Puneri Paltan produced a composed performance in the last 10 minutes to outclass Tamil Thalaivas 33-20 in the Inter-Zone Challenge Week of the Pro Kabaddi League.
It was an evenly fought match for 30 minutes but Deepak Hooda helped Pune inflict two all-outs to record a comfortable victory. Tamil Thalaivas suffered as Ajay Thakur was kept in check by Puneri Paltan for most of the match.
Puneri Paltan are third in Zone A with 52 points from 13 matches. Tamil Thalaivas are bottom of the pile in Zone B with 32 points from 14 matches.
In a closely contested first half, both teams refused to give an inch and were neck-and-neck in raid and tackle points.
No all-outs were inflicted in the first half. Tamil Thalaivas led 3-1 in the fourth minute but Rajesh Mondal scored with a two-point raid to level the match at 3-3.
Tamil Thalaivas scored three straight points in three minutes to lead 6-3 after seven minutes. But Puneri Paltan were back on level terms after nine minutes with the score at 6-6.