Puneri Paltan Vs U.p. Yoddhas 21 February 2024

Okay then, that's it from the live coverage of the Puneri Paltan vs UP Yoddhas match. The final league stage match of the season between Haryana Steelers and Bengaluru Bulls will start shortly. You can follow the live score here. This is Vinay Chhabria signing off!

Puneri Paltan have become the new tabletoppers of PKL 10. They will play in semifinal 1 now and face the winner of Dabang Delhi KC vs Patna Pirates eliminator. Jaipur Pink Panthers finish 2nd and will play semifinal 2 against winner of Gujarat Giants vs Haryana Steelers eliminator. 

UP Yoddhas had a big, big lead at half time, but Jasveer Singh's men could not hold on it. They end their season on a losing note. The Yoddhas lose to Paltan by 2 points. 

40' Mohammadreza Shadloui seals the deal with an incredible clutch block on Mahipal!!

UP Yoddhas 38 - 40 Puneri Paltan

40' Puneri Paltan gain the lead with a successful tackle on Gagan Gowda!!

UP Yoddhas 38 - 39 Puneri Paltan

39' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, Aslam Inamdar scores a bonus and then beats a defender of his way to Pune's half!

UP Yoddhas 38 - 38 Puneri Paltan

38' Gagan Gowda breaks the chain of Gaurav Khatri and Pankaj Mohite to escape to his half!!

UP Yoddhas 38 - 36 Puneri Paltan

36' Hitesh stuns Aditya Shinde with an excellent tackle attempt. Scores are level now.

UP Yoddhas 36 - 36 Puneri Paltan

35' Aditya Shinde and Gagan Gowda score 1 touch point each in their respective raids!

UP Yoddhas 35 - 36 Puneri Paltan

34' ALL OUT!! Last man standing Sumit gets tackled by Abinesh Nadarajan. He didn't take the bonus as well. Pune have the lead now!

UP Yoddhas 34 - 35 Puneri Paltan

34' Aslam Inamdar tempts Nitin Panwar and gets an easy touch point! UP down to 1 man.

UP Yoddhas 34 - 32 Puneri Paltan

33' Do-or-die raid for UP Yoddhas, Aditya Shinde's ankle hold helps Pune tackle down Anil Kumar!

UP Yoddhas 34 - 31 Puneri Paltan

33' SUPER TACKLE!! Aslam Inamdar goes for a pursuit but Anil Kumar's double ankle hold helps UP Yoddhas tackle him in a defense of 2!

UP Yoddhas 34 - 30 Puneri Paltan

32' Aslam Inamdar gets a touch on Hitesh. The score difference is down to 2 now!!

UP Yoddhas 32 - 30 Puneri Paltan

30' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, Ashu Malik tries for an advanced tackle, but Pankaj Mohite escapes. In UP's do-or-die raid, Shadloui tackles Gulveer!

UP Yoddhas 32 - 29 Puneri Paltan

28' Puneri Paltan dash Mahipal out of the field of play after he scores a bonus!

UP Yoddhas 32 - 27 Puneri Paltan

27' Yoddhas roar back with a successful tackle of Pankaj Mohite!

UP Yoddhas 31 - 26 Puneri Paltan

26' Aslam Inamdar opens his account with a touch point, and in the next raid, Puneri Paltan hunt down Gagan Gowda!

UP Yoddhas 30 - 26 Puneri Paltan

25' ALL OUT!! Substitute Anil Kumar scores a bonus but gets floored by Pune's defense!

UP Yoddhas 30 - 24 Puneri Paltan

25' Pankaj Mohite reduces UP Yoddhas to 1 man by getting a touch on 2 defenders and escaping to his half!

UP Yoddhas 29 - 21 Puneri Paltan

24' Do-or-die raid for UP Yoddhas, Gulveer Singh surrenders to Shadloui's ankle hold!

UP Yoddhas 29 - 19 Puneri Paltan

23' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, Pankaj Mohite stuns Ashu Singh with a kick!

UP Yoddhas 29 - 18 Puneri Paltan

21' Aditya Shinde starts the 2nd half with a bonus. In the next raid, Mahipal earns a bonus but gets hunt down by a chain tackle.

UP Yoddhas 29 - 17 Puneri Paltan

20' Do-or-die raid for UP Yoddhas, Mahipal scores a bonus.

UP Yoddhas 28 - 15 Puneri Paltan

REVIEW SUCCESSFUL: UP Yoddhas took a review and the TV Umpire reversed the initial decision as Aslam Inamdar had been dashed out successfully. 1 point to UP Yoddhas

UP Yoddhas 27 - 15 Puneri Paltan

20' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, substitute Aslam Inamdar strikes straightaway with a kick and then beating a dash attempt!

