Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Fortune Giants 41-24 in the first match of the night, with home team Dabang Delhi securing an equally resounding 40-24 win, its third on the trot in the home leg of Pro Kabaddi League 2019.
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Full-time: Dabang Delhi beats U Mumba 40-24 to maintain its 100 per cent home record with a third win on the trot.
40-24: Dabang Delhi is finishing this match on a high! M. S. Athul has been tackled with a minute left on the clock.
39-24: It's a do-or-die raid for Dabang Delhi, and Balram wins two raid points! Fazel Atrachali and Surinder Singh fall prey to him.
37-23: M. S. Athul completes a successful raid, eliminates Satwyan, but only three minutes are left on the clock and U Mumba has a 14-point deficit.
37-22: All-out! Naveen Kumar completes a successful raid, eliminating Harendra Kumar, and Dabang Delhi inflicts another all-out on U Mumba.
34-22: Ravinder Pahal with another successful tackle, Surinder Singh falls into the trap.
33-22: Naveen Kumar completes a successful do-or-die raid and equals Pardeep Narwal's PKL record of most consecutive (8) Super 10s.
32-22: Sandeep Narwal with an unsuccessful raid for U Mumba. Joginder Singh Narwal is the tackler.
31-22: Back to back Super Tackles for U Mumba! Fazel Atrachali tackles Chandran Ranjit. U Mumba is nine points behind with six minutes left in the match.
31-20: Rohit Baliyan with an unsuccessful raid, Ravinder Pahal with another successful tackle.
30-20: Sandeep Narwal with a Super Tackle! Naveen Kumar with an unsuccessful raid for Dabang Delhi
30-18: Ravinder Pahal tackles M. S. Athul to earn another point for Dabang Delhi.
29-18: Vishal Mane successfully tackles Arjun Deshwal to extend Dabang Delhi's lead to 11 points with eight minutes left in the match.
28-18: Naveen Kumar with a successful raid for Dabang Delhi. Surinder Singh is the U Mumba player eliminated.
27-18: Arjun Deshwal completes a successful raid for U Mumba, eliminating Joginder Singh Narwal.
27-17: Naveen Kumar with a successful raid for Dabang Delhi, followed by Joginder Narwal successfully tackling Abhishek Singh to restore Dabang Delhi's 10-point lead.
25-17: Arjun Deshwal with consecutive successful raids, the second yielding him and U Mumba two raid points with the elimination of Vijay and Vishal Mane.
25-14: It's a do-or-die raid for Dabang Delhi and Naveen Kumar completes a successful raid, eliminating U Mumba captain Fazel Atrachali.
24-14: Joginder Narwal tackles M. S. Athul and Dabang Delhi extends its lead to 10 points.
23-14: Chandran Ranjit completes a successful raid, eliminates Harendra Singh. Dabang Delhi's running away with this match now!
22-14: U Mumba's all out for the second time! Abhishek Singh with an unsuccessful raid, with Ravinder Pahal successfully tackling him.
19-13: Naveen Kumar with another successful raid, this time eliminating Harendra Kumar.
18-12: Naveen Kumar earns Dabang Delhi two raid points! Surinder Singh and Fazel Atrachali are eliminated.
16-12: Sandeep Narwal with an unsuccessful raid this time. Ravinder Pahal successfully tackles him to stretch Dabang Delhi's lead.
15-12: It's a do-or-die raid for Dabang Delhi and Naveen Kumar completes a successful raid! M. S. Athul is the player eliminated.
14-12: Sandeep Narwal with a successful raid to give U Mumba a positive start to the second half! Joginder Singh Narwal is the Dabang Delhi player eliminated.
14-11 : It's a do-or-die raid for U Mumba! Arjun Deshwal with an unsuccessful raid, he's tackled by Joginder Singh Narwal, who completes 150 tackle points in the Pro Kabaddi League. And that's half-time.
13 - 11: Fazel Atrachali with another successful tackle! This time he tackles Meraj Sheykh.
13 - 10: An unsuccessful raid from M. S. Athul, who's tackled by Joginder Narwal. That's 300 tackles in the Pro Kabaddi League for Joginder Singh Narwal!
12 - 10: It's a do-or-die raid for Dabang Delhi, and Meraj Sheykh delivers a raid point, eliminating U Mumba's Abhishek Singh.
11 - 10: Arjun Deshwal with a successful raid. Vijay is the Dabang Delhi player eliminated.
11 - 9: U Mumba Captain Fazel Atrachali with a successful tackle on Naveen Kumar, and it's two points in a row for U Mumba, which mounts a comeback.
11 - 8: It's a do-or-die raid for U Mumba and M. S. Athul completes a successful raid, eliminating Chandran Ranjit.
11 - 7: Chandran Ranjith with his first raid point of the day, he also gets one more in his next raid. Naveen Kumar was tackled by Sandeep Narwal one more time!
9 - 6: ALL-OUT! Rohit Baliyan falls prey to Ravinder Pahal's double thigh hold. And after a strong 4-0 start by U Mumba, Fazel's side has fizzled out now. Ravinder with his third tackle point of the match. It's advantage Dabang Delhi!
