Puneri Paltan beat Gujarat Fortune Giants to script PKL history

Pune showed their defensive prowess led by Girish Ernak who scored his first HIGH 5 for Puneri Paltan this season. In the 1^st half, Girish had just 1 tackle point, but he came alive in the 2^nd half with 5 tackle points. He was well supported by raider Manjeet who chipped in with 4 tackle points with some timely tackles.

Puneri Paltan’s defence put up an electrifying performance with each defender picking up at least 1 tackle point today. Pune outscored Gujarat in tackle points 13-8 as they outplayed the much more fancied Gujarat defence.

Gujarat’s raiders tried their best to bring the team back in the 2^nd half. The failure of their defence also cost them the match. For the third straight game Gujarat’s cover combo of Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar failed to click.

Puneri Paltan is all set to continue their winning streak in the upcoming Ahmedabad leg. In their next match on 10^th Aug, Puneri Paltan will take on Dabang Delhi, fans can catch all the action on Star Sports Network and Hotstar.

Post Match Presentations:

· VIVO PERFECT RAIDER OF THE MATCH

o NAVEEN KUMAR (JERSEY NO. 10) – DABANG DELHI KC

o SACHIN (JERSEY NO. 99) – GUJARAT FORTUNEGIANTS

· TATA MOTORS ACE DEFENDER OF THE MATCH

o RAVINDER PAHAL (JERSEY NO. 6) – DABANG DELHI KC

o GIRISH ERNAK (JERSEY NO. 8) – PUNERI PALTAN  

· DREAM11 GAME CHANGER OF THE MATCH

o CHANDRAN RANJIT (JERSEY NO. 66) – DABANG DELHI KC

o MANJEET (JERSEY NO. 3) – PUNERI PALTAN

· MOMENT OF THE MATCH

o CHANDRAN RANJIT (JERSEY NO. 66) – DABANG DELHI KC

o GIRISH ERNAK (JERSEY NO. 8) – PUNERI PALTAN

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