The Haryana Steelers defeated Patna Pirates 32-23 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune in the final match of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 to win their first ever title. (More Kabaddi News)
For the Haryana Steelers, the champions, Shivam Patare scored 9 points, Mohammadreza Shadloui bagged 7 and Vinay added 6 more to the cause to seal the award of INR 3 crore. The runners-up Patna Pirates bagged INR 1.8 Crore.
The match saw the Haryana Steelers picking up the first few points, and the lead in the early exchanges.
Devank and Ankit were fighting away for the Patna Pirates, but it was the Haryana Steelers, who were dictating terms and controlling the tempo, with Shivam Patare and Mohammadreza Shadloui doing the heavy lifting.
Shadloui was in his elements, as the Haryana Steelers stormed into a 9-point lead.
In the final minutes, the Haryana Steelers managed the game and the clock brilliantly, and slammed the door shut on any hopes of a comeback.
At the end of the forty minutes, the Steelers walked off the mat with the win, which gave them their first ever PKL title.
List Of PKL 11 Award Winners
HPCL Gen6 Raid of Season 11: Manjeet (Telugu Titans)
Shriram Finance Tackle of Season 11: Ankit (Patna Pirates)
Best Raider of Season 11: Devank Dalal (Patna Pirates)
Best Defender of Season 11: Nitesh Kumar (Tamil Thalaivas)
Mashal Sports New Young Player of Season 11: Ayan Lohchab (Patna Pirates)
Most Valuable Player of Season 11: Mohammadreza Shadloui (Haryana Steelers)
Mother Dairy Super Coach of Season 11: Manpreet Singh (Haryana Steelers)
