Tamil Thalaivas defeated Puneri Paltan 36-26 in the 23rd match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Tamil Thalaivas was Ajinkya Ashok Pawar. He was ably supported by PO Surjeet Singh. Pankaj Mohite's efforts went in vain tonight.
Tamil Thalaivas were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 22 to Puneri Paltan's 14. When it came to tackling Tamil Thalaivas scored 7 points to Puneri Paltan's 10 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
The mainstay of the Tamil Thalaivas was Sahil Gulia staying on the mat for 100% of the raids.
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | TN 1 - 0 PU | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet comes back with a bonus point. |
| Raid 9 | TN 5 - 2 PU | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet gets his man! He's been targeting Vishal Bharadwaj for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Toe Touch. |
| Raid 12 | TN 6 - 2 PU | Pankaj Mohite (PU) | Pankaj Mohite tackled by defense. |
| Raid 13 | TN 9 - 2 PU | Manjeet (TN) | SUPER Manjeet WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Puneri Paltan defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
| Raid 14 | TN 12 - 3 PU | Rahul Chaudhari (PU) | Surjeet, Athul M S, Manjeet trap raider Rahul Chaudhari, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 23 | TN 13 - 6 PU | Manjeet (TN) | It's Abhineesh Natarajan again as he takes Manjeet off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 24 | TN 14 - 6 PU | Rahul Chaudhari (PU) | It's Surjeet again as he takes Rahul Chaudhari off his feet and pummels him to the ground. |
| Raid 29 | TN 15 - 6 PU | Athul M S (TN) | Athul M S gets another raid point as he takes out Sombir. |
| Raid 30 | TN 15 - 7 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar locks horns with Surjeet, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 31 | TN 17 - 7 PU | K. Prapanjan (TN) | Aslam Inamdar has to leave as K. Prapanjan gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 38 | TN 17 - 11 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets his man! He's been targeting Mohit for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Kick. |
| Raid 40 | TN 18 - 15 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar gets his man! He's been targeting Sahil Gulia for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 47 | TN 20 - 17 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets another raid point as he takes out Sombir, Sanket Savan. |
| Raid 50 | TN 21 - 17 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Aslam Inamdar out of the mat. |
| Raid 53 | TN 23 - 17 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar muscles his way past Vishal Bharadwaj, Rahul Chaudhari and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 55 | TN 23 - 20 PU | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Karamvir, Abhineesh Natarajan. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 61 | TN 24 - 21 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Sanket Savan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Ajinkya A Pawar. |
| Raid 62 | TN 24 - 22 PU | Pankaj Mohite (PU) | Pankaj Mohite gets his man! He's been targeting Mohit for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Toe Touch. |
| Raid 67 | TN 25 - 22 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar locks horns with Sombir, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 68 | TN 26 - 22 PU | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | Aslam Inamdar tackled by defense. |
| Raid 69 | TN 27 - 22 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | he has been the hero of the day. got points in every do or die raid after the the half time, and then on this raid enticed abhinesh to put in the dive and escaped with one point. Abhinesh has been the best defender for puneri today, and with this raid an all out is certain |
| Raid 70 | TN 30 - 23 PU | Pankaj Mohite (PU) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Pankaj Mohite out of the mat. |
| Raid 75 | TN 34 - 24 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Super Raid! Ajinkya A Pawar raids successfully, gets Sanket Savan, Abhineesh Natarajan out in addition to a bonus point. |
| Raid 81 | TN 35 - 26 PU | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar goes out after Puneri Paltan executes a super tackle to perfection! |
