Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: Five talking points from Day 37 of PKL 5

#4 Number 10 follows number 9

Sukesh and Jeeva both stepped up for their respective sides

This fifth season of Pro Kabaddi has seen an enormous number of games go down to the wire with a handful finishing in a tie. The ninth tie of the season came in the first match of the evening as the home side, Haryana Steelers, drew with the Patna Pirates.

Number 10 followed soon after, marking the first time in the history of the competition that there were two ties on the same night.

The Fortunegiants and UP Yoddha traded blows all night in a low-scoring affair that ebbed and flowed throughout. No team could quite establish a big lead in this one. The Yoddha were the brighter of the two though in the first as Jeeva's defence and Rishank and Nitin in the raiding department led them to a 17-13 lead.

Sukesh's late raid though brought Gujarat close and they effected an All Out just as the first half came to an end to make it a 2-point game.

Gujarat continued that momentum in the second and Pawan Kumar's spectacular frog jump with two men left for the Yoddha helped them effect a second All Out on the Yoddha to take a 25-22 lead with 9:47 left on the clock.

The game came to a head in the closing stages as Nitin Tomar's Super Raid brought his side level at 28-28. He was initially granted two points, but upon the use of their review, the TV umpire noticed a faint touch on the dangling hand of Sukesh Hegde that meant it was a three-point raid.

But it was another involving Nitin Tomar though that brought the Fortunegiants back. Down to just three, Gujarat played on the Super Raid and forced a Do or Die raid in the final minute which also provided a Super Tackle opportunity. Abozar Mighani snapped up Nitin instantly to give his side 2-points and with Mahendra Rajput getting tackled on the next Do or Die raid himself, it meant the game ended in a 30-30 tie.

A slow burn that ended in a nervy finish. Phew!