Pro Kabaddi League 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Tamil Thalaivas shocks Patna Pirates 41-25

A score that many might have not expected, Tamil Thalaivas showcase its prowess as Ajinkya, Abishek and Sahil thrive to defeat Patna Pirates 41-35. 

Abishek makes use of Manjeet’s carelessness. This is soon followed by Sahil Gulia’s HIGH 5 as he holds the ankle of Pirates’ captain Neeraj Kumar in the final tackle of the match.

SUPER 10 for Ajinkya Pawar as he touches Krishan and gets away with it easily. 

SUPER TACKLE by a thigh hold from Mohit on Sudhakar leaves the Pirates’ member on bench.

Sachin escapes from Sahil Gulia, Amirhossein Bastami who try to catch him.

Sudhakar and Ajinkya exchange points with the raids.

SUPER TACKLE on Vishal Chahal by Neeraj Kumar and his fellow Pirates’ compatriots. This was soon followed by Sudhakar’s raid that led to the benching of Mohit. 

Kunal Mehta was airborne for a bit but the hold on him by Sahil.

Dash by Mohit makes it count as Sachin gets caught into the web of the Thalaivas tackle.

Double thigh hold by Himanshu on Sudhakar proves to be successful for the Thalaivas.

Second ALL OUT for Patna Pirates as Pawar gets Krishan.

Inviting Thalaivas for a do or die raid, Ajinkya gets a point off Rohit with a quick flexible jump and escape.

Ajinkya jumps over Ankit while touching him and hurtling across to touch the midline.

Do or die raid by Narender is stopped by Ankit. Patna, who also have their do or die raid get into a chain tackle with Abishek’s lead to block Sachin.

Manjeet makes use of Sagar’s stretched right hand and gets a quick touch.

A successful raid and tackle ensure that Thalaivas leads by seven points.

Running hand touch for Sudhakar as he brushes past Mohit.

ALL OUT FOR PATNA PIRATES !!! Rohit is tackled by Sahil, who pushed him near the lobby making it hard for the Pirates player to escape.

Neeraj is caught by Narender who doesn’t cross the midline after touching Manish.

Sudhakar looks for a point in a do or die raid but is unsuccessful as Sahil Gulia’s body hold.

Sudhakar’s agile nature and quick thinking sees him escape the hold of Thalaivas’ tackle with a dubki for two points.

M. Abishek’s hold over Sachin does the trick for the Thalaivas, who are currently leading.

Sachin ousts M. Abishek. Narender seeks revenge and a multi point raid for the Thalaivas.

Both teams enter the court. Tamil Thalaivas won the toss, Patna Pirates to raid first.

In PKL history, Patna Pirates and Tamil Thalaivas have played each other 13 times. With 7 wins against Tamil Thalaivas, Patna Pirates are ahead in the head-to-head record between these teams. Tamil Thalaivas have won 3 times while 3 matches ended in ties. 

Krishan of Patna Pirates requires 3 more tackle points to reach 100 tackle points in PKL. 

Sagar from the Tamil Thalaivas’ squad has to score 2 more tackle points to reach 200 tackle points in PKL.

Patna Pirates - Ankit, Krishan, Neeraj Kumar, Sudhakar, Manjeet, Manish, Sachin

Tamil Thalaivas - Sahil Gulia, M. Abishek, Mohit, Ajinkya Pawar, Narender, Himanshu, Sagar

The previous contest between Patna Pirates and Tamil Thalaivas ended in favour of the former. They won 46-33 earlier in Season 10. 

With 5 wins, 6 losses, and a tie, Patna Pirates are eighth on the PKL 10 points table with 32 points. 

On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas are eleventh after winning 3 matches and losing 9. They have a total of 20 points. 

Patna Pirates will face Tamil Thalaivas in the 75th match of Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 on January 16 at the SMS Indoor stadium in Jaipur. The match will begin at 08:00 PM IST.

Tamil Thalaivas lost their last match against Haryana Steelers by a 31-36 scoreline on January 14. 

Patna Pirates, on the other hand, played out a 39-39 tie against Dabang Delhi K.C. in their last outing on January 14.

Today, in the Pro Kabaddi League at SMS Indoor Stadium, Patna Pirates take on Tamil Thalaivas in the only game of the night. You can watch the Pro Kabaddi League on the Star Sports Network and the Disney+ Hotstar app.