Delhi’s star raider Naveen Kumar (13 points) and all-rounder Vijay (14 points) secured a Super 10 as they overcame a tough challenge from three-time champions Patna Pirates.
Patna’s defense had a poor night with Mohammadreza Shadloi and Sunil making too many mistakes.
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Although the Pirates had a chance to level the score in the final leg of the match, Naveen crossed the ball line by dodging the defenders to give Delhi their first VIVO win. pkl trophy
The match started at a high intensity with both sets of raiders collecting points. The defense took a cautious approach and awarded easy bonus points. Sachin’s pace caused trouble in Delhi’s defence, while the Patna defender stayed away from tackle Delhi’s Naveen Kumar.
Mohammadreza Shadloi made the first successful tackle in the seventh minute and sent Naveen Kumar to the dugout. This helped Patna take the lead on the mat and they converted it to an all out by the 11th minute.
The Pirates took a four-point lead, but Delhi immediately followed suit with Sandeep Narwal successfully countering Sachin.
Delhi dealt a blow to Patna but Sachin’s clever raids helped the Pirates avoid an all out.
Both the left-handers – Delhi’s Joginder Narwal and Patna’s Shadlaui – made extraordinary mistakes. It turned out to be a serious affair in the final minutes of the first half with both teams not committing mistakes. The score at the interval with Patna was 17-15. Both the teams made only two successful tackles in the first half.
Naveen and Sachin started the second half with a successful raid. But Delhi’s experienced defense ensured that they came close to being all out in the opening minutes.
But raider Guman Singh made a two-point raid after the break in the sixth minute to help Patna, whose back was against the wall.
Shadalui then backs it up with a tackle on Naveen Kumar. Patna thought they had changed the balance of the match but Delhi all-rounder Vijay secured a three-figure Super Raid to keep the pressure in check.
The score was level 24-24 with 10 minutes remaining in the final.
Naveen achieved his Super 10 soon after being dismissed for the first time.
Delhi continued to dominate the mat and were all out with six minutes remaining to take a two-point lead.
Vijay followed up with a double-digit raid for Delhi as he got a chance to take the match away from Patna.
Patna’s defence, especially Shadlaui, had an unusually poor night and the team conceded another three-point Super Raid with three minutes remaining in the match. The all-rounder picked his Super 10 in the process.
Shadaloui became the raider in the final minutes and scored points in the final raid of the match to make it a one-point match. But Naveen remained calm and crossed the ball line to win the match. Dabang Delhi KC,
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