Pankaj Mohite shines as Puneri Paltan beats Patna Pirates by 18 runs

Puneri Paltan put up a dominant performance to register a huge 46-28 win over Patna Pirates at the SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium.

New Delhi: Puneri Paltan put in a dominant performance to register a huge 46-28 win over Patna Pirates at the SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 match on Tuesday. Pankaj Mohite was the star of the show as he put up a Super 10, while Abinesh Nadarajan finished with a High 5.

Puneri Paltan, playing for the first time since winning three games in a row at home last week, was the better team from the start. Their attacking and defensive units worked together as the Paltan stormed to a 6-1 lead inside four minutes.

The Pirates showed promise when Sachin scalped a SUPER TACKLE and Manjeet came up with a multi-point raid, but their hopes of a comeback went up in smoke after a stunning strike from Pankaj.

He went past not one or two, but five defenders to trigger a SUPER RAID and the ALL OUT followed soon after as Puneri Paltan moved into a 14-8 lead in the 10th minute. The Paltan raiders kept the scoreboard ticking as the men in orange ended the first half with a commanding lead at 22-15.

The second half was one-way traffic and Puneri Paltan remained in control. Their Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Shadlou put on a show as he took on the role of raider and picked up four points in two raids, including a SUPER RAID. He then single-handedly completed the ALL OUT when he trapped Sudhakar M in a double single-hold to extend the Paltan lead to 16 points at 38-22.

Each member of the Paltan who started at 7 got on the scoresheet as Mohit Goyat got 9 points while Shadlou and captain Aslam Inamdar had 6 points each as they cruised to a comprehensive win over the three-time champions. The win sees Puneri Paltan consolidate their position at the top of the PKL points table and they are the only team to have won six matches so far.