Puneri Paltan was defeated 43-36 by Bengal Warriors in the 127th match of the PKL Season 8 at the Sheraton Grand Whitefield in Bengaluru on Friday. Despite this defeat, Puneri Paltan has come one step closer to making it to the playoffs by winning the last match. In the first half, Paltan got off to a flying start and managed to take a 20-10 lead. In the second half, Bengal Warriors showed a great game and collected 33 points to add to the woes of the platoon even more. In this match, Mohit Goyat scored 15 points, so no other platoon player could even touch the figure of 5 points.
Maninder Singh, on the other hand, scored the 16th Super 10 of the season to equal Pawan Sehrawat's points. Now Paltan has to play their last match against Jaipur Pink Panthers and the winning team is going to fight for a place in the playoffs.
Gujarat Giants beat Thalaivas: In another match, Gujarat Giants beat Tamil Thaliavas to keep alive their hopes of reaching the playoffs. In this match, the Giants have won the match by a score of 43-33. In this match, the Thalaivas' defence showed its old avatar but the Giants' players did not want to miss the opportunity and have made a comeback to take a 16-13 lead by the first half.
In the second half, Parvesh Bhainswal and Girish Maruti Ernak played brilliantly and stopped the Thalaivas from going ahead. Parvesh has also completed his High-5. At the same time, Mahender Rajput in the redding department also roared a lot today and has also completed his Super 10. Although this win has not given Gujarat a ticket to the playoffs but has kept alive the hopes of reaching the playoffs. In the next match, they defeated U Mumba to make it to the last six.
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