Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates Summary: Dabang Delhi started the match aggressively as their raider Naveen took down the Patna Pirates with his blazing raids. The first half saw Naveen completing his ninth super 10 in the first 15 minutes of the match giving Delhi invincible lead of 9 points, the score line after first half was 26-17. Ravinder Pahal too continued his ominous form and went on to score 4 tackle points. He was accompanied by all-rounder Vijay, who contributed in 1 tackle and also scored 2 raids in the first half.
From Patna Pirates’ perspective, Pardeep Narwal was the solo performer, but got good assistance from Vikas Jaglan, who was involved in 11 tackles, and also scored 3 raid points in the first half.
The first ended with the scorecard reading 26-17 in the favour of the home team.
Coming into the second half, Naveen looked under pressure, and couldn’t play at his best. At the start of the second half, defender Vikas Mane showed his powerful intent by tackling Patna skipper Pardeep Narwal with a brilliant back hold. However, Patna Pirates gained momentum with time and minimized the trail, thanks to Pardeep Narwal, who peaked at that instant. In the meantime, he also completed his Super 10. For Delhi, Chandran Ranjit’s struggle continued as he failed to provide good support to Naveen Kumar, and once again failed to score a raid point in the do or die situation.
As the match proceeded, Delhi lost momentum and with just 3 minutes to go, Patna Pirates recovered the lost ground and cut down the deficit to just 4 points. Naveen put his best-foot forward to maintain the lead for Dabang Delhi, however, his exit caused great trouble to Delhi. Pardeep Narwal kept scoring points for Patna Pirates, single-handedly to bring them right back in the game.
Patna Pirates affected an all-out and Patna Pirates sniffed a victory, however, Dabang Delhi held their nerve. Despite the valiant effort, it wasn’t enough for Patna Pirates as they failed to undo the awful start they had to the game, losing the match by 2 points.
Delhi won the fourth consecutive match in the home leg, and cemented their place at the top of the league.