6 - 5: Dabang Delhi gets the lead!!! And guess what? Naveen Kumar is at it once again!! It all began with Delhi skipper Joginder Narwal's successful tackle on Arjun Deshwal. Ravinder Pahal then took out Athul MS. Finally, Naveen put up a brilliant two-point raid to hand his side the advantage. Fazel Atrachali and Harendra Kumar were the players out.
2 - 4: Delhi is beginning to make a comeback here. 'The Hawk' Ravinder Pahal takes out Abhishek Singh with an ankle hold. The very next raid, Sandeep Narwal gifts Chandran Ranjith a point in an attempt for a third straight successful tackle.
Dabang Delhi 0 - 4 U Mumba: Both Naveen Kumar and Chandran Ranjith have gone to the bench. Sandeep Narwal with two tackle points already. Arjun Deshwal gets a bonus point for Mumbai. Brilliant start for U Mumba!
The second match of the evening is underway!
The side from Delhi would be hoping to register its third straight home win by beating U Mumba, which itself would be trying to consolidate its place in the PKL 2019 top six.
Coming up: Dabang Delhi vs U Mumba
Full-time: Haryana Steelers completes a 41-25 win over Gujarat Fortune Giants, propelling itself to third place on the points table with 36 points, behind Jaipur Pink Panthers in second place. Haryana, with this win, remains unbeaten in the Delhi leg of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Gujarat 24-41 Haryana: Lalit Chaudhary with a successful raid, gaining Gujarat two points as we approach full-time. Ravi Kumar and Sunil are the Haryana Steelers defenders eliminated.
Gujarat 22-41 Haryana: Tin Phonchoo of Haryana Steelers is tackled by Sunil Kumar. Only two minutes left to play.
Gujarat 21-41 Haryana: Vinod Kumar with an unsuccessful raid for Gujarat Fortunegiants, he's tackled by Ravi Kumar.
Gujarat 21-40 Haryana: Prashant Kumar Rai with a successful raid for Haryana Steelers, eliminates Ruturaj Koravi.
Gujarat 21-39 Haryana: Vinod Kumar with a successful tackle on Kuldeep Singh. Gujarat Fortune Giants succeeding somewhat in reducing the points deficit as we approach full-time (four minutes left to play) and Haryana Steelers on course for a win.
Gujarat 20-39 Haryana: Prashant Kumar Rai completes a successful do-or-die raid for Haryana Steelers, which follows another successful raid by Vinod Kumar for Gujarat Fortune Giants, eliminating Vikas Kale.
Gujarat 19-38 Haryana: Lalith Chaudhary with a successful raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants, eliminating Dharmaraj Cheralathan.
Gujarat 18-38 Haryana: Two points in a row for Gujarat Fortune Giants! Gurvinder Singh with a successful raid, eliminating Sunil.
Gujarat 17-38 Haryana: Parvesh Bhainswal with a successful tackle on Vikash Kandola.
Gujarat 16-38 Haryana: A do-or-die raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants! Vinod Kumar is successfully tackled by Ravi Kumar, further stretching Haryana Steelers' already healthy lead.
Gujarat 16-37 Haryana: Third all-out for Gujarat Fortune Giants! Vinay produces a Super Raid for Haryana Steelers, eliminating Sumit, Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar.
Gujarat 16-32 Haryana: Rohit Gulia with an unsuccessful tackle, tackled by Sunil.
Gujarat 16-31 Haryana: Sumit with a super tackle! Sumit successful tackles Vikash Kandola, earning Gujarat a couple of points with nine minutes left in the match!
Gujarat 14-31 Haryana: Sunil with a successful tackle on Gurvinder Singh.
Gujarat 14-30 Haryana: Vinod Kumar, who had just replaced Abolfazl, with an unsuccessful raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants. He has been tackled by Vinay.
Gujarat 14-29 Haryana: Vikas Kale successfully tackles Rohit Gulia before Prashant Kumar Rai completes a successful raid, eliminating Ruturaj Koravi, who had just been subbed on for Pankaj.
Gujarat 14-27 Haryana: ALL-OUT! Gujarat Fortune Giants is all-out for a second time on the night following Vikash Kandola's successful raid, eliminating Parvesh Bhainswal.
Gujarat 14-24 Haryana: Gurvinder Singh, who was subbed on for Ruturaj Koravi, with an unsuccessful raid first up; he's been tackled by Haryana Steelers defender Sunil.
Gujarat 14-23 Haryana: An unsuccessful raid from G. B. More, who is tackled by Haryana Steelers defender Ravi Kumar. Gujarat Fortune Giants substitution: Ruturaj Koravi is replaced by Gurvinder Singh
Gujarat 14-22 Haryana: A super tackle G. B. More following his successful raid! Vikash Kandola with an unsuccessful raid for Haryana Steelers. And with that, G. B. More completes 150 points in the Pro Kabaddi League.
