Chennai, Oct. 3 -- Tamil Thalaivas registered their first home win since PKL 6, which was in 2018, completing an absolute demolition against the defending champions to secure a 45-33 victory in front of a packed house at the SDAT Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday.

Arjun Deshwal led the charge with an epic 22-point performance, while Nitesh Kumar also contributed with four tackles. Meanwhile, Jaideep Dahiya's High Five and Vishal Tate's Super 10 went down in vain for Haryana Steelers, according to a press release from PKL.

It was an action-packed start to the game with the defending champions coming off the blocks quickly. Sahil Narwal got the first points on the board with a tackle on Arjun Deshwal and Vinay followed it ...