CHENNAI, 22nd December, 2023: The Telugu Titans recorded their first win of the PKL Season 10 beating the Haryana Steelers 37-36 in a brilliant game at the SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday. The Titans’ defenders were the real standouts on the evening registering an outstanding 18 tackle points in the game.
The teams traded points in the opening minutes before Shivam Patare’s SUPER RAID opened a gap for the Steelers over the Titans. Despite their success on the raid, the Steelers’ defence was unable to stop the Titans’ raiders from picking up points ensuring that the scoreboard remained relatively close throughout the half. The Steelers’ defence picked up a mere 2 tackle points the entire half.
Coincidentally it was the Steelers’ first tackle point of the evening that also set up the first ALL OUT of the evening, as they took a 16-11 lead. It had taken 15 minutes for the first ALL OUT to arrive, and within five minutes the Titans put together a brilliant defensive display to erase the deficit. With the last play of the half, the Titans inflicted an ALL OUT of their own to go into half-time trailing by a mere one point.
The game stayed neck-to-neck for most of the second half, a misfiring Steelers defence improving from their first half meltdown but not enough to really put the Titans under pressure. The only reason they were able to stay within touch distance of the Titans was because of Patare’s brilliant raiding.
In a brilliant show of defiance, Ajit Pawar and Hamid Nader pulled off SUPER TACKLES in the closing minutes to put the Titans in the lead, despite being the ones with fewer numbers on the mat. A tackle on Patare with 30 seconds left almost confirmed the result barring a shocking turnaround and Sehrawat ensured it stayed that way as they got their first win of the season.
Please find below the schedule for PKL Season 10 match on Saturday
Game 1 – Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers – 8 pm
Game 2 – Gujarat Giants vs U.P. Yoddhas – 9 pm
Venue: Chennai
Season 10 of the Pro Kabaddi League will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and for free on Disney+ hotstar.
