Puneri Paltan, UP Yoddhas play out hard-fought 29-29 tie in Pro Kabaddi League

Pankaj Mohite and Bhavani Rajput shine in 29-29 draw between Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddhas in Pro Kabaddi League.

Pankaj Mohite and Bhavani Rajput produced solid shows as Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddhas played out a 29-29 draw in the Pro Kabaddi League at the Noida Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday (November 19, 2024).

Bhavani Rajput registered a Super 10 for the UP Yoddhas, while Pankaj Mohite score 9 points for the Puneri Paltan.

Later, Patna Pirates registered a facile 54-31 win over Bengaluru Bulls in the second match of the night.

Earlier, it was a rapid start from the defending champions as Pankaj registered the first tackle of the game to open the scoring. His side cruised to a 4-0 lead in three minutes.

After a slow start, UP Yoddhas got their first points on the board courtesy of a Super Tackle from Ashu Singh. From there on, it didn’t take them too long to level the score at 5-5.

Puneri Paltan managed to inch ahead with a three-point lead, before another Super Tackle, this time from Sumit, got the UP Yoddhas levelled things up again.

UP Yoddhas steadily found their groove and inflicted an ALL OUT on Puneri Paltan, opening a six-point gap between the two sides.