All tied up. A closely contested back-and-forth game between the Gujarat Giants and Puneri Paltan finished with both teams sharing the spoils. The match was tied at 31-31 after 40 minutes in the 118th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. Rakesh Sangroya led the Gujarat Giants with 10 points, while Mohit Goyat was the star of the show for the Puneri Paltan, scoring 10 points.
Gujarat Giants were dominant in the raiding department scoring 22 points to Puneri Paltan's 17. When it came to tackling Gujarat Giants scored 6 points to Puneri Paltan's 11 points. At the end of the first half, the score read 21-16 in favour of Gujarat Giants. Raids became more fiercely contested in the 2nd half and eventually, the match ended in a tie.
Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar scored 1 points, where as Gujarat Giants captain Nitin Tomar picked 1 points. The mainstay on the mat was Sunil Kumar; ensuring his presence on the mat for 97% of the raids.
This tie puts Gujarat Giants in 6th position and Puneri Paltan in 55th position on the points table.
It was a cat and mouse game between the two sides, with teams trading points and lead changing sides 12 times over the game. And eventually it was only fair that the match ended a tie with the teams sharing the spoils.
For Gujarat Giants, Rakesh Sangroya went for 200% of the raids; whereas Mohit Goyat of Puneri Paltan went for 200% of raids.
Here are reasons why this match between Gujarat Giants and Puneri Paltan ended in a tie,
Gujarat Giants were simply superior in the raiding department led by Rakesh Sangroya
Rakesh Sangroya scored 10 raid points and he was supported by Ajay Kumar with 8 points. Rakesh Sangroya kept picking points to keep the Puneri Paltan at bay.
Mohit Goyat delivered for the Puneri Paltan with 10 points, but it was not sufficient on the day against the Gujarat Giants. Puneri Paltan scored a total of 17 raid points and their raiders were tackled 17 times.