Highlights, Pro Kabaddi League 2017: Pardeep Narwal-led Patna Pirates script historic victory; Puneri Paltan win a thriller

Catch the live score and updates of Puneri Paltan vs UP Yoddha and Haryan Steelers vs Patna Pirates from the 1st and 2nd Eliminator of Pro Kabaddi League 2017.

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Highlights

22:30 (ist)

69-30! An unbelievable score-line effected by an unbelievable player - Pardeep Narwal. He finishes the match with 34 points. What a record to possess in such a young age. He clearly was the difference between both these teams. It is the end of the road for the newcomers Haryana Steelers, who put up a good performance in the entire season but met an unstoppable force in the eliminators.

PARDEEP NARWAL - Remember the name!

21:10 (ist)

40-38! It will be Puneri Paltans who stay alive in the competition. It is curtains for the newcomers UP Yoddha. A roller-coaster of a match that saw both teams hold the upper hand alternatively but it was Puneri Paltan's grit and ability to score points at the most crucial moments that sees them through in this nail-biting match.

20:25 (ist)

18-18! At half-time, scores are level. UP Yoddha squander an early lead to allow the Puneri Paltans to make their way back into the game.

What a comeback by the Puneri Paltans!!! After trailing 3-10 at one point of the game, there was a resurgence in the team\s effort to win all-important super tackles and enforce an all-out at the most opportune moments.

19:52 (ist)

The Starting line-ups for both teams are out

Puneri Paltan : Deepak Hooda, Sandep Narwal, Girish Maruti Ernak, Rajesh Mondal, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Rinku Narwal, Akshay Jadhav

UP Yoddha: Nitin Tomar, Nitesh Kumar, Sagar Krishna, Gurvinder Singh, Rishank Devadiga, Jeeva Kumar, Rajesh Narwal

LIVE NEWS and UPDATES

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:43 (IST)

On Tuesday, the top teams of each zone, Bengal Warriors and Gujarat Fortunegiants will face each other in the 1st qualifier.

In the other blockbuster match of Tuesday, we will see Patna Pirates take on Puneri Paltan for a place in the 2nd qualifier that will happen in Chennai

Join Firstpost's coverage tomorrow for the live scores and updates about all the action scheduled for Tuesday.

Thank You and Good Night!

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:36 (IST)

Pardeep Narwal is obviously the perfect raider of the match and the player of the match

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:31 (IST)

1,2,3,4,5,6,7.....8!

8 INCREDIBLE POINTS! 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚#PirateHamla #PATvHAR pic.twitter.com/mtmldEDLF2
— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) October 23, 2017

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:30 (IST)

PARDEEP NARWAL - Remember the name!

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:28 (IST)

Pardeep Narwal scores 3 more points to amass a total of 33 points in this match. This is the highest individual score by any Kabaddi player in PKL. The earlier record was held by Rohit Kumar, who scored 32 points.

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:26 (IST)

With 28 points in his kitty, Pardeep Narwal now has more points than the entire Haryana Steelers team as the scores now read 63-27!

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:25 (IST)

300 POINTS FOR PARDEEP NARWAL .. 300 POINTS... Unbelievable... 300 points

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:24 (IST)

58-27! Well, that didn't last long. Pardeep Narwal is brought back into the game as Vikash Khandola raid is thwarted by the Pirates defence

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:22 (IST)

55-27! Pardeep has been finally tamed. But, the damage has already been done. It is a near-impossible task for the Haryana Steelers to forge any sort of comeback now

Oct 23, 2017 - 22:17 (IST)

What a super raid by Pardeep Narwal. He takes out sixHaryana Steelers in one raid. The crowd is on their feet giving the dubki specialist a STANDING OVATION! Whadda playa!!!

Haryana Steelers suffer yet another all-out as Pirates lead 54-26!

Preview: Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddha are set to face each other in the first eliminator in the fifth season of Pro Kabaddi League in Mumbai. The Pune side finished second in Zone A while the Yoddhas with 60 points secured third place in Zone B. But as they stare at each other, feelings ranging from envy to relief are certain to run through their bodies.

Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddha will look to make the most of each other's weaknesses. PKL Website

Pune with the strongest defence will go in the tie with a lot of confidence after having missing out on the top position of their zone by seven points. The Maharashtra side will be bolstered by the return of Sandeep Narwal and Girish Maruti Ernak. But the showman in Pune's side will be their captain Deepak Hooda, whose performances have had a direct impact on Paltan's result.

Whereas UP are the league's second-highest scorers in their raids with 438 points, boasting strong attacking prowess. But their almost brittle defence will be their concern going into the key clash. The UP defence has been fairly ineffective managing only 193 tackle points.

Pune are the league's top tacklers with 235 tackle points, but haven't been firing all cylinders in their raids. They find themselves in the 11th place in the raid-point charts having scored just 346 points in the zone phase.

So, it is rather simple – Pune's defence versus UP's attack – whichever proves to outdo the other, will progress while it will draw curtains on the other side.

Updated Date: October 23, 2017 22:46:31 IST

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