Gujarat Giants lost to Haryana Steelers 36-38 in the 28th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Haryana Steelers was Meetu Mahender Sharma. He was ably supported by Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou. Rakesh Sangroya's efforts went in vain tonight.
Haryana Steelers were behind in the raiding department at the scoring 25 to Gujarat Giants's 25. When it came to tackling Haryana Steelers scored 9 points to Gujarat Giants's 7 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola scored 11 where as Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar picked 1. The mainstay of the Haryana Steelers was Meetu Mahender Sharma staying on the mat for 89% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Rakesh Sangroya (19 points), GJ
Best Defender : Ravinder Pahal (4 points), GJ
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | GJ 1 - 0 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Rohit Gulia out of the mat. |
| Raid 6 | GJ 2 - 0 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Surender has to leave as Rakesh Sangroya gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 7 | GJ 2 - 1 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Sumit Kumar has to leave as Vikas Kandola gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 14 | GJ 3 - 3 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | There's not much Rakesh Sangroya can do as the Haryana Steelers defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 15 | GJ 3 - 5 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola eliminates Ravinder Pahal with a Dubki. |
| Raid 17 | GJ 4 - 6 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | This just isn't working for P Bhainswal. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Vikas Kandola gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 18 | GJ 5 - 9 HS | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Rakesh Narwal out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 23 | GJ 5 - 14 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | Meetu Mahender Sharma locks horns with Ravinder Pahal, Rakesh Sangroya, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 25 | GJ 5 - 15 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Harmanjeet Singh has to leave as Vikas Kandola gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 26 | GJ 6 - 18 HS | Rathan K (GJ) | That is 2 all outs in a span of 10 raids. This is the Harana Steelers we expected to see as the season began. |
| Raid 31 | GJ 6 - 21 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Wily move this from Vikas Kandola. Sunil Kumar goes for a tackle, but raider slips way and tackler has to leave the court. |
| Raid 37 | GJ 9 - 22 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | It's half time. And Steelers are sitting pretty with a 13 point lead. Steelers have outplayed Giants in all departments today. |
| Raid 44 | GJ 14 - 22 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by P Bhainswal to take out raider Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 45 | GJ 14 - 24 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | SUPER TACKLE! Md. Maghsodlou, Ravi Kumar makes a fantastic tackle on Rakesh Sangroya |
| Raid 48 | GJ 15 - 24 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | Giants defense is beginning to work like it should. |
| Raid 51 | GJ 16 - 24 HS | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | This just isn't working for Surender. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Rakesh Narwal gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 52 | GJ 16 - 26 HS | Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou (HS) | Md. Maghsodlou claims the point and gets it. |
| Raid 53 | GJ 17 - 26 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Sangroya is a man on a mission. |
| Raid 54 | GJ 20 - 27 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Rohit Gulia out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 55 | GJ 22 - 27 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya gets the better of Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 62 | GJ 25 - 30 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | Meetu Mahender Sharma raids successfully and gets Sumit Kumar, Sunil Kumar out. |
| Raid 68 | GJ 28 - 30 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | It's Sumit Kumar again as he takes Meetu Mahender Sharma off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 69 | GJ 29 - 30 HS | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya muscles his way past Md. Maghsodlou and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 70 | GJ 32 - 31 HS | Surender Nada (HS) | What a turn of fortunes! The momentum is now fully with giants! |
| Raid 76 | GJ 35 - 35 HS | Meetu Mahender Sharma (HS) | What a raid. Redemption for Meetu! |
| Raid 80 | GJ 35 - 37 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola locks horns with Mahendra, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 82 | GJ 36 - 38 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola raids successfully and gets Ravinder Pahal out. |
