Patna Pirates continued their impressive run after securing a commanding 46–37 victory over the Bengaluru Bulls in eliminator 2 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium on Monday. In doing so, they booked their place in eliminator 3, where they will face Telugu Titans on Wednesday.
Bengaluru Bulls confirmed their place in the top eight with a comprehensive 33-23 win against Dabang Delhi K.C. in a Season 12 match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.
Bengaluru Bulls got the better of Jaipur Pink Panthers in the opening clash of the Jaipur leg, completing a convincing 28-23 win at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur in the first game on Friday.
In a thrilling Pro Kabaddi League clash that secured UP Yoddhas the third spot in the league table with a 44-30 victory over Bengaluru Bulls, the spotlight shone brightest on PKL legend Pardeep Narwal, who achieved an extraordinary milestone of 1,800 raid points.
Champions of season 6 of the Pro Kabaddi League, Bengaluru Bulls will be keen to once again get their hands on the PKL title after missing out in the last four campaigns.
The Bulls had a comfortable 14-point lead at the end of the first half, but then, the Puneri Paltan fought valiantly and almost snatched victory.
Arjun Deshwal failed in a bonus point attempt in his team's penultimate raid and Bengal floored the raider in the final move of the game to clinch the match.
With Bengaluru securing a spot in the playoff, the last spot will now be closely fought between UP Yoddha and Telugu Titans.
Despite the loss, Patna moved a place ahead in the team points-table to be at the ninth spot with 39 points, keeping their playoffs hopes alive.
Pawan Sehrawat scored a massive 23 points for the Bulls but the defending champions had to struggle for their victory largely due to Siddharth Desai's raiding prowess at the other end for the Titans.
