Pro Kabaddi League 2025: Delhi team once again proved why it is called “Dabangg”. In the final of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 played at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Dabang Delhi KC won the title for the second time by defeating Puneri Paltan 31-28 in a thrilling match. With this victory, Delhi has created history and equaled Patna Pirates and Jaipur Pink Panthers, who have become champions two or more times.

Delhi got a reward of crores of rupees

After this spectacular win, Dabang Delhi KC got a prize money of Rs 3 crore, while the runner-up Puneri Paltan was given a prize money of Rs 1.8 crore. Delhi captain Fazal Atrachali won the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament. Whereas, Ayaan Lohkab became the Raider of the Season, and Navdeep got the Defender of the Season award.

Neeraj Narwal and Ajinkya Pawar became heroes

Neeraj Narwal (9 points) and Ajinkya Pawar (6 points) were the heroes of victory for Delhi in the final. Both of them made brilliant raids in times of pressure and gave the team the lead. However, Delhi’s star player Ashu did not look in rhythm in the beginning. Their account was not even opened for the first 10 minutes, but the pair of Neeraj and Ajinkya took the responsibility and gave the team the lead.

Delhi also performed strongly in defence. Fazal Atrachali sealed Delhi’s victory by dismissing Puneri’s star raider Aditya Shinde (10 points) in the last minute.

The match was full of ups and downs in the final

In the first half, Delhi had taken a lead of 14-8 by all-out Paltan, but Paltan tried to make a comeback with the help of a super tackle. In the third quarter, Puneri took the score to 25-28, but in the last overs, experience and patience gave victory to Delhi. Fazal’s last tackle and Ashu’s bonus point gave the team a three-point win.

This was the fourth match of this season between Delhi and Puneri and the special thing was that earlier three matches were tied between these two. This time the result came in the final, and that too in favor of Delhi.

Unique record of coach Joginder Narwal

With this victory, Joginder Narwal also created history. He has become the second person after Manpreet Singh to have won the Pro Kabaddi title both as captain and coach.

Winning teams of all seasons till now

Season 1: Jaipur Pink Panthers

Season 2: u mumba

Season 3, 4, 5: Patna Pirates

Season 6: Bengaluru Bulls

Season 7: bengal warriors

Season 8: dabang delhi kc

Season 9: Jaipur Pink Panthers

Season 10: Puneri Paltan

Season 11: Haryana Steelers

Season 12: dabang delhi kc

Dabang Delhi has won the PKL 12 title by defeating Puneri Paltan 31-28. This is the second time in Pro Kabaddi League history that Delhi has become the champion. In the last one and a half minutes, Pune had a chance to turn the match, but Delhi’s defenders tackled Aditya Shinde and ensured the historic victory. Earlier, Delhi had won the title of Season 8.

PKL 12 champion Dabang Delhi

In the final match, the team of former Indian Kabaddi team captain Ajay Thakur lost. Ajay Thakur was the coach of Puneri Paltan in PKL 12. In the first half, Delhi had taken a huge lead of 20-14 over Pune. Delhi slowed down the match in the second half. On the other end, Pune was also seen playing on a do-or-die raid.

Aditya Shinde used Super-10 for Puneri Paltan, but it did not work. On the other end, Delhi captain Ashu Malik flopped in this match, but Ajinkya Pawar and Neeraj Narwal compensated for Ashu’s poor performance by doing excellent raiding.

This player won the first title in 12 seasons

This was a very memorable moment for defender Surjeet Singh. He has been playing in Pro Kabaddi League since the first season, but he has won his first trophy after 12 seasons. In this long journey, Surjeet also played for Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Telugu Titans, Tamil Thalaivas, Puneri Paltan, Bengal Warriors and U Mumba, but he got the trophy with Dabang Delhi.

Now Dabang Delhi has made a place among those teams which have won the PKL trophy more than once. Till now only Dabang Delhi, Patna Pirates and Jaipur Pink Panthers have been able to do this.

