New Delhi, Oct 18 : Telugu Titans secured their place in the top eight after a comprehensive 40-31 victory against the Puneri Paltan in Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.

Vijay Malik led the way with a Super 10, while Shubham Shinde recorded his second High Five of the season, as the Titans confirmed their place in the playoffs.

For Puneri Paltan, Sachin Tanwar scored nine points with defensive contributions from Vaibhav Rabade, Dadaso Pujari, and Mohd Amaan. However, that wasn’t enough for their team to get over the line.

Both teams didn’t waste any time setting the tempo of the game as Sachin Tanwar and Vijay Malik opened the scoring for their respective sides. Shubham Shinde and Vaibhav Rabade exchanged tackles as well, before the Telugu Titans got their noses in front with Bharat Hooda scoring a couple of multi-point raids, giving his side a five-point lead.

That gave the Titans the platform to inflict an ALL OUT courtesy of Shubham Shinde’s third tackle point. A couple of tackles from Ankit and Dadaso Pujari helped Puneri Paltan score a couple of points, but their backs were against the wall as Vijay Malik and Bharat Hooda continued to pile on the pressure.

Telugu Titans really began to assert their dominance with a second ALL OUT with Avi Duhan’s second tackle of the game. While table toppers kept the scoreboard ticking with raids from Stuwart Singh, and tackles Mohd Amaan and Dadaso Pujari, they couldn’t quite have a significant impact to close the gap. In a commanding first-half display, the Titans held a fifteen-point lead with the score at 26-11 at halftime.