 

34' Jaideep runs around with a powerful block and Vishwas is sent spiralling out of the court. Caught blindsided completely. 

33' Surender Nada goes for a far too advance block but Inamdar is well on his way towards the mid-line.

Haryana Steelers 31-23 Puneri Paltan

33' Abinesh Nadarajan comes around with a powerful dash and Meetu has to return to the bench. 

32' ALL OUT! Vishwas S is granted the bonus but the defence pounces on him and inflicts the second all-out!

Haryana Steelers 31-21 Puneri Paltan

31' Pune reduced to one man again as Kandola gets a couple of points. A n advance back hold from Sanket is not enough. Kandola gets another point on the assisting Tomar as well. 

31' Vishwas S gets a bonus point as the defence hangs back and allows one to be taken. 

TIMEOUT!

30' Do-or-die raid for the Steelers and Meetu does not need to make an attempt as Inamdar has stepped out of bounds this time around!

Haryana Steelers 26-19 Puneri Paltan

30' Vishwas S jumps over the right corner's double ankle hold attempt and makes his way to the mid-line.

Haryana Steelers 25-19 Puneri Paltan

29' Steelers review as they believe that Inamdar had stepped out of bounds. Empty raid as per the officials. Inamdar had lost balance but has done well to stay inside the back-line. Review unsuccessful! 

28' Inamdar unsettles the defence and picks up a running bonus point. 

27' A running hand touch from Kandola on Vishal Bharadwaj and he extends the lead again.

Haryana Steelers 25-17 Puneri Paltan

26' Do-or-die raid for the Paltan and Vishwas S gets a point as Mohit commits a rare error, going for an advance thigh hold attempt. 

26' Sombir puts in an mlle hold but there is no support. Kandola drags himself towards the mat.

Haryana Steelers 24-16 Puneri Paltan

25' The raider ventures far too deep into the right corner and the cover chain runs around and dashes him out. 

However, Haryana believe that Gulia went into the lobby without a touch which means that the two cover defenders are also out. The replays are in compliance with what the Steelers were asking. Two points to the Steelers and one to the Paltan. 

23' Nitin Tomar is dashed out as Mohit and Jaideep run around and send Tomar spiralling out of the contest!

Haryana Steelers 21-15 Puneri Paltan

23' Kandola entices Inamdar into going for a weak ankle hold. Escapes comfortably. 

22' ALL OUT! Mohite runs straight into the double thigh hold of the right cover defender and has to walk back. What a start from the Steelers in the second half! Mohite was granted the bonus as the defence hanged back. 

Haryana Steelers 19-15 Puneri Paltan

22' A hand touch from Vikash Kandola on the right corner and Pune are down to one man. 

21' Substitute raider Victor from Kenya comes in for the raider but is sent on the bench as a combination tackle from the two corners tackles him. 

HALF TIME!!

Haryana Steelers 14-14 Puneri Paltan

An evenly-fought contest so far and both sides go into the second half with absolutely nothing to separate them. It is a battle between Pune's raiders and Haryana's defenders. 4 tackle points each for Jaideep and Mohit for Haryana from their 14 points and they will look to continue the same form in the second half. For Pune, Nitin Tomar has 5 points and is the highest-scorer for them. A few rare errors from the Haryana defence gifted them extras as well. Nonetheless, they will be hoping for a better performance in both departments. Which side will emerge on top? Stick around to find out!

20' Do-or-die raid for the Paltan and Nitin Tomar is tackled. An ankle hold from the right corner along with instant assistance from the covers equalises the score. 

19' SUPER TACKLE! Meetu attempts the jump over Sombir but the right corner's double ankle hold is far too good. Support from the rest of the defence completes the tackle.

Puneri Paltan 14-13 Haryana Steelers

18' Nitin Tomar unsettles the defence and picks up a bonus point in front of the right-in defender. 

18' An advance tackle from Abinesh Nadarajan but Meetu comfortably escapes.

Puneri Paltan 11-13 Haryana Steelers

17' Do-or-die raid for the Paltan and substitute raider Vishwas S is tackled. A diving double ankle hold from Jaideep and the youngster is tackled. 

16' Vikash Kandola is tackled in a do-or-die raid as the covers run around and put in a block.

Puneri Paltan 11-11 Haryana Steelers

15' Aslam Inamdar is pinned down as the right corner defender puts in an ankle hold and support from the covers completes the tackle. 

14' Nitin Tomar gets a couple of points as the right corner goes for an ankle hold attempt and Tomar gets a touch on Surender Nada as well. 

