Patna Pirates have done it again by ensuring their victory in the match against Bengaluru Bulls to secure the seventh consecutive win in the season. A stellar performance of the team’s defense along with Monu Goyat and Sachin’s exceptional clutch raiding made the Pirates secure a 26-34 win over the Bulls. Winning this match, Patna Pirates have taken a defensible 15-point lead at the top of the points table!
The match began with the Bulls in an assertive position as they raced to a 3-0 lead. However, a 4-1 run from the Patna Pirates brought equivalence between both teams. The pirates’ defense helped the team to take the advantage as they performed to reduce the Bulls to only two players on the mat. However, the defense of the Bengaluru Bulls moved ahead to manage two quick and continuous super tackles, helping their team take back the lead in the game. Further, Patna’s Mohammadreza Chiyaneh ensured a tackle on Chandran Ranjit, observed by a self-out from Saurabh Nandal, as Bengaluru Bulls were again left with only two players on the mat. Patna Pirates’ defense pinned Bharat down and left the last man on the mat with no choice other than to surrender a raid point. With this, Patna Pirates inflicted the game’s first all-out, taking a 14-12 lead over the Bulls. The team further kept on adding points to their total and concluded the first half by ensuring a lead over the Bulls with 19-14.
The second half saw the Bengaluru Bulls begin with determination as they embarked on a 5-2 run, reducing their point deficit to only three points. Bulls’ Bharat picked two more points for his team’s total tally. However, the player ended up being super tackled in his next raid attempt, as Patna Pirates maintained their lead in the game. Following this, Mahender Singh played on for a strong ankle hold move on Sachin followed by Chandran Ranjit’s two-point raid that made the Pirates left stuck. Moving ahead, Pirates’ Sajin super tackled Pawan Sehrawat as Sunil completed his high 5 with a thigh hold move on Bharat. With this, the Pirates maximized their lead to five points. Further, Sehrawat took the responsibility for his team as he brought them out of the five-point hole. After escaping a tackle attempt from Chiyaneh, the player also sent the Pirate back to the bench as he further delivered a super raid, reducing the Pirates to only a single man on the mat. With another move on Monu Goyat after he tried to glide his hand across the midline, the Bulls inflicted an all-out on the Pirates, leveling the scores. As the game came to an even stage, Sachin picked an important raid point, forcing Jaideep into an error and making Patna reclaim the lead. Further, Patna’s defense swarmed the Bengaluru skipper, Sehrawat, pushing the team’s lead to two points.
During the last raid of the game, Sachin came back to his team’s half as the Pirates confirmed their seventh consecutive win!