New Delhi: Bengal Warriors and Patna Pirates produced clinical performances to beat UP Yoddha and Bengaluru Bulls respectively.
Match 17 (Zone B): Bengaluru Bulls 32 - 46 Patna Pirates (FT)
Pardeep Narwal scored as many as 15 raiding points to inspire the champions to play a dominating game over Bengaluru Bulls. Narwal got the perfect supporting act from Monu Goyat, who scored seven points. Vinod Kumar also contributed with six points.
For the Bulls, Rohit Kumar scored eight points, while Ajay Kumar added six points.
SECOND-HALF: Bengaluru Bulls 30 - 45 Patna Pirates
22:11 PM IST: Two-time defending champions Patan Pirates thrashed Bengaluru Bulls 46-32 to remain unbeaten in the season. Three wins from as many outings.
22:07 PM IST: Pardeep Narwal is strong going strong, as his side still maintain 15 points lead. His individual accumulation reached 13 points. Then, there is Monu Goyat playing the perfect second fiddle to his captain.
Narwal then took a dupki to affect the fourth all out for Bulls.
21:45 PM IST: All Out no. 3 as Bulls succumbed to Pirates' pressure. Pardeep Narwal has returned with points in his last six raids.
21:36 PM IST: The Bulls did well to reduce the gap under 10 points, but with Pardeep Narwal playing a brilliant game, it always will be a huge ask. He has already got 10 raiding points.
At half-time, Pirates lead Bulls by 11 points.
21:30 PM IST: The Pirates continued to build the lead. They affected an all out to take a 11-point lead.
21:28 PM IST: Pardeep Narwal to the fore as defending champions Patna Pirates started to take control of the match. It's 12-6 in favour of the Pirates.
21:20 PM IST: Intense match in Nagpur. Both the sides are trading raids for raids. Bulls take a one point lead at 4-3 after five minutes.
MATCH 16 (Zone B): Bengal Warriors vs UP Yoddha
FULL-TIME: Bengal Warriors 40 - 20 UP Yoddha
20:58 PM IST: Vinod Kumar, Jang Kun Lee, Maninder Singh and Ran Singh showed their class as Bengal Warriors trounced UP Yoddha by 20 points. For the losing side, Surender Singh was brilliant.
SECOND-HALF: Bengal Warriors 40 - 20 UP Yoddha
20:58 PM IST: Bengal Warriors have registered biggest win of the season, a 20-point difference over UP Yoddha.
20:55 PM IST: With less than five minutes left in the match, Yoddha camp deliberated on the strategy. It's little late though. Meanwhile, Warriors continue to maintain their 11-point lead.
20:47 PM IST: Warriors inflicted another all out to Yoddha. It's one-way traffic in Nagpur. Warrriors' Vinod Kumar has made it seven raiding points for himself. Bhupender Singh in for Jang Kun Lee for Warriors.
20:40 PM IST: Vinod Kumar took a frog leap to escape Yoddha defenders. two points for the Warriors. Yoddha responded with an empty raid from Hadi Tajik. Now the lead has become 20 points.
20:35 PM IST: Hadi Tajik did well to return with a raiding point, but Yoddha will need a huge turn around to even catch up with the Warriors.
FIRST-HALF: Bengal Warriors 22 - 8 UP Yoddha
20:24 PM IST: Technical point to UP Yoddha as Srikanth got himself out of the mat. At first half, Warriors have taken a 14-point lead.
20:20 PM IST: Bengal Warriors produced a superb tackle to increased the lead to 10 points, then on a super raid, Maninder Singh added another point, making it a 11-point lead. It then became 15 with minutes in the break.
20:17 PM IST: Both the sides continue to accumulate points, but it's still Bengal Warriors enjoying the lead. Bengal defender Surjeet Singh led the tackle to out Mahesh Goud. In the alternate do-or-die raid, Maninder Singh returned after a successful campaign.
20:13 PM IST: Good period of play for UP Yoddha. Surender Singh utilised the space in the lobby to complete a raid successfully, then tackled Bengal Warrior's raider Maninder Singh.
20:10 PM IST: After Mahesh Goud's unsuccessful raid, Vinod Kumar produced a super raid in a do-or-die raid to help Warriors surge ahead. It was followed by an all out, subjected to UP Yoddha, inside the first eight minute.
20:06 PM IST: Warriors have taken a two-point lead with Jang Kun Lee continuing with his successful raids.
20:03 PM IST: Jang Kun Lee started with a successful raid from Jang Kun Lee. Nitin Tomar responded with his own raid.
Here you can catch all the details on how you can catch both the matches of the day:
Date:
The action from the Pro Kabaddi League season five continues on August 6, Sunday.
Time:
The first match will be at 8 pm and the second match will be at 9 pm.
Where:
All the action on Friday will be at the Mankapur Indoor Stadium in Nagpur.
Where to watch on television:
The official rights of the league are with the Star Sports network. The network will broadcast the games in three languages, English, Hindi and Tamil. There will be both SD and HD action available on television in all three languages.
LIVE streaming:
The LIVE streaming of the league will be available on Hotstar.com.
