Their star players took a commanding 4-0 lead against Veer Marathas before conceding the first point in the nine- bout tie.
Pooja Dhanda then lived up to her new-found reputation of giant killer to down World Championship silver medalist Marwa Amri to seal their place in the final.
Pooja began on the wrong foot, losing two points to Marwa in the first period. She, however, bounced back smartly in the next period to turn the contest around. She did one better by pinning the Tunisian and scoring the victory that took Punjab Royals into the title contest.
Ilyas took Dhankar down twice and led 4-0 at the break. In the second round, he overpowered the Indian with his might and took six points in quick succession to take an unassailable lead 10-0 lead. The European Champion relaxed a bit, allowing Amit to take four consolation points.
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In the women's 76kg clash, France's Koumba Larroque gave the Royals a 2-0 advantage as she upset World Championship silver medalist Vasilisa Marzaliuk after an initial scare.
In the battle of heavyweights (125kg), 2017 World Champion Geno Petriashvili put the Royals' in further control with his side's third consecutive win. He eked out a narrow 4-1 victory over Marathas' Levan Berianidze.
Levan's extra cautious approach gave Geno a 2-0 lead due to his passivity. Levan, the Armenian, then displayed urgency to clinch his his first point but that wasn't enough to ward off Geno.
Down 0-4 in the tie, Georgi Ketoev breathed some life back into the Marathas as he towered over the young 2016 Cadet World Championship medalist Deepak Punia 9-2.