Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 32-25 in PKL
Sonipat, Oct 12: Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 32-25 to start their home leg of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI on a winning note here on Friday.
Steelers' star raider Monu Goyat scored seven points and was ably supported by Kuldeep Singh who chipped in with seven points as well.
For Gujarat, Sachin and Prapanjan combined to score 17 points.
Steelers were the better team in the first half as they scored raid points at will with Monu and Kuldeep inflicting bulk of damage on Gujarat.
Just before the end of the first half, Haryana Steelers inflicted an all out and led 20-13 at the break.
The fittest player of the match was Kuldeep Singh who looked sharper than all other riders on the mat.
In the crowd was Olympic Games bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, who is also the brand ambassador for Haryana.
In front of a vociferous home crowd, Steelers continued to pile on the pressure on Gujarat Fortunegiants.
Sunil Kumar, at the back for Gujarat, was rock solid and scored five tackle points.
In the second half it was once again Haryana Steelers who dominated the proceedings.
The bravest moment of the match came from Prabhanjan who scored back-to-back raids to get Gujarat back in the game.
However it wasn't enough as Haryana Steelers maintained their composure to win the match
Telugu Titans will play UP Yoddha while Haryana Steelers face U Mumba in tomorrow's matches.Sonepat, Oct 12 (PTI) Haryana Steelers beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 32-25 to start their home leg of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season VI on a winning note here on Friday.
Steelers' star raider Monu Goyat scored seven points and was ably supported by Kuldeep Singh who chipped in with seven points as well.
For Gujarat, Sachin and Prapanjan combined to score 17 points.
Steelers were the better team in the first half as they scored raid points at will with Monu and Kuldeep inflicting bulk of damage on Gujarat.
Just before the end of the first half, Haryana Steelers inflicted an all out and led 20-13 at the break.
The fittest player of the match was Kuldeep Singh who looked sharper than all other riders on the mat.
In the crowd was Olympic Games bronze medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, who is also the brand ambassador for Haryana.
In front of a vociferous home crowd, Steelers continued to pile on the pressure on Gujarat Fortunegiants.
Sunil Kumar, at the back for Gujarat, was rock solid and scored five tackle points.
In the second half it was once again Haryana Steelers who dominated the proceedings.
The bravest moment of the match came from Prabhanjan who scored back-to-back raids to get Gujarat back in the game.
However it wasn't enough as Haryana Steelers maintained their composure to win the match
Telugu Titans will play UP Yoddha while Haryana Steelers face U Mumba in tomorrow's matches.
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I am back home: All England missed, Sindhu lands back in Bengaluru from Dubai
Bengaluru (PTI): Two-time Olympic medal-winning Indian badminton star P V Sindhu, who was stranded in Dubai due to closure of airspace in the Gulf region, has returned to the country after pulling out of the All England Championships in Birmingham.
Sindhu posted on X to announce that she is back in the city.
"Back home in Bangalore and safe. The last few days have been intense and uncertain, but I'm truly grateful to be back to my house," she posted.
"A heartfelt thank you to the incredible ground teams, Dubai authorities, airport staff, immigration, and every single person who stepped up and took such good care of us during a very difficult time. The empathy and professionalism meant more than words can say.
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"For now, it's time to rest, reset, and figure out the next steps," she added.
The former world champion was on her way to Birmingham via Dubai, when she was stranded after the flight operations were suspended in the Gulf region following the US and Israeli bombing of Iran.
Iran subsequently retaliated, hitting Dubai as well.
"Moments like these remind you how fragile normal life really is," she had posted on February 28 while revealing some details of her ordeal, which included an explosion near her place of stay.
She had described the experience as "extremely tense and scary moment" for her and her team, including Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama.
