Patna Pirates defeated defending champion Bengal Warriors 43-29 in a Pro Kabaddi League match on Friday. The win pushed Patna Pirates to the second spot in the points table as Bengal Warriors were ranked eighth.
Talisman raider Monu Goyat played brilliantly in Kabaddi, scoring seven points in a single raid in the match. Patna Pirates made a blistering start, racking up raid points through Sachin and Prashant Kumar, but were soon found wanting more against Bengal Warriors’ Maninder Singh.
Star raider Maninder put on his best to leave the Pirates looking for answers from all corners of the mat. He amassed points at will and overcame all defensive tactics and returned to his half in an instant with each passing raid.
Patna’s defensive strategy also looked perfect for the first few minutes as Bengal Warriors struggled to maintain the momentum of the match. It was Maninder who helped the defending champions take an 11-9 lead when he sent Monu Goyat and Mohammadreza Chianeh to the bench in the same raid. He soon sent off Prashant Kumar in his next raid as Bengal Warriors took a four-point lead.
Patna Pirates lost their way and found all their players in the form of Bengal Warriors in a healthy 16-10 lead. Maninder registered his Super 10 when he escaped from an ankle catch from Chianeh as the defending champions began to call the shots with an eight-point lead.
Sachin and Monu Goyat then tried to bring Patna back into the game as they slowly tried to reduce the dues with bonus points and running touches, but Bengal scored 21-16 with shots at half-time. Called. However, Bengal Warriors stepped up their defensive game after the break when Amit caught Sachin by the thigh.
Patna Pirates slowly tried to creep into the game, reducing the deficit to just three points through Neeraj Kumar and Monu Goyat, who scored his 500th raid point.
Neeraj did a good defensive job tackling Rishank Devadiga, and Monu was good with his raid, going deep and scoring a bonus point.
Maninder’s moment of failure when he walked off the mat gave Patna Pirates an opening and they tried to capitalize on it. Since then it was Patna Pirates show as they leveled the score at 25-25.
Patna Pirates soon took a four-point lead when Sachin cut short two Bengal defenders and got the defending champions all out. Maninder also looked off-colour as he collided with Chianeh’s defensive strategy as Bengal looked to the sea.
Monu Goyat then made a sensational seven-point raid and Patna Pirates took a 14-point lead at 39-25. In the process, Monu also recorded his Super 10 of the match. The lead increased with each passing raid as Patna Pirates took control of the game as Bengal Warriors went out of the match for no points.
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