UP Yoddhas is the only team in the Pro Kabaddi League to have made it to the play-offs every season since their inception, Tamil Thalaivas have made it to the play-offs for the first time ever.
Akhil Rabindra along with Neel Jani had won a hat trick of wins in Round 2 of the league held at Madras Motor Race Track and followed it up with a win in the feature race in Round 3 at the same track helping Akhil go on top of the Drivers table. Neel Jani finished second in the Drivers table
The Indian weightlifter had finished weighing in and was ready to participate in Group C for men, 73 kg. Achinta Sheuli was forced to leave the competition after pulling his left hamstring during warm-ups
Riding on a whirlwind 73 off just 30 balls by Prakash Jayaramaiah, a B3 category Blind cricketer, India overhauled Australia's total of 144/6 in 20 overs, with over a staggering 11 overs to spare. India finished with a score of 145/1 at the end of nine overs
Confirming that all votes had been counted, the Election Commission on Thursday late evening said that Congress bagged a total of 40 seats in the Assembly, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished at 25 seats.
Manu and Sarabjot had earlier topped the qualification round as well with a combined score of 575, where the Karnataka pair had finished second with 573 to setup the title clash. Punjab and ONGC shared the bronze medals.
Galle Gladiators will play the first match of the tournament against defending champions Jaffna Kings. The first round of the tournament, which will consist of 20 games will be played in Hambantota before it moves to Kandy and then Colombo.
In the previous edition, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board beat Railway Sports Promotion Board 2-1 in a thrilling final to clinch the title while Punjab National Bank finished third after defeating Sports Authority of India 6-2
Croatia progressed to pre-quarters as finished second in the group with seven points in three matches, behind Morocco which defeated Canada 2-1 to top the group with seven points.