Ankit Dahiya's memorable debut. (Photo-pkl)

In the Pro Kabaddi League 2025, there was an exciting match at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Due to the brilliant performance of young raider Ankit Dahiya and high five in defense, Gujarat giants defeated UP Yoddhaj 33-27. The victory proved to be the first win for Gujarat after the second and five consecutive defeats of this season, while UP suffered a fifth defeat in nine matches.

Ankit Dahiya's memorable debut

Ankit Dahiya did wonders in his first PKL match. He collected eight precious points and completed the high five by performing brilliantly in defense. With him, Rakesh strengthened the team by taking six and Shadalu with eight points. Bhavani Rajput (eight points) and Gagan Gowda (six points) struggled for UP, but they could not win their team. The match started with equal, where both teams were 5-5 in the first five minutes. But in the eighth minute, Rakesh gave Gujarat a lead of 8-5 by putting super red in Do or Die Red, after which Shadlu also allotted UP through Super Red, which led to Gujarat 12-7 in the first 10 minutes.

In the first half, Shadlu showed a great rhythm and gave Gujarat a 21-16 lead with five points. In the second half, UP fielded Guman Singh on the field, but he could not leave his mark. Gujarat maintained a lead of 23–19 till the 25th minute and 27-23 by the 30th minute. Despite Shadlu's dismissal, Ankit Dahiya completed the team by completing the high five in defense. Till the 35th minute, Gujarat was ahead of 29–24, and retained his lead in the last minutes and won 33-27.

Dabangg Delhi's exciting victory

The 54th match of the season was also full of thrill. In the last moments, Dabang Delhi defeated defending champion Haryana Steelers 38-37 by a margin of just one point. Despite a huge backward of 11 points, Haryana made a tremendous comeback, but in the last raid, the victory slipped from his hand. With this victory, Dabang Delhi achieved eighth success in nine matches and strengthened its grip in the top position in the points table with 16 points. At the same time, Haryana Steelers suffered a third defeat in nine matches. He is standing in third place with 12 points, but after four consecutive wins, this defeat proved to be a big shock for him.

Dabang Delhi captain Ashu Malik once again showed amazing and took 15 points and took the team to the destination of victory. Apart from him, Neeraj Narwal added six points. For Haryana, Vinay made an 18 -point blast, while captain Jaideep completed the high five by scoring seven points.