13' An error from Vishal Bharadwaj but Kandola pushes him aside and escapes. 

12' Mohit puts in a strong thigh hold on Mohite and support from Jaideep completes the tackle comprehensively.

Puneri Paltan 8-9 Haryana Steelers

12' An advance dash attempted by Sanket Sawant but Kandola is alert enough to back-track towards the mid-line. 

10' A super tackle by Haryana Steelers as the left in chain comes around and pins the raider down along with support from the right corner. However, the right corner had stepped out of bounds before the struggle. Two points awarded to the Steelers and one to Pune!

However, Pune review as they believe the right corner defender was involved in the struggle. Unsuccessful review as the tackle was completed before the right corner defender came for assistance.

Puneri Paltan 8-7 Haryana Steelers

9' Do-or-die raid for the Steelers and Meetu is sent in for it. A back hold from Vishal Bharadwaj and support from Nadarajan tackles Meetu just inches inside the mid-line.

Puneri Paltan 7-5 Haryana Steelers

8' Surender Nada from the left corner steps out of bounds and it is a freebie for the Paltan. 

7' Oh what have we here? A hand-hold from Mohit on Pankaj Mohite and the raider has no chance of escaping as he is pulled back.

Puneri Paltan 5-5 Haryana Steelers

6' Rohit Gulia is tackled as Sanket Sawant comes around from the cover position. Gulia shoves him aside but Nadarajan is there to support and tackle him. 

6' Kandola ventures deep and gets a hand touch on the right corner. As soon as he does, the cover defender comes around and sends him spiralling out of bounds.

Puneri Paltan 4-4 Haryana Steelers

5' A sliding toe-touch from Nitin Tomar on the right corner and he gets a point. 

4' Inamdar has to make his way back to the bench as the cover defender comes in for a powerful block as soon as he tries the scorpion kick. 

3' Meetu jumps over Sombir's double thigh hold attempt and makes his way to the mid-line.

Puneri Paltan 2-3 Haryana Steelers

3' A point awarded to each side as Mohit from the right cover comes around and uses a wrestling move to pull Mohite back. 

2' Inamdar tries the ankle hold on Vikash Kandola but the latter escapes and prevents Inamdar from getting a gap. 

1' Inamdar strikes straightaway as he gets a running hand touch on Jaideep in the left cover!

Puneri Paltan 1-0 Haryana Steelers

Teams:

Haryana Steelers: Vikash Kandola (c), Ravi Kumar, Jaideep, Rohit Gulia, Meetu, Mohit, Surender Nada. 
Substitutes: Vinay, Akshay, Mohammad Mahalli, Ashish, Vikash Jaglan. 

Puneri Paltan: Pankaj Mohite, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sanket Sawant, Aslam Inamdar, Nitin Tomar (c), Sombir, Vishal Bharadwaj. 
Substitutes: Baldev Singh, Hadi Tajik, Vishwas S, Karamvir, Victor Obiero.

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Right then, the Haryana Steelers and the Puneri Paltan are two sides who have not had the best of campaigns so far. They seemed to have formidable sides when the tournament started and have not lived up to their potential. While the Paltan are placed eleventh with 21 points to their name, the Steelers have fared slightly better and sit ninth with 24 points. Should Pune win this contest, they will replace the Steelers and end up ninth while the Steelers will hold their position if they win or if the game results in a tie. 

Puneri Paltan seemed to have made a brilliant comeback, winning two big games on the trot by hefty margins. However, in their previous encounter, they were handed a 10-run defeat by the U.P. Yoddha in a game that the Paltan's defence failed miserably. Both Mohit Goyat and Aslam Inamdar notched up Super 10s, but for every one point that they got, two were leaked in the defence. They will be hoping for a much better showing from their defence in this contest. 

The Steelers too will be coming into this contest on the back of a narrow 3-point loss against an inspired Delhi outfit despite Naveen Kumar being injured halfway through the game. The Steelers are winless in the last three games and will be desperate to turn that around in this contest. Vikash Kandola and Meetu will need to step up while their much-talked about defence will need to bring their experience and skills to the fore. It is the battle of the best-friends - Rakesh Narwal and Anup Kumar - not on the mat but as coaches this time around! Expect this game to go down the wire. 

Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the Pro Kabaddi League 2022. The Haryana Steelers will lock horns with the Puneri Paltan in Match 64 of the tournament at the Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru. All you need to do is sit back, relax and enjoy as I, Maanas Upadhyay, take you through everything that unfolds over the course of this contest!