The Patna Pirates have established their strength & resilience by winning their first match after a nine-day long break. The Covid-19 outbreak breached the bio-bubble of the team and this led to postponement of two matches of the Pirates. However, the team has given a warning to the other Vivo Pro Kabaddi League teams of the season by succeeding in a tremendous 52-24 triumph over the Tamil Thalaivas. Not just this but the Patna Pirates have also set a whole new franchise record with 21 tackle points. Apart from this, the commendable defense of the Pirates single-handedly outscored the Tamil Thalaivas with a score of 15-12 in the second half of the match. With this win, the Patna Pirates have also climbed to the second position on the points table. The team now has three games over the league-leaders Bengaluru Bulls.
Let’s walk on and explore the top match highlights below:
The game was no less than a tricky matter in the first five minutes of the first half, with both the teams matching each other point to point as they maintained a tie on the scoreboard. With their score evenly balanced at a total of 8-8, the Pirates boosted up their game and scored four unanswered points. This led to the team leaving the Tamil Thalaivas with a single player on the mat. Sagar did not try a tackle on the raider, surrendering a raid point. And, this resulted in the infliction of the game’s first All Out on the Tamil Thalaivas. Monu and the team’s captain, Prashanth Kumar Rai added to their team’s total. Further, the team’s defense persisted to starve the raiders of the Tamil Thalaivas for points. With this, the teams went for the break, with the Pirates leading with a score of 21-12.
As the second half began, a touchpoint from Sachin and a tackle point from Monu again reduced the Tamil Thalaivas to a single man on the mat. Mohammadreza Chiyaneh’s spectacular move of Thigh Hold on Thalaivas’ Bhavani Rajput helped the Pirates again inflict an All Out. With this, the team came to a lead of 12-point in the match. The exceptional defense of the Pirates continued to afflict the raiders of Tamil Thalaivas. Neeraj Kumar, Chiyaneh, and Sachin united to play their moves and take a lead for their team of 16 points. Further, Sagar accomplished his High 5 score with a super tackle move on Monu. However, two more tackle points from the defense of Patna Pirates and a touch point from Sachin left the Tamil Thalaivas only with a left corner player on the mat. In addition, Sagar took a bonus but then got stuck in a chain tackle which left him immobile, inflicting another All Out of the Thalaivas.
Patna Pirates remained determined to win the game and scored six unanswered points with all the players ensuring to perform in perfect sync. Moving ahead, Patna Pirates stretched their lead to 29 points.
In the last few minutes of the match, Tamil Thalaivas outscored the Pirates with 6-4. However, Patna Pirates’ Sunil and Neeraj Kumar collected tackle points to unite with Mohammadreza in scoring a High 5. Captain Prashanth Kumar Rai scored the game’s final raid, making the team ensure a massive win over Tamil Thalaivas!