Pardeep Narwal's season-best effort went in vain as his team UP Yoddhas went down 48-41 to Patna Pirates, who continued their winning run, in Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Monday.
The game began on a cagey note, as only five points were scored in the opening five minutes.
The Iranian defender is playing his second season, expressed that his self-confidence has risen in this edition
Patna Pirates have won the trophy in 2017 edition and the coach is a little overwhelmed to see the team’s combination.
The only positive for Delhi was the performance of Neeraj Narwal who secured a Super 10 in the closing stages to cap off a rare start.
With the beginning of the second half of the league stage, which is the ‘Toughest Half', captains and coaches of the teams met in Bengaluru to share their thoughts on the first half of the season.
A closely fought first half ended 15-14 in favour of the Bengal Warriors.
During the start of the second half, Vikash's raid wiped the Pirates All-Out for the second time in the match, while he also got past 250 points in the PKL.
Pardeep Narwal was the lone ranger when it came to Patna's raiding points as with just five minutes to go they still trailed by 10 points.
The match was billed as an encounter between Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal, who are the two most successful raiders of Pro Kabaddi League history.
