All tied up. A closely contested back-and-forth game between the UP Yoddha and Gujarat Giants finished with both teams sharing the spoils. The match was tied at 32-32 after 40 minutes in the 20th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. Rakesh Narwal led the Gujarat Giants with 13 points, while Pardeep Narwal was the star of the show for the UP Yoddha, scoring 9 points.
UP Yoddha were behind par in the raiding department scoring 19 to Gujarat Giants's 22 points. When it came to tackling UP Yoddha scored 9 points to Gujarat Giants's 7 points. Raids became more fiercely contested in the 2nd half and eventually, the match ended in a tie.
UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar scored 4 where as Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar picked 0. The mainstay of the UP Yoddha was Nitesh Kumar staying on the mat for 90% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Rakesh Narwal (13 points), GJ
Best Defender : Girish Maruti Ernak (3 points), GJ
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | UP 2 - 0 GJ | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep muscles his way past Girish Ernak, Rakesh Sangroya and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 4 | UP 3 - 4 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Super Raid! Rakesh Narwal picks up 3 points on a raid. |
| Raid 9 | UP 3 - 6 GJ | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep thrown out of lobby by Gujarat Fortunegiants defense, Girish Ernak manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 10 | UP 3 - 7 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya muscles his way past Ashu Singh and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 11 | UP 5 - 7 GJ | Surender Gill (UP) | Surender Gill gets 2 points, a bonus and a touch point. |
| Raid 12 | UP 7 - 7 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Surender Gill, Sumit. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 17 | UP 7 - 8 GJ | Shrikant Jadhav (UP) | Shrikant Jadhav tackled by defense. |
| Raid 18 | UP 7 - 12 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Sumit, Nitesh Kumar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Rakesh Narwal. |
| Raid 26 | UP 8 - 16 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya pockets a bonus point. |
| Raid 32 | UP 9 - 20 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Gurdeep, Rohit Tomar has to leave as Rakesh Narwal gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 36 | UP 12 - 20 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | SUPER TACKLE! Ashu Singh, Nitesh Kumar makes a fantastic tackle on Rakesh Sangroya |
| Raid 42 | UP 14 - 20 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Sumit strikes, gets rid of Rakesh Narwal. |
| Raid 47 | UP 15 - 20 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | ajay thrown out of lobby by UP Yoddha defense, Nitesh Kumar manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 48 | UP 16 - 20 GJ | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep locks horns with Ravinder Pahal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 50 | UP 17 - 21 GJ | Surender Gill (UP) | Surender Gill locks horns with Sunil Kumar, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 51 | UP 20 - 22 GJ | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Pradeep Kumar out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 52 | UP 22 - 22 GJ | Pardeep Narwal (UP) | Pardeep gets his man! He's been targeting Sunil Kumar for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Toe Touch. |
| Raid 64 | UP 26 - 27 GJ | Surender Gill (UP) | Surender Gill is taken out by Gujarat Fortunegiants defense after he tags two players in the centre. |
| Raid 65 | UP 26 - 29 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | ajay raids successfully and gets Sumit, Ashu Singh out. |
| Raid 66 | UP 28 - 29 GJ | Nitesh Kumar (UP) | Nitesh Kumar gets his man! He's been targeting Girish Ernak for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Dubki. |
| Raid 71 | UP 30 - 30 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | ajay has been taken down! |