Gujarat 12-22 Haryana: A successful raid from G. B. More, giving Gujarat Fortune Giants its first point of the second half.
Gujarat 11-22 Haryana: A do-or-die raid for Haryana Steelers! Vinay completes a successful raid, eliminating Pankaj.
Gujarat 11-21 Haryana: Vikash Kandola successfully tackles Abolfazl to begin the second half on a positive note for Haryana Steelers.
Gujarat 11-20 Haryana: Rohit Gulia produces a successful raid first before being tackled on his next raid by Ravi Kumar. Vikash Kandola unsuccessfully raids in between, Ruturaj Koravi with an ankle hold to earn a point for Gujarat Fortune Giants. And that's half-time!
Gujarat 9-19 Haryana: Prashant Kumar Rai aggregates two raid points for Haryana Steelers! Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal are eliminated.
Gujarat 9-17 Haryana: Ravi Kumar with a successful tackle on Abolfazl, who has his first unsuccessful raid of the night.
Gujarat 9-16 Haryana: Ruturaj Koravi successfully tackles Vikash Kandola before Abolfazl completes a successful raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants, eliminating Sunil.
Gujarat 7-16 Haryana: G. B. More with a successful raid, eliminates Vikas Kale. That's More's 300th successful raid in Pro Kabaddi League!
Gujarat 7-15 Haryana: We have the first Super Raid and All-out of the night! Vikash Kandola, on a do-or-die raid for Haryana Steelers, eliminates Parvesh Bhainswal, Rohit Gulia and Ruturaj Koravi, giving his team a substantial eight-point lead in the first half.
Gujarat 7-10 Haryana: Rohit Gulia with a third consecutive successful raid, which is followed by an empty raid from Vikash Kandola.
Gujarat 6-10 Haryana: Vikash Kandola with a successful raid, eliminates Gujarat Fortune Giants defender Pankaj.
Gujarat 6-9 Haryana: 150 raid points for Rohit Gulia in the Pro Kabaddi League now! He registers consecutive successful raids, this time eliminating Haryana Steelers defender Sunil with a toe touch.
Gujarat 5-9 Haryana: Vinay raids successfully for Haryana Steelers, Sunil Kumar is the Gujarat Fortune Giant eliminated.
Gujarat 5-8 Haryana: Rohit Gulia with a successful raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants! Sunil is the defender eliminated for Haryana Steelers.
Gujarat 4-8 Haryana: Do-or-die raid! Vikash Kandola delivers a successful raid, eliminating G. B. More.
Gujarat 4-7 Haryana: A third straight successful raid from Abolfazl, with Dharmaraj Cheralathan falling prey again.
Gujarat 4-6 Haryana: A successful raid from G. B. More, who had been eliminated in his first raid. He eliminates Sunil this time.
Gujarat 3-6 Haryana: Another two-point raid for Haryana Steelers! Prashant Kumar Rai with a successful raid eliminating Pankaj and Parvesh Bhainswal.
Gujarat 3-4 Haryana: Successful raids, back to back, from Vikash Kandola and Abolfazl.
Gujarat 2-3 Haryana: Prashant Kumar with a successful raid, his first of the night. Ruturaj Koravi is eliminated!
Gujarat 2-2 Haryana: Abolfazl with a successful raid to get Gujarat on board, eliminating Haryana Steelers defenders Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Vikas Kale. Abolfazl completes 150 raid points in the Pro Kabaddi League!
Gujarat 0-2 Haryana: G. B. More is tackled by Ravi Kumar! A first unsuccessful raid for Gujarat Fortune Giants.
Gujarat 0-1 Haryana: Vikash Kandola with a successful raid to get Haryana on board. He eliminates Rohit Gulia, who returned an empty raid first up.
Gujarat 0-0 Haryana Rohit Gulia gets the match underway with the first raid.
We're all set for the first match of the night! Haryana Steelers has won the toss and opted for choice of court, meaning Gujarat Fortune Giants will raid first.
Gujarat Fortune Giants starting line-up: Sunil Kumar (c), Parvesh Bhainswal, Rohit Gulia, Abolfazl, G. B. More, Pankaj, Ruturaj Koravi
Haryana Steelers starting line-up: Vikash Kandola, Vikas Kale, Ravi Kumar, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Vinay, Sunil, Dharmaraj Cheralathan
PREVIEW
Haryana Steelers come into the match against Gujarat Fortune Giants with an eye on third spot, which is currently occupied by Bengal Warriors. Currently on 31 points, Haryana can match Dabang Delhi and Jaipur Pink Panthers' seven wins this season should it beat Gujarat at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in Delhi tonight. Gujarat brought a wretched run of six consecutive losses to an end with a 29-26 victory over Patna Pirates in its last match. A victory against Haryana will propel it to sixth on the points table.
In the second match of the night, U Mumba has a chance to move up to fourth with a win against table-topping Dabang Delhi, which has won both its home fixtures so far. Delhi, which has played a match less than U Mumba, can reinforce its place at the top with a win, extending its lead over second-placed Jaipur Pink Panthers to seven points.
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