UP Yoddhas 26 - 17 Puneri Paltan

18' Finally, the Puneri Paltan defense tackles down Gagan Gowda. The entire team attacks him and stops him in their half!

UP Yoddhas 26 - 15 Puneri Paltan

17' Hitesh commits an error, gifts an easy point to Pankaj Mohite.

UP Yoddhas 26 - 14 Puneri Paltan

17' Mahipal sends Vahid to the bench with an easy touch.

UP Yoddhas 26 - 13 Puneri Paltan

16' A combined team tackle helps the Yoddhas stop Aakash Shinde in their half

UP Yoddhas 25 - 13 Puneri Paltan

15' ALL OUT!! Gagan Gowda wipes out the Puneri Paltan defense with an incredible raid!! He takes advantage of his height to cross the midline - 5 points to Yoddhas.

UP Yoddhas 24 - 13 Puneri Paltan

15' SUPER RAID!! Pankaj Mohite scores a bonus and then beats 2 defenders to cross the midline!

UP Yoddhas 19 - 13 Puneri Paltan

14' Gagan Gowda gets a toe touch on Wahid. Pune down to 1 man now.

UP Yoddhas 19 - 10 Puneri Paltan

14' Pankaj Mohite scores a bonus point.

UP Yoddhas 18 - 10 Puneri Paltan

13' Mahipal executes a fine kick on Ishwar. Pune down to 2 men!

UP Yoddhas 18 - 9 Puneri Paltan

13' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, Aakash Shinde has been floored by the UP Yoddhas defense!

UP Yoddhas 17 - 9 Puneri Paltan

12' Mahipal gets off the mark with an easy hand touch on Mohammadreza Shadloui!

UP Yoddhas 16 - 9 Puneri Paltan

12' Gagan Gowda is on fire tonight!! He gets the better of Gaurav Khatri this time!

UP Yoddhas 15 - 9 Puneri Paltan

12' Pankaj Mohite gets a hand touch, this time his victim is Hitesh!

UP Yoddhas 14 - 9 Puneri Paltan

11' Gagan Gowda beats one ankle hold and one dash attempt from Pune to inch closer to his Super 10

UP Yoddhas 14 - 8 Puneri Paltan

10' Pankaj Mohite gets a hand touch on Ashu Singh once again! Easy point.

UP Yoddhas 12 - 8 Puneri Paltan

9' ALL OUT!! Ishwar gets a bonus but the UP Yoddhas tackle him down.

UP Yoddhas 12 - 7 Puneri Paltan

8' Gagan Gowda gets the better of Shadloui again!! A solo tackle attempt from the Iranian gifts the UP raider his 6th point of the night.

UP Yoddhas 9 - 6 Puneri Paltan

7' Aditya Shinde scores a bonus for Puneri Paltan.

UP Yoddhas 8 - 6 Puneri Paltan

6' Gulveer Singh executes a fine dubki to beat 2 defenders on his way to the midline!

UP Yoddhas 8 - 5 Puneri Paltan

5' SUPER TACKLE!!! Gaurav Khatri's perfect ankle hold keeps Mahipal in Pune's half. One defender stepped out of bounds as well. In the next raid, Pankaj Mohite gets a touch on Ashu Singh.

UP Yoddhas 6 - 5 Puneri Paltan

4' SUPER RAID!! Gagan Gowda gets a hand touch on Shadloui and escapes a chain tackle attempt to earn 3 points! Akash Shinde scores a bonus for Pune.

UP Yoddhas 5 - 2 Puneri Paltan

3' Do-or-die raid for Puneri Paltan, Aditya Shinde beats a dash attempt and opens Pune's account.

UP Yoddhas 2 - 1 Puneri Paltan

2' Gagan Gowda beats another ankle hold attempt from Pune's defense to score his 2nd point.

UP Yoddhas 2 - 0 Puneri Paltan

1' Gagan Gowda opens his account by escaping an ankle hold from Mohammadreza Shadloui

UP Yoddhas 1 - 0 Puneri Paltan

Puneri Paltan captain Aslam Inamdar is not present in the starting seven. It looks like he may come in as a Super Sub in the match. Meanwhile, Pardeep Narwal continues to be absent from the UP Yoddhas team. 

SUBSTITUTES: 

Puneri Paltan: Badal Singh, Hardeep , Aslam Inamdar, Ahmed Enamdar, Sanket Sawant, Ishwar , Nitin R

UP Yoddhas: Vijay Malik, Kiran Laxman, Nitin Panwar, Samuel Wafula, Helvic Wanjala, Shivam Chaudhary, Anil Kumar

STARTING VIIs:

Puneri Paltan: Akash Shinde, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Aditya Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Vahid RezaEimehr.

UP Yoddhas: Gulveer Singh, Gagana Gowda, Hitesh , Mahipal, Sumit, Harendra Kumar, Ashu Singh.