Pro Kabaddi league 2018 as it happened, Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha: Pirates beat Yoddha
Defending champions Patna Pirates made it two wins out of two as they overcame a bad start to beat UP Yoddha 43-37 in a pro Kabaddi League match on Sunday. Pradeep Narwal was the star raiders for Patna Pirates scoring 14 points. He was well supported by Deepak Narwal who also got a super 10. Shrikant Jadhav scored a massive 17 points and Rishank Devadiga scored 11 for UP Yoddha but their efforts went in vain. Catch all the updates of Pro Kabaddi league match between Patna Pirates and UP Yoddha.
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Patna win
Patna pirates are back winning once again! They beat UP Yoddha 43-37 and earn full points. Bitterly disappointing from UP.
20:58 hrs ISTYoddha giving up?
The body language of the UP team doesn’t inspire confidence. Think they might try to gain a point by keeping the margin down.
20:54 hrs ISTInitiative with Patna
Big mistake by UP Yoddha players hands initiative right back to Patna. 40-34 they lead with less than 3 minutes remaining and if they keep their head the game is theirs.
20:49 hrs ISTYoddha keep fighting
Despite Patna being favourites for the match UP Yoddha through their star players are going on and not giving up. Pradeep Narwal is out and the lead has been reduced.
20:41 hrs ISTSuper 10 for Narwal
Pradeep Narwal gets 10 points, he has the most in the history of PKL. Brilliant by him as Pirates are ahead once again
20:39 hrs ISTDubki by Narwal
Three massive points earned by Pradeep Narwal. A dubki gives the Bihar side points and Patna edge ahead once again.
20:34 hrs ISTPatna all out
Patna Pirates are all out and the scores are tied at 24-24. Shrikant Jadhav and Rishank Devadiga are two stars for UP Yoddha. In the interim Kuldeep yadav came in for Deepak Narwal.
20:33 hrs ISTGreen card
Rishank Devadiga gets a green card. Patna Pirates are still ahead though.
20:29 hrs ISTAnother super raid!
Back after the break and Patna fight back with a Super raid of their own. Pradeep Narwal the man with the effort.
20:20 hrs ISTBig moment!!
A super raid gives UP Yoddha three points and they are right back in this match 19-17 the score. Shrikant Jadhav the man with the Super raid.
20:18 hrs ISTHalf time closing in
Half time approaching fast and Pirates have done extremely well to be ahead at this point. Rishank Devadiga and boys need to pull up their socks up.
20:14 hrs ISTUP all out
Yoddhas are all out in the match!! After a bright start the side from Bihar have been all over UP and now lead 16-11. Vijay the man with most points 5 points to him.
20:08 hrs ISTPirates fight back
Defending champions Patna Pirates have fought back and now lead UP Yoddha 8-7 courtesy a couple of super tackles.
20:04 hrs ISTYoddha start brightly
UP Yoddha have started like they mean business! They lead 6-1 and have earned points from all angles. Raids and defence.
20:01 hrs ISTShrikanth Jadhav earns first point
Shrikanth Jadhav gets UP Yoddha off the mark! This is the first point earned in the game.
20:00 hrs ISTToss
Patna Pirates have won the toss.
19:50 hrs ISTAction set to begin
The match between Patna pirates and UP Yoddha is set to begin soon.
19:30 hrs ISTHello and welcome
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