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PKL: Tamil Thalaivas vs Gujarat Giants, Highlights: Ajinkya Pawar leads Thalaivas to thrilling victory

The Tamil Thalaivas held a comfortable lead going into the last 7 minutes of the game, but the Gujarat Giants put up a strong fight in the last phase of their vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 match on Sunday.

Pawar leads Thalaivas to thrilling victory

Hyderabad, Nov. 27: The Tamil Thalaivas held a comfortable lead going into the last 7 minutes of the game, but the Gujarat Giants put up a strong fight in the last phase of their vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 match on Sunday.

However, Ajinkya Pawar pulled off a couple of magnificent raids in the last minute of the match and helped his side clinch a 42-39 victory at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Narender picked up a few bonus points as the Thalaivas took the lead at 6-2 in the 4th minute. Ajinkya Pawar and Arpit Saroha tackled Rakesh as the side from Tamil Nadu kept forging ahead. However, Parteek Dahiya tackled M Abishek and kept the Giants in the game at 6-10. The Giants kept fighting and reduced the Thalaivas to two members on the mat. Moments later, the Gujarat side inflicted an ALL OUT and got within touching distance of Gujarat's score.

Thereafter, Captain Dong Geon Lee pulled off a raid and Arkam Shaikh tackled Ajinkya Pawar as the Giants inched ahead at 17-15 in the 13th minute. However, Ajinkya Pawar and Narender effected raids and helped their side take the lead at 21-18 in the 18th minute. The side from Tamil Nadu rode on the momentum and held the lead at 24-20 at the stroke of half-time.

Pawar effected a magnificent raid in the opening minutes of the second half and moments later, the Thalaivas inflicted another ALL OUT in the 25th minute to attain a stronghold of the match at 30-22. The Thalaivas tackled Lee in the 30th minute and continued to hold a big lead at 35-26. Giants' Sourav Gulia picked up a couple of tackle points, but Gujarat were too far behind at 28-36 in the 33rd minute.

Pawar leads Thalaivas to thrilling victory

Thereafter, Chandran Ranjit entered the mat and earned a flurry of raid points and got his team close to the Thalaivas's score at 36-38 in the 39th minute. Parteek Dahiya also contributed with a couple of raid points and reduced the Thalaivas to just one member on the mat.

However, Pawar scored a raid and bonus point and ensured that the Tamil Nadu side stayed ahead at 41-38. Pawar pulled off another raid in the last second of the match and helped his side win a thriller in the end.

PKL Matches on Monday (Nov. 28):

Match 1: 7:30 PM IST: UP Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors

Match 2: 8:30 PM IST: Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers

Telecast Details:

Live on Star Sports Network

Live Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar

Source: Media Release

Story first published: Sunday, November 27, 2022, 21:15 [IST]
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