PKL 2017: Paltan outclass Thalaivas, Fortunegiants beat Pirates in a thriller
Two of the top teams in the tournament, Gujarat Fortunegiants and Patna Pirates battled it out on Friday, only for the former to seal an emphatic victory in the end.
Puneri Paltan climbed to the 3rd position in Zone A with a comfortable win over Tamil Thalaivas ( 33-20) as captain- Deepak Hooda led from the front, scoring 6 points. The match was even earlier on but then two all outs by Paltan increased the margin significantly. Thalaivas captain, Ajay Thakur had an off and could not quite perform as per expectation. This had been the first match Thalaivas played at their home turf and lost, much to the disappointment of the fans.
After an amazing performance last night, let's look at our top performers!#KasamKabaddiKi #PuneriPaltan pic.twitter.com/veY58X4OTc
— Puneri Paltan (@PuneriPaltan) September 30, 2017
The second match between Gujarat Fortunegiants and Patna Pirates went down to the wire but Fortunegiants ultimately clinched the close contest (30-29) and once again move to the pole position in Zone A. It was a highly anticipated match as both the teams are in prime form and top their respective points table in Zone A and Zone B.
- 13 raid points
— GujaratFortunegiants (@Fortunegiants) September 29, 2017
- 14 tackle points
- 2 all-out points
- 1 extra point
What a win! #GarjegaGujarat #GUJvPAT pic.twitter.com/qOmD4MrYXa
Both the matches had been played at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.