Pro Kabaddi League: It was an absolute edge-of-the-seat show at the Noida Indoor Stadium, as the Patna Pirates and Dabang Delhi K.C. played out a thrilling 39-39 tie in Match 78 of Season 11 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Tuesday. The Dabang Delhi K.C. made a superb comeback in the second half after the Patna Pirates had dominated the game in the first half. For the Patna Pirates, Devank top scored with 15 points, while Deepak got seven and Ankit bagged a Hi-5.
Meanwhile, Ashu Malik continued his brilliant form with yet another Super 10, scoring 11 points, with Ashish adding seven and Naveen Kumar getting six of his own.
Devank and Naveen picked up the first points for their sides, before the in-form Ashu Malik landed a three-point raid, to set the tone for the contest. Both Dabang Delhi and the Patna Pirates were matching each other move for move, in what was an action-packed start. As the half wore on, the two defensive units started to tighten things on either end of the court, giving the likes of Naveen, Ashu, and Devank a tough time. However, Sandeep and Devank went through the gears, and with a little over five minutes left, the Patna Pirates led by six points. Ankit had chipped in with an All Out as the Patna Pirates were starting to pull away.