Here are the six teams making it to the playoffs of PKL Season 11

The 11th season of the Pro Kabaddi League is entering its final stages with six teams out of twelve teams making it to the playoff stage of the league.

After 12 teams battling it out in 132 games across three months, the six teams that have entered the playoff stage are: Haryana Steelers, Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas, Dabang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers, and U Mumba.

Defending Champions Puneri Paltan failed to enter the playoff stages while Bengaluru Bulls had a season to forget with just 19 points in 22 games.

The Bridge looks at all the teams that have entered the playoffs in the PKL Season 11:

Haryana Steelers: Coach Manpreet Singh has continued his golden run in the Pro Kabaddi League with another playoff appearance. His team has been impeccable throughout the season winning 16 out of 22 games and losing just six games.

Led by the charismatic Iranian all-rounder Mohammedreza Shadlu, the Haryana Steelers have been consistent in both raiding and tackling departments. Shadlu has led the defensive lines while Vinay and Shivam Patare have combined in the raiding unit.

After finishing as runner-up in the last season, Haryana will look to go all the way this time. They will feature directly in the semi-finals.

Dabang Delhi: Led by Ashu Malik's raiding exploits, Dabang Delhi made it to yet another playoff finishing second in the points table. Delhi won a total of 13 matches, lost 5 and drew 4.

Despite star raider Naveen playing just 15 games, Delhi powered through owing to Ashu's 253 raid points and Yogesh's 71 tackle points. The team will directly feature in the second semi-final playing against one of the teams that win the eliminator.

UP Yoddhas: UP Yoddhas marked their return to the playoff stage after missing it in the tenth season. Despite star raider and skipper Surender Gill not featuring much, the young raiding trio of Bhavani Rajput, Gagan Gowda, and Bharat Hooda powered the Yoddhas into the top six.

The team finished third with 13 wins, 6 losses, and 3 draws. The defensive duo of Hitesh and Sumit also turned up scoring 63 and 65 tackle points respectively.

UP Yoddhas will face Jaipur Pink Panthers in the first eliminator.

Patna Pirates: Three-time champion Patna Pirates entered PKL playoffs for the second time in a row finishing fourth in the points table with 13 wins, 7 losses, and 2 draws.

With a knack for unearthing young talents, Patna's raiding duo of Devank Dalal and Ayan took everyone by surprise sharing 445 raiding points between them.

Devank has scored 280 points and is at the top of the raiding chart while Ayan with 165 points sits in sixth position.

Patna will face U Mumba in the second eliminator.

U Mumba: Under the expert guidance of Iranian coach Gholamreza and Indian captain Sunil Kumar, U Mumba returned to the playoff stage of PKL after three seasons.

Young raider Ajit Chouhan has been their hero with 180 raid points but the defensive solidity by Rinku, Sunil, Pravesh Bhainswal and Sombir is the reason Mumba could grind out tough matches.

The quartet made sizeable contributions in their role leading to the fifth-place finish of the team.

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Two-time PKL champion Jaipur Pink Panther relied on the individual brilliance of raider Arjun Deshwal and defender Ankush Rathee to enter the playoffs of season 11 as the sixth-placed team in the points table.

However, coming against UP Yoddhas, they will have their task cut in the playoffs.

PKL Playoffs Schedule

26th December

UP Yoddhas v Jaipur Pink Panthers- Eliminator 1- 8:00 PM IST

Patna Pirates v U Mumba- Eliminator 2- 9:00 PM IST

27th December

Haryana Steelers v TBC- Semi Final 1- 8:00 PM IST

Dabang Delhi v TBC- Semi Final 2- 9:00 PM IST

29th December- Final- 8:00 PM