PKL Live Score: Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas exchange blows with game nearing tense finish

Gagan manages a touch on Ankit and the bonus. Patna coach not happy watching along. 

Patna will want to slow the game down while UP Yoddhas are finding any possible way to stay alive in this game. Patna coach Narender is warning against advance tackles. 

Bhavani Rajput continues to find roadblocks as Deepak and Arkam send him flying out. No chance at all. He was substituted in place of the skipper Surender Gill. What was the UP think tank thinking? 

Bharat is brought down by the Patna right cover. Five minutes left in this match and somehow UP has been reduced to a whimper. Not just yet. There is some life left in this UP defence. Sumit puts in a solid anklehold on Devank who came in for a do-or-die raid. 

Devank gets a touch on Sumit. One more point to Devank and Patna. Gagan gets a bonus. Mahender in the left corner comes in with a thigh hold and brings down Devank with some help from Bharat. Gagan is brought down soon enough as he falls into a crowd in the centre of the mat surrounded by green shirts. 

Final ten minutes and UP Yoddhas have brought out Bhavani Rajput. Juat two men left on the mat for UP Yoddhas and make it one as Bhavani Rajput ends up giving a touch to Devank. He has SUPER 10!. Kaboudrahangi is the last man and he can’t manage a proper point. ALL OUT INFLICTED! What a comeback by Patna

Devank goes in with the super tackle active for UP Yoddhas. Goes in, gets a quick touch on Hitesh and comes out does Devank. No unnecessary hanging back. 

Arkam Shaikh brings down Bharat to keep the points ticking for Patna. ANOTHER SUPER TACKLE. What do you know. Errors from the Patna Pirates. Ayan stepped into the lobby without a touch and the number of defenders on the mat gives UP its two points yet again. Surender Gill is brought down this time by Arkam Shaikh as Patna tries to keep its defences tight. 

High-line defence for Bharat from Patna. He manages to still get a bonus. Patna should review that when this game is done. Ayan looked like he had got a touch on Sumit as he gets into the lobby. Turns out he hasn’t and replays show Sumit has already gone beyond the playing area into the lobby. So a point each for both teams. Oh wait. There’s another twist. A super tackle has been given to UP and a point has been given to Patna. Look at the lead reduce for Patna. Sumit stepping out reduced the number of defenders to three. Making it a super tackle situation. Ayan coming out gives the side its super tackle points. 

Sandeep is brought down on the left flank despite seeing the defence circle around him and block out his space. Patna is happy to return the favour, with Gagan brought down at the other side, with Arkham Shaikh and Deepak doing the needful. 

Surender Gill comes in for a do-or-die raid. Gill deals so close to the midline and this could have all gone awefully wrong for Patna but Shubham Shinde is an experienced hand. He pulls the lanky raider back and splashes him onto th back of the mat. Safety. Incredible. 

Super tackle opportunity for UP Yoddhas given they’re down to three men. Ayan is brought down as Hitesh’s anklehold proves too tight to get out of. Two crucial points for UP. 

Surender Gill starts with an empty raid. Sandeep gets past three defenders and gets his point. Great strength and bravery from the young raider. 

Pure spirit from Patna as the side overturned a six-point deficit at one stage to take a four-point lead at half time. Youngsters Devank and Ayan have been key to Patna’s fortunes and have been effective thanks to their speed and strength. 

Gagan Gowda is helping the Yoddhas stay in the game. He’s taken out Sandeep, Deepak. Devank gets an attempted ankle hold from Bharat but he breaks free and gets to the midline. Patna’s defence now steps up and brings down Gagan. Solid ankle hold from Ankit. No room to wriggle out of this one. 

Bharat, with a skilful running hand touch, sends out Ankit Jaglan. Ayan the raider runs straight into Mahender coming in from the left corner. And Mahender’s strength on full display here! Stopped in his tracks is Ayan. Patna will claim its point with Shubham Shinde bringing down Bharat. 

Bonus for Devank. Shubham Shinde and Ayan bring down Surender Gill. Devank then pushes Sumit, with brute strength, past the midline. Proper momentum swing in favour of the Pirates. Jang Kun Lee is applauding his boys from the bench. Ayan gets a touch on Sumit. 

Ayan has a big running hand touch on Mahender. Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi thought he was asking a point off him, not realising that his chainmate has been compromised. Patna carries the momentum to bring down Surender Gill. Team effort this. Ayan handles Hitesh and the last man Bharat is brought down. ALL OUT INFLICTED. COMEBACK IN ORDER. 

Devank drags Ashu to the midline in no time. Incredible speed and strength on show from this young Patna raider. 

