Saturday, the 8th of October witnessed three nail-biting thrillers on day two of season nine of the Pro Kabaddi League. Patna Pirates crossed swords with Puneri Paltan in the fourth match of the tournament. In the fifth match of the tournament, Gujarat Giants and Tamil Thalaivas locked horns with each other followed by an interesting clash in the sixth match between Bengal Warriors and Haryana Steelers. All matches were played at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.
The first match of the day between Patna Pirates and Puneri Paltan ended up in a nail-biting tie as both teams finished with the same number of points. Interestingly, the second match of the day also ended in a tie as Giants and Thalaivas couldn’t cross the line to win the match and this draw also ended in a tie.
Just after the conclusion of these two matches, the third and last match of the day was played between Bengal Warriors and Haryana Steelers. In this match, Haryana Steeler ended up on the winning note with the final score line of 41-33 in their favor. Haryana started their campaign with a win in their first match of season nine.
So, taking this review a bit ahead, here we'll have a look at all that happened in all the three matches on day 2 of the 2022 edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Here’s a look at the scoreline of all three matches played on the Day 2 of the tournament:
Match 1 – Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan
The score line at the final whistle:
Patna Pirates – 34
Puneri Paltan – 34
Highest Individual Successful Raids
Patna Pirates’ Sachin ended up as the player with the highest number of seven successful raids to his name. Paltan’s Mohit Gayat and skipper Aslam Inamdar jointly finished second with six successful raids each.
Highest Individual Successful Tackles
Patna’s right-corner defender Sunil and Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj jointly finished with the highest number of successful tackles by tackling successfully three times each.
Result of the Match – Match tied.
Weekend bole toh ek dum Fantastic 🤩#PATvPUN bole toh ek dum Jhakaas 🔥
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) October 8, 2022
And with this, we have the first tie of #vivoProKabaddi Season 9🥵#FantasticPanga pic.twitter.com/reFkZCydD6
Match 2 – Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas
The score line at the final whistle:
Gujarat Giants – 31
Tamil Thalaivas – 31
Highest Individual Successful Raids
Star raider Rakesh achieved 10 successful raids for Gujarat Giants with ended up as the highest individual number. Thalaivas’ raider Narendra finished second after Rakesh with nine successful raids to his name.
Highest Individual Successful Tackles
Sahil Gulia of Tamil Thalaivas finished with the highest number of four successful tackles followed by his teammate M. Abishek at the second number with three successful tackles.
Result of the Match – Match tied.
Chills and only thrills! 🔥 🥵
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) October 8, 2022
Another tied game as there was nothing separating the two teams 👊#GGvCHE #FantasticPanga #vivoProKabaddi pic.twitter.com/DldMO5Acha
Match 3 – Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers
The score line at the final whistle:
Bengal Warriors – 33
Haryana Steelers – 41
Highest Individual Successful Raids
Haryana’s star raider Manjeet stunned everyone with his stellar performance in the third match of the day against Bengal. He finished with the handsome stats of 12 successful raids and a successful tackle to his name. Bengal’s skipper Maninder Singh finished second with nine successful raids on his credit.
Highest Individual Successful Tackles
Girish Maruti of Bengal ended on the losing side but he also finished as number one in defenders with six successful tackles. Just behind him, Haryana’s defender Mohit was second with three successful tackles.
Result of the Match – Haryana Steelers won with a difference of eight points in their favor.
Steelers register their 1st win of Season 9️⃣ with a thumping victory over the Warriors 😎
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) October 8, 2022
Rate this performance on a scale of 1️⃣ to 🔟#BENvHS #FantasticPanga #vivoProKabaddi pic.twitter.com/FM62GsLgQB
So, here was all the details from day 2 of the 2022 edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.