Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: 5 talking points from Day 72 of PKL 5

1. Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

Puneri Paltan gave it their best, but came out second to Gujarat Fortunegiant in Zone A.

In desperation, Pune brought on their do-or-die specialist in substitute Suresh Kumar, who helped the side equalise at 16-16. Captain Deepak Hooda took charge from there to pull the lead back in favour of the home team. Pune’s star of the night Rinku Narwal also reached his High 5, making sure Gujarat’s raiders found it difficult to make any inroads of their own.

But the Fortunegiants fought back and clawed their way back to a 23-22 victory. This was the final Zone match for both teams but there is no sense of concern in either camp as both have qualified already. Now, all the qualified teams will be preparing for the playoffs kicking off on 23rd October.