PKL 10: Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates Extended Highlights, Match 72 Report

Patna Pirates come back to secure a high-scoring tie against Dabang Delhi.

A brilliant comeback in the final minutes of the game helped the Patna Pirates secure a high-octane 39-39 tie against Dabang Delhi in match no. 72 of PKL 10 at the SMS Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Dabang’s Ashu Malik (14 points) and Pirates’ Sachin (10 points) and Manjeet (10 points) were the performers of the night.   

Delhi’s Ashu Malik sparked the game into life with a SUPER RAID in the eighth minute, taking out the defensive trio of Manish, Ankit and Krishan to leave the Patna Pirates reeling. Attempting to stave off an all-out Manjeet pulled off a SUPER TACKLE to keep them in the game. 

Inevitably though the first ALL OUT came soon after as Dabang Delhi took a 16-10 lead. That served almost as an opportunity for the Pirates to reset though, and they picked up their game soon after, a previously ineffective Sachin even picking up some raid points through the half. The difference though was Malik, whose 9 points crucially gave Dabang a six-point lead at the break. 

Malik’s absolute raiding dominance continued well into the second half, and as he racked up points the Pirates crumbled. A second ALL OUT followed soon enough to extend Dabang into a 28-19 lead. 

It wasn’t all plain sailing though. The Pirates fought back in the final quarter of the game and reduced Dabang’s numbers. A SUPER TACKLE by Mohit to keep their lead, came at a cost, with Ashish issued a yellow card for violent play. The Pirates inflicted an ALL OUT to reduce the gap to four points with three minutes to play. Within a minute that lead had disappeared, and the momentum shifted massively. With mere seconds of the game left though, both teams chose to play out and secure the tie, a fair result at the end. 

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