New Delhi: Haryana Steelers on Sunday were crowned as the champions of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024. The Jaideep Dahiya-led team defeated Patna Pirates by a convincing margin of 32-23 in the PKL season 11 final played at the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune.
The match looked in control till the first half before both teams were seen in a neck-and-neck competition. Though Haryana led for the most part of the final, Patna threatened to snatch the lead once at least in their quest to claim their fourth PKL title. The final 10 minutes were dominated by Haryana, leaving no room for the Patna Pirates to edge anywhere closer to their lead. Slow defence, bonus steal and raider sacrifice, pouncing on opposition raider in a pack, quick raids were some strategies adopted by Haryana to lift their maiden title.
Shivam Patare, who has played a pivotal role for the Haryana franchise in the raiding department, doubled up his role by shouldering the responsibility to pick gusty tackles, starting with a super tackle on Ayan Lohchab. He finished the contest with nine points, involving five tackle points and four touch points, outsmarting the ever-shining Mohammadreza Shadloui, who bagged seven points (five in tackle and two in raid).
Vinay was the most successful raider for the Steelers in the match with six raid points while Rahul Sethpal added three tackle points to maul Patna Pirates raiders on the mat.
For Patna Pirates, Devank managed to pick just five raid points, but wasn’t at his absolute best. His partner Ayan couldn’t decode the sturdy defence of the Steelers and returned with just three raid points from 11 raids. The only player who was up to the standards was defender Gurdeep Sangwan, who made six successful tackles.
Pro Kabaddi League 2024 top raiders
Devank Dalal became the only player to cross the 300-point raid mark, becoming the fourth player in the PKL history to achieve the feat. He joined the elite list of Pardeep Narwal (369 in season 5 and 302 in season 7), Pawan Sehrawat (346 in season 7 and 304 in season 8), and Naveen Kumar (301 in season 7).
Devank finished as the most successful raider of the PKL 11 with 301 raid points in 25 PKL matches. Ayan Lohchab finished the season with 184 raid points at the fifth spot. Vinay (164) and Shivam Patare from Haryan Steelers were the only other raiders who added points from the final in the top 10 raiders’ list of PKL 11.
Raider
Matches
Points
Devank (Patna Pirates)
25
301
Ashu Malik (Dabang Delhi KC)
23
262
Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
23
227
Ajit Ramesh Chauhan (U Mumba)
23
185
Ayan Lochchab (Patna Pirates)
25
184
Vijay Malik (Telugu Titans)
22
172
Vinay (Haryana Steelers)
24
164
Guman Singh (Gujarat Giants)
22
159
Shivam Anil Patare
24
158
Bhavani Rajput
22
151
Pro Kabaddi League 2024 top defenders
Mohammadreza Shadloui finished as the most successful defender of the PKL 2024 after he making five successful tackles against Patna Pirates in the final. Patna captain Ankit Jaglan, who made two tackles in the same match, has ended second to the Iranian bulwark. Deepak Singh also made two tackles for Patna to finish 10th on the top 10 defenders of the PKL 11 season.
Defender
Matches
Points
Mohammadreza Shadloui (Haryana Steelers)
24
82
Ankit Jaglan (Patna Pirates)
25
79
Nitesh Kumar (Tamil Thalaivas)
22
77
Yogesh Dahiya (Dabang Delhi KC)
22
75
Nitin Rawal (Bengaluru Bulls)
22
74
Hitesh (UP Yoddhas)
23
74
Rahul Sethpal (Haryana Steelers)
24
73
Sumit Sangwan (UP Yoddhas)
23
72
Ankush Rathee (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
23
68
Deepak Singh (Patna Pirates)
25
64
Haryana Steelers clinched the Pro Kabaddi League 2024 title, defeating Patna Pirates 32-23 in a thrilling final. Devank Dalal of Patna Pirates finished as the top raider overall, achieving the 300-point milestone. Mohammadreza Shadloui led the defenders’ charts with 82 points. Kabaddi Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
