Patna Pirates registered a massive victory over Haryana Steelers on Monday. The winning figures stood at 41-32 in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9. The match was held at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune. this is the fifth victory for the pirates in the season so far.
As per the current winning form of the Pirates, who have thrashed their opponents in four consecutive games, they are looking for entry into the finals. The heroes of the match were Sachin and Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. Both star performers for the Pirates have earned 13 and 6 points, respectively.
Match Highlights
Right from the start of the match, the Pirates were in aggressive mode. Sachin earned a raid point at the very beginning of the first half. Soon he was countered by Manjeet of the Steelers. Then after losing one more point, with a good tackle from Sunil, the Pirates made a great comeback into the first half of the game.
Meanwhile, Meetu began the do-or-die raid for the Haryana Steelers and scored well for the team. This task was further continued by Mohammad Mohalli who leveled the score line by holding Sachin and Manoj Kumar. Then comes the super raid from Pirates star raider Sachin which takes Pirates forward with a lead of 15-10 towards the first half.
At the start of the second half, the Pirates were able to all out Steelers with extension of the lead to 19-12. With the consecutive winning of tackle points, Sachin Pirates registered their second all-out of the game just a few minutes before ending the second half. The lead has gone extended by 15 points. However, Haryana showed some chances of fighting back hard after Vinay earned 3 points super raid. In addition to this, Manjeet from Haryana Steelers also earned points to reduce the gap by a margin of 6 points. Toward the end of the game, the Pirates were comfortable with the winning lead of 41-32.
Match Stats
- Star performer of the match – Sachin (Patna Pirates),13 raid points
- Star Defender of the match – Chiyaneh (Patna Pirates),6 tackle points
What’s Next
The winning campaign of the Pirates is a sign of the hard comeback after a disastrous start to Pro Kabaddi League Season 9. With four consecutive victories in the bucket, the Pirates’ morale is high. The pirates are looking forward to beating the Jaipur Pink Panthers on November 11, 2022, at the Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune.
The Pirates fought very hard in their previous games to register mind-blowing victories over some of the top performers in the tournament so far. The star players of the Pirates are back in form and ready to face any challenge from the opposition. With this win, the Pirates have won 5 games in the tournament and are standing in 6th place in the table among 12 teams in total. With a total of 10 games to play before playing the final game on December 10 against the Bengals, the Pirates are looking to comfortably place themselves at the top of the table.