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The final match between Puneri Paltan and Dabang Delhi will be played today in Pro Kabaddi League 12. Puneri Paltan or Dabang Delhi, one of these teams will win their second PKL title today. Delhi lifted the trophy in season 8, while Pune lifted the trophy in the tenth season. Aslam Inamdar and Ashu Malik, two excellent captains will be face to face. Veterans like Fazal Atrachali, Pankaj Mohite to Surjeet Singh will also be seen playing in this match. Before the live action of the final (PKL 12 Final Live Streaming) starts, know when and on which channel you can watch the final match live.

When and where will the live match come?

The final match between Dabang Delhi and Puneri Paltan will be played at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi.

Live streaming of Dabang Delhi and Puneri Paltan match will be available on JioHotstar app and website. The match will start at 8 pm.

If you want to watch the match live on TV, it will be live on Star Sports Network.

If you want to watch the final match for free, then you have to check whether Jio Hotstar subscription is free with your Jio recharge or not. JioHotstar subscription comes free for 1-3 months with many mobile recharge plans. If you have a free subscription then you will be able to watch the final match live without spending any money.

Dabang Delhi vs Puneri Paltan: Head to Head

In the history of Pro Kabaddi League, a total of 27 matches have been played between Dabang Delhi and Puneri Paltan till date. Of these, Delhi has won 11 times and Pune has won on 13 occasions. His 3 matches were tied.

• Total matches – 27
• Pune won – 13
• Delhi won – 11
• Tie – 3

Delhi and Pune became champions once each

Dabang Delhi and Puneri Paltan have won the PKL title only once each so far. Dabang Delhi has reached the finals twice, but its title win came in Season 8, when it defeated Patna Pirates 37-36 in a thrilling match. On the other hand, Puneri Paltan has also played the finals twice, but its title win came in Season 10. In the finals of Season 10, Pune had created history by defeating Haryana Steelers by a margin of 28-25.

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The organization of the 12th edition of Pro Kabaddi League has now reached its exciting stage. A total of 12 teams are playing in this edition. Each team will play 18-18 matches in the league stage, meaning a total of 108 matches will be played in the league stage. Till Wednesday, October 15, 87 matches have been played. 21 matches are to be played, but Puneri Paltan has secured its place in the top 2. Let us tell you the format of Pro Kabaddi League 2025 and which team is currently at which position in the points table, at what number.

Pro Kabaddi League 2025 format

In Pro Kabaddi League 2025, the league stage matches will be played till October 23. All the matches will be played at Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi. Talking about the format, all the teams will play 18-18 matches. The teams that are in the top-2 positions in the points table will get a chance to directly enter the finals. That means Qualifier 1 will be played between the two. The winning team will go to the finals and the loser will get another chance.

The third and fourth placed teams in the points table will qualify for the mini qualifiers. Whereas teams from 5th to 8th place will qualify for play-in. The journey of the teams ranked 9th to 12th will end at the league stage itself. After the points table, you have been given detailed information about the format of Pro Kabaddi League.

Pro Kabaddi League points table (after 87 matches)

pkl 2025 format

• Teams ranked 5th to 8th will play 2 matches, the winning teams will face off in the first eliminator.
• There will be a mini qualifier between the third and fourth placed teams, the winner will qualify for Eliminator 3. The losing team will play the winner of Eliminator 1 in Eliminator 2.
• The team winning Eliminator 2 and 3 will qualify for Eliminator 3.
• There will be Qualifier 1 between the top 2 teams of the points table, the team winning which will be the first finalist.
• There will be Qualifier 2 between the team that wins Eliminator 3 and the team that loses Qualifier 1, the team that wins it will be the second finalist.

Which teams have matches today in PKL 2025?

There are 3 matches in Pro Kabaddi League today. The first match between Bengaluru Bulls and Patna Pirates will start at 7:30 pm. The second match between Telugu Titans and U Mumba will start at 8:30 PM. The third match will be played between UP Yoddha and Haryana Steelers from 9:30 pm. All matches will be played at Tyagaraja Sports Complex, Delhi.