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Patna Pirates Overcome Bengaluru Bulls 36-34

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Patna Pirates Overcome Bengaluru Bulls 36-34

Patna Pirates overcame a stiff challenge from Bengaluru Bulls to register a 36-34 victory in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 8.

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The first 10 minutes of the match was an exhibition of Kabaddi skills as both teams opted for an aggressive approach. 

Bulls’ Pawan Sehrawat struggled to find his footing as the Pirates defenders pounced on him. At the other end, the Bulls were in no mood to let Patna run away with the match with a playoff spot at stake. But Sachin’s clever raids gave Patna an advantage closer to the 10th minute.

Bengaluru’s Saurabh Nandal and Chandran Ranjit produced two stunning Super Tackles to keep Bengaluru in the fight around the 12th minute. But Patna Pirates’ relentless pressure finally gave them an ALL OUT in the 16th minute. The first half ended 19-14 with Patna in the lead.

Patna continued to control the match in the second half but the Bulls’ Chandran Ranjit inspired a comeback. His raid points reduced Patna’s lead to just 2 points with 10 minutes on the clock. ‘

Pirates’ defenders led the fight against the Bulls as they continued to produce collective tackles to help Patna once again increase the lead to 5 points with five minutes to spare.

But the momentum once again shifted hands as Pawan Sehrawat clinched a 3-point raid, helping the Bulls clinch an important ALL OUT to level the scores at 32-32 with 3 minutes remaining.

Sachin got an important touchpoint on Jaideep and then in the next move, the Pirates tackled Pawan Sehrawat before he could pick even a bonus point. That 2-point margin proved decisive as Patna went on to secure another win. The win also guaranteed them a first-place finish on the league stage.

Top Performers: 

Raider: Monu Goyat, Patna Pirates, 9 points

Allrounder: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Patna Pirates, 6 points

Defender: Sunil, Patna Pirates, 6 points