PKL 10 (Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers)
PKL 10: Three-time champion of Pro Kabaddi League, Patna Pirates, on the basis of excellent all-round performance, registered an easy 46-33 victory over Haryana Steelers in the match of the 10th season of the league at Noida Indoor Stadium on Friday. Manjeet (13 points) and Krishna Dhull (5 points) were the best performers for Pirates.
The team made a slow start
The game started very slowly and only 5 points were scored in the first 5 minutes. The Steelers led 4–1 and then went on an 8–3 run, limiting the Pirates to just one man in the match. But the Steelers team could not bowl out Patna as Sachin came to the rescue of Pirates and tagged two defenders to prevent the all out. After this he made a super tackle on Vinay with a brilliant tackle. Pirates were trailing 7-8 by the 10th minute and equalized just three minutes later when captain Neeraj Kumar made a super tackle.
made a sudden comeback
Sudhakar M performed a magic spell in the 15th minute when he fired past Jaideep Dahiya and Ashish and soon after Steelers were all out and Pirates were ahead 15-10. Shivam Patare gave the Steelers some relief, but it was the 3-time champions who went into the interval with a 3-point lead at 18-15. From here the Patna team did not lose its lead even once and ultimately won the match. Patna team had not performed anything special in the entire tournament this season, but they made a strong comeback in this match.
What did the team coach say?
After the match, during the press conference, the team coach was asked by India TV that his team made a comeback in this match and defeated a top 4 team. Their next match is against UP team at their Ho ground. Who is not in good form this season. In such a situation, how will his team maintain this momentum in the next match and what plan will he come up with. Answering this question, the coach said that he will come with full preparation for the UP team and the UP team can also perform well. There are many star players in his team also. There is no doubt how good the UP team is. In such a situation, he will enter this match with a complete plan.