Patna is rotating its raiders giving Sandeep a go. Big kick on Sumit to pick up a point for the Pirates. Mahender could have gone for the tackle but chose to play it safe. Surender, the UP captain comes in and there’s no safe playing about this man. He low cartwheels on the mat, picks up his point and turns back to safety. 

Bharat comes in for the third raid, do-or-die. Runs the clock down and uses this limb length to stretch across and manage the touch on Sandeep. Devank then follows and sends out Ashu Singh once more. 

The Pirates defence has found its voice now as they circle and splatter Gagan to the ground, captain Shubham Shinde leading this ploy. 

Empty raid for Surender Gill. Empty raid for Bharat Hooda too. Devank is in for a do-or-die raid and allows UP no time to breathe. He came looking for the multi-point raid and he’ll get it. Ashu Singh gone, plus the bonus. 

Gagan wanted more than two points. Deepak, Arkam Shaikh who tried to tackle him very close to the midline without much avail, now have to sit on the bench. 

Ayan got a bonus off the previous point but is the last man standing after Surender Gill gets a solid kick on Ankit. He only delays the inevitable as he is brought down in the right flank. He’s given the bonus point but the all out is inflicted by UP. 

Devank comes in for a do-or-die raid and is brought down by the chain on the right flanks. Surender Gill part of the chain there to bring down this sprightly raider. Early gains for UP. Gill is then happy to pick up more points as he skips and evades his way back to safety. Patna down to two men with more than 15 minutes left on the clock. 

BIG show here by Gagan Gowda as he gets Deepak and Shubham Shinde - the Patna captain. Incredible strength from the raider. 

Devank begins for Patna, with UP choosing court. He’s happy to put in a safe empty raid. On hold on he has a bonus. Surender Gill goes in for the Yoddhas. He ventures into the left corner and gets a few touches along the way to get the team off the mark. Bonus plus the point of Sandeep for Surender. 

UP Yoddhas Won The Toss and selected Choice of court: Right

UP Yoddhas: Surender Gill (C), Gagan Gowda, Ashu Singh, Mahender Singh, Hitesh, Sumit, Bharat 

Patna Pirates: Devank, Ayan, Sandeep, Deepak, Shubham Shinde (C), Arkam Shaikh, Ankit

Pawan Sehrawat takes on the league’s best raider Pardeep Narwal, his former franchise Bengaluru Bulls (who he carried to the title in season 6) and his former coach Randhir Sehrawat in this match. What a mouth-watering pairing as far as rivalries go! 

Pardeep Narwal: 1725

Maninder Singh: 1453

Pawan Sehrawat: 1241

Naveen Kumar: 1032

Arjun Deshwal: 995

Form guide: Bengaluru Bulls head into this fixture after a win against Dabang Delhi K. C. on October 29. They won the match 34-33 and it was their first win in Pro Kabaddi League Season 11.

Meanwhile, Telugu Titans got the better of Patna Pirates in their last match by a 28-26 scoreline on October 28.

Head-to-head: In PKL history, Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans have played each other 24 times.

With 16 wins against Telugu Titans, Bengaluru Bulls lead the head-to-head record. Telugu Titans have won 4 times while 4 matches ended in ties.

The previous contest between Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans ended in favour of the latter. They won 37-29 earlier in Season 11.

With 1 win and 4 losses, Bengaluru Bulls are 12th on the PKL 11 points table with 6 points.

Telugu Titans, meanwhile, have 11 points and are 10th on the points table. They have won 2 and lost 3 times.

Form guide: UP Yoddhas head into this clash after a defeat against Haryana Steelers on October 30. They lost the match 28-30 and it was their second loss in Pro Kabaddi League Season 11.

Patna Pirates, on the other hand, won their last match after beating Dabang Delhi K. C. 44-30 on October 31.

Head to head: In PKL history, UP Yoddhas and Patna Pirates have played each other 15 times.

Patna Pirates lead the head-to-head record, winning 9 times while UP Yoddhas have returned with a victory on 5 occasions. One match between these sides ended in a tie.

The previous contest between UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates ended in favour of the latter. They won 34-31 in Season 10.

With 3 wins and 2 losses, UP Yoddhas are third on the PKL 11 points table with 17 points.

Patna Pirates, meanwhile, have 11 points and are ninth on the points table. They have won 2 and lost 2 times.

Action continues from the Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad where two high-octane fixtures await you tonight - UP Yoddhas take on Patna Pirates in the first game while Bengaluru Bulls take on home favourite Telugu Titans in the second game of the evening. 

It’s time to shake off the holiday inertia and get back into action and you can keep track of all the updates right here.