PKL: Victory for Thalaivas in an inconsequential tie

Tamil Thalaivas led 29-12 versus Patna Pirates in the first half. Though the second half belonged to the Pirates - it managed 25 points to Thalaivas' 11 - it wasn't enough for it to clinch the game.

Tamil Thalaivas captain Ajay Thakur (the raider in the photo) top-scored with 14 points in his team's win over Patna Pirates.

It was two irrelevant matches on the second day of the Pune leg of the Pro Kabaddi league on Saturday. Irrelevant, for their results were to be inconsequential with the lineup for the playoffs nearly decided.

TAMIL THALAIVAS 40 BEAT PATNA PIRATES 37

First match: Tamil Thalaivas vs. Patna Pirates. Playoff berth: Pirates - check; Tamil Thalaivas - no chance.

Second match: Puneri Paltan vs. U Mumba. Playoff berth: Paltan - check; U Mumba - no chance.

Regardless, the air inside was charged with enthusiasm, encouraging one to frolic, in contrast to that outside - water-charged, what with cloudy weather and moderate rainfall, that typically encourages one to coop up and be lazy.

The audience, when prompted, failed to muster record-breaking loudness though. They were unable to clock a new record in the decibel meter during half time. So stayed the old record here - 112.8 decibels.

This was after Tamil Thalaivas led 29-12 versus Patna Pirates in the first half. Though the second half belonged to the Pirates - it managed 25 points to Thalaivas' 11 - it wasn't enough for it to clinch the game.

In the zone-A match, Puneri Paltan beat U Mumba 43-24.

The result: Puneri Paltan 43 bt U Mumba 24