Patna Pirates triumph defending champions
Vivo Pro Kabaddi League eighth edition is undergoing in Bengaluru. On the fifth day of week seven, three times champions Patna Pirates comfortably crushed defending champions Bengal Warriors 38-29.
From the very first minute, Patna Pirates dominated the game. Before the end of first half, Patna inflicted an all-out on Bengal. The halftime score was 21 Patna Pirates & 11 Bengal Warriors.
Patna Pirates with its all-round performance consolidated its lead in the second half. They inflicted another all-out on Bengal Warriors. Bengal had no way to be in the game & Patna won the match.
Bengal skipper Maninder Singh who is their go-to man & one of the top raiders in PKL 8 was kept on the bench for the maximum time by the Patna defense. This strategy worked for Patna.
Patna Pirates’s Sachin picked up a super 10 with 11 raid points. He crossed ‘100 Raid Points’ in PKL 8. Mohammadreza Chiyaneh scored his 5th high 5 in PKL 8 with 5 tackle points.
Guman Singh picked up 7 raid points. Bengal raider Manoj Gowda scored 1 tackle & 8 raid points. Esmaeil Nabibakhsh got 8 raid points. Skipper Maninder Singh took 4 tackle points.
Best Raider: Sachin – Patna Pirates – 11 Raid Points
Best Defender: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh – Patna Pirates – 5 Tackle Points