Puneri Paltan climbed to No. 1 in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 points table after beating Bengaluru Bulls in a tie-breaker, their second such win of the season, in one of the most dramatic finishes PKL 12 has produced so far.
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Puneri Paltan’s Tie-Breaker Heroics
Winning a tie-breaker against Bengaluru Bulls once is notable; doing it twice in the same season is rare, and it’s exactly what has propelled Puneri Paltan to the top of the standings. Tie-breakers in kabaddi are high-pressure, low-margin contests, and Puneri Paltan’s ability to consistently execute under that pressure has become a defining trait of their campaign this season.
Devank Dalal’s Record-Breaking Raid Haul
Elsewhere in the same round of fixtures, Bengal Warriors raider Devank Dalal produced a historic performance, racking up 25 raid points in a single match, a career-defining tally even though his team ultimately lost to Gujarat Giants by seven points. It’s a reminder that individual brilliance in kabaddi doesn’t always translate to a team result, but it still cements a player’s standing among the league’s elite raiders.
| Result | Detail |
|---|---|
| Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls | Won via tie-breaker (2nd time this season) |
| Points Table | Puneri Paltan move to No. 1 |
| Devank Dalal (Bengal Warriors) | 25 raid points, career-best |
| Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Giants | Lost by 7 points despite Dalal’s haul |
Haryana Steelers Impress in Vizag
The PKL 12 season has also seen Haryana Steelers show strong form during the Vizag leg of the tournament, adding another team to the list of contenders jostling for position in a tightly packed points table this campaign.
With Puneri Paltan now setting the pace, other top sides will be under pressure to respond in the coming rounds, and tie-breaker situations are likely to keep deciding fine margins as the league phase progresses toward the playoffs.
For raiders like Dalal, a 25-point haul is the kind of individual milestone that keeps fans talking regardless of the final result, and it puts him firmly in the conversation for the season’s standout performers even this early in the campaign.
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What makes Puneri Paltan’s tie-breaker run notable is the consistency of it. Tie-breakers are effectively sudden-death situations in kabaddi, decided by raids in a compressed time frame, and teams that can handle that pressure repeatedly tend to develop a psychological edge over opponents who know they’re facing a side that thrives in those moments.
Bengaluru Bulls, for their part, will need to regroup quickly given how tight the PKL 12 points table has become, with multiple sides bunched together and every match carrying significant weight for playoff positioning as the season progresses toward its business end.
Devank Dalal’s 25-point raid haul, meanwhile, places him among the most productive individual raiding performances the league has seen in recent seasons. Even in defeat, that kind of statistical outlier tends to shift how opposing coaches plan their defensive strategy the next time Bengal Warriors take the mat.
The Vizag leg has also been notable for Haryana Steelers, whose strong showings there add yet another team into the tightly packed mix of contenders battling for playoff spots. With the league phase far from over, positions near the top of the table remain fluid and could shift significantly with every passing round.
TechnoSports will keep tracking the PKL 12 standings closely as Puneri Paltan look to defend their spot at the top of the table in the rounds ahead.
Expect more high-stakes tie-breakers as the season tightens up further heading into its concluding weeks.
Source: KabaddiAdda
