Tamil Thalaivas defeated Haryana Steelers 45-26 in the 45th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Tamil Thalaivas was Manjeet. He was ably supported by Sagar. Vikas Kandola's efforts went in vain tonight.
Tamil Thalaivas were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 19 to Haryana Steelers's 13. When it came to tackling Tamil Thalaivas scored 18 points to Haryana Steelers's 12 points.
Tamil Thalaivas captain PO Surjeet Singh scored 7 where as Haryana Steelers captain Vikas Kandola picked 9. The mainstay of the Tamil Thalaivas was PO Surjeet Singh staying on the mat for 99% of the raids.
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | TN 1 - 2 HS | Rohit Gulia (HS) | We don't see such moments in the sport. Both players are out, Rohit Gulia and Tamil Thalaivas's Surjeet are out on the bench. |
| Raid 9 | TN 5 - 2 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Sagar strikes, gets rid of Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 10 | TN 6 - 2 HS | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet raids successfully and gets Ankit Rajbir out. |
| Raid 11 | TN 9 - 2 HS | Jaideep (HS) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Sagar to take out raider Jaideep. |
| Raid 18 | TN 13 - 5 HS | K. Prapanjan (TN) | K. Prapanjan locks horns with Ankit Rajbir, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 22 | TN 17 - 5 HS | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet gets another raid point as he takes out Surender. |
| Raid 23 | TN 20 - 6 HS | Vinay (HS) | Sagar, Mohit trap raider Vinay, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 27 | TN 20 - 9 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | This just isn't working for Mohit, Sagar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Vikas Kandola gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 28 | TN 20 - 10 HS | K. Prapanjan (TN) | TAKEN OUT! Vikas Kandola strikes once again and it's the big man K. Prapanjan who's taken out. |
| Raid 31 | TN 20 - 11 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola gets another raid point as he takes out Sagar Krishna. |
| Raid 33 | TN 20 - 15 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola eliminates Surjeet with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 36 | TN 22 - 17 HS | K. Prapanjan (TN) | Jaideep, Ankit Rajbir has to leave as K. Prapanjan gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 42 | TN 25 - 18 HS | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet eliminates Surender with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 44 | TN 29 - 18 HS | Manjeet (TN) | This just isn't working for Mohit, Ravi Kumar. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Manjeet gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 45 | TN 29 - 19 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Mohit errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Vikas Kandola. |
| Raid 60 | TN 35 - 23 HS | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Mohit, Jaideep, Surender. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 61 | TN 36 - 23 HS | Rajesh Narwal (HS) | Surjeet strikes, gets rid of Rajesh. |
| Raid 66 | TN 37 - 23 HS | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar muscles his way past Surender and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 67 | TN 38 - 23 HS | Jaideep (HS) | Jaideep is taken out by Tamil Thalaivas defense after he tags two players in the centre. |
| Raid 68 | TN 41 - 23 HS | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet eliminates Mohit with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 74 | TN 43 - 24 HS | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Jaideep waits and waits and waits and finally swoops in with a massive tackle. He dives at Ajinkya A Pawar's ankles and the raider has nowhere to go. |
| Raid 77 | TN 44 - 24 HS | Vikas Kandola (HS) | Vikas Kandola tackled by defense. |
