Puneri Paltan defeated Tamil Thalaivas 43-31 in the 121st match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Puneri Paltan was Aslam Inamdar. He was ably supported by Mohit Goyat. Himanshu's efforts went in vain tonight.
Puneri Paltan were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 22 to Tamil Thalaivas's 21. When it came to tackling Puneri Paltan scored 16 points to Tamil Thalaivas's 6 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 1 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Puneri Paltan captain Nitin Tomar scored 5 where as Tamil Thalaivas captain PO Surjeet Singh picked 3. The mainstay of the Puneri Paltan was Nitin Tomar staying on the mat for 79% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Aslam Inamdar (8 points), PU
Best Defender : Sahil Gulia (2 points), TN
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | PU 1 - 1 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Manjeet out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 7 | PU 2 - 2 TN | Himanshu (TN) | Himanshu gets the better of Sombir. |
| Raid 8 | PU 3 - 2 TN | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Aslam Inamdar. |
| Raid 17 | PU 5 - 5 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet goes out after Puneri Paltan executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 20 | PU 7 - 5 TN | Nitin Tomar (PU) | Nitin Tomar gets another raid point as he takes out Himanshu. |
| Raid 23 | PU 7 - 7 TN | PO Surjeet Singh (TN) | Surjeet locks horns with Abhineesh Natarajan, Nitin Tomar, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 26 | PU 8 - 7 TN | Rahul Chaudhari (PU) | Rahul Chaudhari eliminates Mohit Jakhar with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 27 | PU 8 - 9 TN | Himanshu (TN) | Vishal Bharadwaj, Rahul Chaudhari has to leave as Himanshu gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 29 | PU 11 - 9 TN | Manjeet (TN) | SUPER TACKLE! Sombir, Mohit Goyat makes a fantastic tackle on Manjeet |
| Raid 36 | PU 14 - 9 TN | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets another raid point as he takes out Sagar. |
| Raid 37 | PU 14 - 11 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Abhineesh Natarajan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Bhavani. |
| Raid 42 | PU 14 - 12 TN | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Raid sees Mohit Goyat taken out by the Tamil Thalaivas defense. |
| Raid 43 | PU 14 - 13 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Sombir has to leave as Bhavani gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 48 | PU 16 - 15 TN | Himanshu (TN) | Himanshu locks horns with Jadhav Balasaheb, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 51 | PU 21 - 17 TN | Abhineesh Natarajan (PU) | Abhineesh Natarajan muscles his way past Sagar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 52 | PU 21 - 18 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Abhineesh Natarajan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Manjeet. |
| Raid 53 | PU 23 - 18 TN | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Bhavani errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Mohit Goyat. |
| Raid 54 | PU 25 - 18 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet goes out after Puneri Paltan executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 61 | PU 27 - 19 TN | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat muscles his way past Mohit Jakhar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 62 | PU 28 - 19 TN | Himanshu (TN) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Mohit Goyat to take out raider Himanshu. |
| Raid 63 | PU 29 - 19 TN | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Surjeet errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Mohit Goyat. |
| Raid 64 | PU 32 - 20 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar tackled by defense. |
| Raid 76 | PU 36 - 27 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Super Raid! Bhavani raids successfully, gets Nitin Tomar, Sanket Savan out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 77 | PU 38 - 27 TN | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar raids successfully, gets Mohit Jakhar in addition to a bonus point. |
