Skipper Jaideep Dahiya shone vivid because the Haryana Steelers clinched a hard-fought 40-37 victory in opposition to the Gujarat Giants within the Pro Kabaddi League in Jaipur on Monday (September 15, 2025).
Dahiya led the way in which with a High Five, with Shivam Patare recording 9 raid factors and three deal with factors. Vinay additionally scored eight raid factors to spherical up a staff effort from the Haryana Steelers.
In whole, Haryana Steelers registered 5 Super Tackles within the recreation, which finally proved to be the distinction between the 2 sides.
For Gujarat Giants, Rakesh Sungroya registered a Super 10 with 14 factors, which went in useless.
The match started aggressively with Vinay and Rakesh exchanging blows earlier than Shubham Kumar tackled Shivam on a Do-or-Die raid, giving Gujarat Giants a two-point lead.
Rakesh then scored 5 factors in six minutes to prolong the Giants’ benefit. Meanwhile, Vinay saved the Haryana Steelers within the contest, scoring their first 4 factors.
The defending champions confirmed resilience by means of a Super Tackle by Sahil Narwal, narrowing the deficit to 7-6. Dahiya and Shivam adopted up with Super Tackles of their very own, placing the Steelers forward.
However, Lucky Sharma struck proper again with a deal with for Gujarat, ending an eventful first quarter at 11-8.
Lucky Sharma inflicted an ALL OUT on the Steelers however Haryana responded rapidly to end the half strongly at 25-20.
Rakesh effectively accomplished his Super 10 in twelve raid makes an attempt, whereas Nitin Panwar tackled Vinay to give Gujarat the best begin to the second half.
However, every time the Giants sniffed a comeback, the defending champions had been fast to shut the door. Rahul Ahri bagged a Super Tackle, and Dahiya adopted up by finishing his High Five, preserving Haryana Steelers forward at 32-27.
Mohammadreza Shadloui then opened his account with a deal with on Shivam in a Do-or-Die raid, preserving the Giants within the hunt with eight minutes left.
Himanshu Singh’s deal with finally introduced the scores degree at 33-33.
The Steelers, nevertheless, held their nerve within the closing levels to deny the Giants any late surge. Vinay utilized the ending touches to seal the win.
