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Pro Kabaddi 2019 HIGHLIGHTS, Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas in Patna: Tamil Beats Haryana 35-28

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Last Updated: August 04, 2019, 21:23 IST

Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas face-off in Patna (Photo Credit: PKL)

Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas face-off in Patna (Photo Credit: PKL)

Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas face-off in match number 25 of season 7 of PKL, with both teams looking to get back to winning ways.

Pro Kabaddi 2019 HIGHLIGHTS, Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas: Catch all the live updates from the Pro Kabaddi 2019 match between Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas through News18 Sports? live blog. Tamil Thalaivas beat Haryana Steelers 35-28 in the first match of matchday 14 at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna on Saturday. In the second match of the day, Patna Pirates take on Puneri Paltan at the same venue. Follow here.

Super Sunday in the Patna leg will kick off with an enticing fixture when Haryana Steelers will lock horns against Tamil Thalaivas. The two teams have identical records through three fixtures this season and are in the hunt for their second win of the campaign. This fixture has the unique distinction of being the only one where neither team has a single win or loss over the other. They have met thrice over the past two campaigns and each game has finished in a tie.

After an impressive win over Puneri Paltan in their opening fixture, Haryana Steelers slipped to two losses on the trot against Bengal Warriors and Jaipur Pink Panthers. Despite the team?s form, raider Naveen has held his own and scored 24 raid points at a good average of eight raid points per game. Rookie raider Vinay, who scored six raid points in just nine attempts against Jaipur Pink Panthers, has been making steady progress and is growing in confidence with every passing game.

In defence, Right Cover Sunil impressed in his maiden appearances this season, picking up six tackle points against the in-form Jaipur Pink Panthers in Haryana Steelers? previous encounter. While their other big names in defence like Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Kuldeep Singh are yet to fire, the team does boast of a good balance overall and could trouble any team on their day.

After a highly impressive all-round display against Telugu Titans in the Southern Derby, Tamil Thalaivas found themselves on the wrong end of two close finishes in their two subsequent encounters, with their margin of defeat being just a solitary point both times. However, Tamil Thalaivas have played some extremely efficient kabaddi so far this season, especially their defence, which ranks joint-third amongst the highest scoring defensive units in the league.

Led by veteran Manjeet Chhillar, Tamil Thalaivas? defence averages 12 tackle points a game while conceding an average of 11.66 raid points, the lowest in the league. Chhillar himself has been in terrific form, averaging five tackle points a game this season, bettered only by Haryana Steelers? Sunil and Jaipur Pink Panthers? Sandeep Dhull. With their raiding arsenal boasting of two of the most prolific raiders in Pro Kabaddi history in ?Showman? Rahul Chaudhari and ?Iceman? Ajay Thakur, Tamil Thalaivas are a force to be reckoned with.

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first published:August 04, 2019, 18:31 IST
last updated:August 04, 2019, 21:23 IST