Puneri Paltan defeated Gujarat Giants 33-26 in the 34th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Puneri Paltan was Mohit Goyat. He was ably supported by Baldev Singh. Ajay Kumar's efforts went in vain tonight.
Puneri Paltan were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 21 to Gujarat Giants's 19. When it came to tackling Puneri Paltan scored 7 points to Gujarat Giants's 7 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
The mainstay of the Puneri Paltan was Sanket Savan staying on the mat for 94% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Mohit Goyat (12 points), PU
Best Defender : Baldev Singh (2 points), PU
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | PU 1 - 0 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Girish Ernak errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Aslam Inamdar. |
| Raid 7 | PU 1 - 3 GJ | Vishwas S (PU) | Sunil Kumar waits and waits and waits and finally swoops in with a massive tackle. He dives at Vishwas S's ankles and the raider has nowhere to go. |
| Raid 10 | PU 2 - 3 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | TAKEN OUT! Baldev Singh strikes once again and it's the big man Rakesh Sangroya who's taken out. |
| Raid 18 | PU 6 - 4 GJ | Rakesh Narwal (GJ) | Aslam Inamdar waits and waits and waits and finally swoops in with a massive tackle. He dives at Rakesh Narwal's ankles and the raider has nowhere to go. |
| Raid 21 | PU 12 - 4 GJ | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat eliminates P Bhainswal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 22 | PU 12 - 6 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya brings Gujarat Giants 2 points. |
| Raid 37 | PU 18 - 11 GJ | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets the better of Rakesh Narwal, Girish Ernak. |
| Raid 38 | PU 18 - 12 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya raids successfully to pinch a bonus point. |
| Raid 39 | PU 19 - 12 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar eliminates Rakesh Sangroya with a Kick. |
| Raid 41 | PU 19 - 15 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | ajay raids successfully, gets Abhineesh Natarajan in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 44 | PU 20 - 15 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Sunil Kumar errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Aslam Inamdar. |
| Raid 46 | PU 24 - 16 GJ | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets his man! He's been targeting P Bhainswal for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 49 | PU 24 - 19 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Abhineesh Natarajan, Mohit Goyat has to leave as ajay gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 52 | PU 25 - 20 GJ | Vishwas S (PU) | TAKEN OUT! Sunil Kumar strikes once again and it's the big man Vishwas S who's taken out. |
| Raid 58 | PU 28 - 21 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Two points to Aslam Inamdar! The muscular raider just can't be stopped tonight. |
| Raid 64 | PU 29 - 22 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Rakesh Narwal has to leave as Aslam Inamdar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 65 | PU 30 - 22 GJ | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | ajay tackled by defense. |
| Raid 70 | PU 30 - 24 GJ | Mohit Goyat (PU) | SUPER TACKLE! P Bhainswal, Sunil Kumar makes a fantastic tackle on Mohit Goyat |
| Raid 71 | PU 31 - 24 GJ | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya tackled by defense. |
| Raid 76 | PU 31 - 26 GJ | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar goes out after Gujarat Giants executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 77 | PU 32 - 26 GJ | Sonu Singh (GJ) | Baldev Singh strikes, gets rid of Sonu Singh. |
| Raid 80 | PU 33 - 26 GJ | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets the better of Ravinder Pahal. |
