Pro Kabaddi 2018 Highlights, Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers: As it happened

Defending champions Patna Pirates started their home leg with a bang as they crushed Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-30 in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2018 on Friday. Pardeep Narwal’s raiding performance laid the foundations of Patna’s victory with 11 points and was ably supported by Manjeet who got 10 points. Jaideep and Vikas Kale combined to score 10 tackle points for Patna. Narwal achieved a landmark with his super 10 as he now the leader of super 10s in the history of Pro Kabaddi League. Follow the highlights of the PKL 2018 match below -

21:03 hrs IST

Pirates victorious

Patna Pirates have won this game comprehensively and they defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers 41-30!

20:53 hrs IST

Pirates on verge of victory

36' 12 point ki lead aur aakhri 4 minute bache!

PAT 3⃣8⃣ - 2⃣6⃣ JAI#PirateHamla #PATvJAI

— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) October 26, 2018

20:44 hrs IST

Pirates cruising

9 minutes left in the second half and Patna Pirates are leading 34-21 against Jaipur Pink Panthers. With 11 points, skipper Pardeep Narwal has been exceptional in this match!

20:39 hrs IST

Fight back by Panthers

26-21 but the Panthers are trying their best to make a comeback in this encounter. While the Pirates are looking to defend their lead, the onus is currently on the first season champions to claw their way back!

20:28 hrs IST

Narwal leads by example

9 points for the skipper Pardeep Narwal and Patna Pirates have a comfortable 22-15 lead over Jaipur Pink Panthers!

20:18 hrs IST

Pirates in control

A slew of successful raids and the Patna Pirates are firmly in control of the game. Pirates are leading 17-11 and more bad news for the Jaipur Pink Panthers as captain Anup Kumar was shown a green card.

20:09 hrs IST

Pirates start proceedings

Pardeep Narwal begins the raid for Patna Pirates but the first blood was drawn by Manjeet as he handed the hosts a 1-0 lead. The Panthers did come back well but Narwal completed a super raid to make the score 6-5.

19:58 hrs IST

Patna Pirates team

A look at the Patna Pirates line-up --

नाम कायम रखने के लिए, उतर रहे हैं मैट पर आज के 7⃣ खिलाड़ी! 💚#PirateHamla #PATvJAI pic.twitter.com/7qsrzBhPCu

— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) October 26, 2018

19:55 hrs IST

Hello and welcome

Welcome to the first match of the Patna leg and it is Patna Pirates taking on the Jaipur Pink Panthers!