Patna Pirates handed Telugu Titans their fifth straight defeat, posting a 43-36 win in VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 5.

Patna Pirates Telugu Titans

Telugu Titans slumped to their worst-ever losing run in Pro Kabaddi League history with 5 losses on the trot.

It was Patnaas star raider Pardeep Narwal who led the charge and scored 12 points. This is Pardeep’s second “Super 10” of this season and his 5th against the Titans. He was ably supported by Monu Goyat who scored 10 points bringing in his first “Super 10” of PKL. Telugu Titansa crisis deepened as this was their fifth consecutive loss. Although Rahul Chaudhari sparked back into life and scored 12 points, it wasnat enough as Patna ran out comfortable winners.

Patna jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first two minutes as both Narwal and Goyat scored raid points. Nilesh Salunke opened Titansa account in the third minute as they trailed 1-3. It was an even contest for the first seven minutes as both teams were tied at 6-6.

Nilesh Salunke scored with a two-point raid in the 12th minute to level the game at 12-12. With four minutes left in the first half, Pardeep Narwal scored more points as Patna led 19-15. Patna Pirates ended the first half leading 23-16.

Pirates Dominate Second Half Proceedings

Telugu Titans Patna Pirates

The second half saw Patna completely dominate the proceedings. They scored 11 points in a row as Titans could muster just a single point. Rahul Chaudhari was the sole contributor for Titans and kept on scoring points. Rakesh Kumar was solid at the back but the defence couldnat contain either Goyat or Narwal.

With less than 5 minutes left on the clock, Patna had an unassailable 14-point lead. Titans had to limit the damage and reduce the deficit to seven points. Chaudharias persistence paid off and Titans reduced the gap to seven as they lost 36-43.

Pirates jumped into an early lead and never loosened its grip on the match as Narwal kept logging points with effective work. It was Pirates’ second win over Titans in the ongoing edition and they continued the domination with an all-round display.

In what was the last match of the Hyderabad leg, the Titans could not rise to the occasion and slumped to yet another defeat, leaving them a lot to do in the PKL.

Match Facts – Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates

Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates
Pardeep Narwal top scored for the Pirates with 12 points

VIVO Perfect Raider of The Match a Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)
TVC Jupiter Zyada Ka Fayda Player of the match a Vinod Kumar (Patna Pirates)
Sahi Hai Player of the Match Presented by Star Sports a Monu Goyat (Patna Pirates)
Telugu Titans Moment of the Match a Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

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