Noida, Jan. 30 -- Table toppers and title favourites Haryana Thunders beat Punjab Royals 5-4 in the first semi-finals of the Pro-Wrestling League being played at the Noida Indoor Stadium here.
Fourth-placed Punjab Royals had finished the group stage with 6 points and faced Haryana Thunders who had 8 points.
Punjab took an early lead with Dinesh Dhankhar beating Anirudh Gulia 4-2 in the men's 125 kg category.
Punjab extended the lead as Priya Malik beat Kajal Dhouchak in the women's 76 kg category.
Haryana's Azeri athlete Ashraf Ashirov beat Sandeep Mann in the men's 5-1 in the 86 kg category to bring the favourites back into the match.
Paris Olympics silver medalist Ukrainian wrestler Iryna Koliadenko (Haryana) beat Canada's Ana Godine...