Patna Pirates scored three points in less than 20 seconds to pull off a 40-40 tie against Bengaluru Bulls in a thrilling Pro Kabaddi League match at Panchkula on Wednesday.
Vikas Jaglan was the hero for Patna as he got one tackle and two raid points to save the Pirates from a certain defeat. Pardeep Narwal was the top scorer for Patna Pirates with 17 points. For Bengaluru Bulls, Rohit Kumar scored 16 points while Mahender got a high five in defence.
Patna Pirates is still in contention of a place in the playoffs while Bengaluru Bulls has already qualified. Both teams got a couple of raid points in the first two minutes to be level at 2-2. Pardeep and Pawan Sehrawat picked up a few more raid points for their teams with Patna leading 5-4 after five minutes.
It did look like Patna Pirates would steal a lead as Pardeep made a two-point raid in the sixth minute to led 8-5. A super tackle in the seventh minute turned the tide completely in Bengaluru Bulls’ favour.
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Rohit made a successful raid in the 16th minute as Bengluru Bulls inflicted an all out to lead 17-11. Patna Pirates failed to score a single point for nine minutes and paid the price for it as it went into the break trailing 11-20.
Patna Pirates began the second half strongly as by inflicting an all out in the 24th minute to level the match at 21-21. It was a solid run for Pirates as it scored 10 points in four minutes to wipe out Bengaluru’s lead.
Pardeep made a brilliant super raid in the 26th minute to give Patna Pirates 26-22 lead.
Rohit tried to wake up Bengaluru from its slumber as he made a two-point raid in the 29th minute to trail 25-27. The Bengaluru skipper yet again got a super raid as Bengaluru Bulls led 32-30 in the 33rd minute by escaping an all out on two occasions. Patna Pirates inflicted an all out in the 35th minute to lead 35-34.
With less than three minutes to go, Bengaluru Bulls sent Pardeep to the bench in the 39th minute as looked to close out the match. There was last-minute drama as Vikas Janglan got a touch, bonus and raid point to secure a tie for Patna Pirates.
In the second match of the day, Jaipur Pink Panthers lost 33-31 to Gujarat Fortunegiants in a closely contested match. Gujarat, having qualified for the playoffs remains second the Zone A standings, while Jaipur maintained its fifth position in the table despite the defeat.
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