Patna to meet Gujarat in final

Skipper Pardeep Narwal once again stole the show, bagging 23 points as Patna Pirates booked a spot in the final of the Pro Kabaddi League.

By :  migrator
Update: 2017-10-26 19:11 GMT
Patna Pirates skipper Pardeep Narwal led from the front to beat Bengal Warriors 47-44

Chennai

It beat Bengal Warriors 47-44 in a closely fought encounter with the latter producing a stunning comeback in the second half here on Thursday.

The Bengal Warriors scored a flurry of points in the final few minutes including an all out but ended up three points behind in a pulsating contest. The defending champion was off to a flying start, inflicting the first all out in a matter of just three minutes. 

The Pardeep Narwal led outfit raced to a nine-point lead at the end of the first half as the Pirates led 21-12. Every player from the Pirates rose to the occasion and played with gusto. 

The men from the east suffered its second consecutive defeat in a span of three days after topping the points table in Zone B. It made some sort of a comeback racking up five points in the early minutes of the second half only to be done by the second all out. 

Maninder Singh played a lone hand in the raiding department snapping up 17 points. Earlier, the fans were in for a surprise as toe touch specialist Jang Kun Lee started on the bench for Bengal Warriors.

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