Tamil Thalaivas (TAM) and Puneri Paltan (PUN) will go head to head in the 11th match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024 on Wednesday, October 23. The Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad will host the contest.
Tamil Thalaivas secured a comfortable 44-29 win over Telugu Titans in their opening game on Saturday, October 19. Narender Kandola and Sachin Tanwar scored a Super-10 each while left-corner Sahil Gulia claimed a High-five with a 100 percent tackle success rate and M Abhishek secured four tackle points.
On the other hand, after defeating the Haryana Steelers 35-25 in their first game, defending champions Puneri Paltan continued their winning streak by beating Patna Pirates 40-25. The team displayed an all-round effort with each player scoring at least one point.
The corner defenders Gaurav Khatri and Aman executed six successful tackles each. Mohit Goyat (8) and Aslam Inamdar (9) contributed to both raiding and the defense.
On that note, here's a look at the head-to-head record between TAM vs PUN in PKL.
Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan head-to-head record in PKL
Tamil Thalaivas and Puneri Paltan have met on 11 occasions in the Pro Kabaddi League. The Pune-based team has an edge in the head-to-head records, having won six matches and losing three out of 11 games.
Matches Played - 11
Matches won by Tamil Thalaivas - 3
Matches won by Puneri Paltan - 6
Matches Tied - 2
The last three Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan Pro Kabaddi matches
Puneri Paltan are currently dominating The Tamil Thalaivas in the head-to-head matches. They have won four out of their last five Pro Kabaddi League matches against the Thalaivas, including two in the previous season.
Pune defeated Tamil Nadu 56-29 this year in February 2024. Pankaj Mohite scored a Super-10 for the Paltan with 10 raid points and two tackle points. Mohammadreza Shadloui claimed five tackle points and two touchpoints. Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi was the star defender for the Thalaivas with two Super tackles and two raid points.
Here's a summary of the last three Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan games in the Pro Kabaddi League:
- TAM (29) lost to PUN (56) by 27 points, February 11, 2024.
- TAM (26) lost to PUN (29) by 3 points, January 7, 2024.
- TAM (37) lost to PUN (39) by 2 points, December 15, 2022.