Pro Kabaddi League: Gujarat’s winning streak brought to an end by Haryana

Haryana Steelers snapped leaders Gujarat Fortunegiants’ seven-match unbeaten run with a dominating 42-36 win in the Pro-Kabaddi League at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, here today.

In the second match of the day, home favourites Bengal Warriors choked in dying seconds to settle for a 26-all tie against UP Yoddha.

Trailing 11-14 at the break, Bengal Warriors did well to bounce back for a slender 25-24 lead in front of their star co-owner Akshay Kumar.

But they could not seal the issue for a third tie, extending their unbeaten run to six matches, two points clear of UP (33) at the top of Zon B table.

Earlier, eyeing their first win over Haryana in three outings, Gujarat had a solid seven-point lead at half time but faltered in last eight minutes with a fine all-out by Wazir Singh (9 points).

Prasanth Kumar Rai was the architect of Haryana’s win with 14 raid points and two tackle points as he along with Singh combined well in the closing minutes to script a brilliant turnaround.

Gujarat, however, held on to their Zone A lead with 42 points from 11 matches but all their two losses have come against Haryana while they also have a tie against the same rivals.

Haryana …read more