Pro Kabaddi League PKL 6 HIGHLIGHTS Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas: Patna Pirates thrash Thalaivas 45-27

Thalaivas are in deparate need of back to back victories to save their season. (Photo Courtesy PKL Website) 

Hello and welcome to the live blog of the first match of a doubleheader night. Tamil Thalaivas languishing at the bottom of the points table with 25 points faces second-placed Patna Pirates with 33 points. Winning matches continuously is the order of the day for the Thalaivas while for Patna is a game to reinforce their domination. With both teams eying victory, this match serves up as an exciting contest. 

Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates Highlights, Pro Kabaddi League season six:

21:05: Patna Pirates beat Tamil Thalaivas 45-27. A huges win for them. Pardeep and Deepak Narwal were the stand-out players. 13 points for Pardeep with 11 raid points while Deepak has 4 raids and 6 bonus points.

21:03: Patna are are the winners. They win by a huge margin of 45-27. Amazing last 3 minutes for Pardeep. He gets a super-10 as well as Deepak Narwal.

21:00:  All out for Patna Pirates.

20:55: "Dubki King" does his best. He gets a super 10. Score is 38-25 in favour of Patna

20:54: Do or die raid for Patna. Manjeet goes in and gets Jasveer. Amazing game for him. 

20:53: Manjeet is all-rounder for Patna. 3 tackle points for him. He already has 4 raid points

20:52: Patna Pirates call for a time-out. Now Pardeep Narwal has 129 raid points this season. 3rd in the table

20:50: Patna get their 7th tackle point of the evening. The score is 31-22. Match gettting away from Thalaivas

20:49: The score read 29-22 in favour of Patna

20:48: Ajay Thakur is targetting Vikas Kale and gets his 8th raid point.

20:47: Pardeep's left hand is stitched up. He is unable to get a point after a huge tackle by Manjeet Chillar.

20:47: Deepak Narwal is the standout player today. Has got an impressive 8 raid points

20:46: The action returns and under 10 minutes to go.

20:44: A all-out for Patna Pirates. They lead 27-20. Thalaivas take a time-out and their coach has stern words for the team. 

20:43: Jasveer gets a 2 point for Thalaivas. No all-out

20:42: Only 1 left for Thalaivas.  Pardeep gets a point

20:40: The Lanky Manjeet gets his 3rd raid point. Using his height to great effect. Patna lead 21-17

20:39: Surjit goes for the raid now. He gets Jaideep. 

20:38: Score is 20-16 now. Manjeet drives through a defender. Raw power 

20:37: Deepak Narwal gets a two-point raid. Narwal wants the bonus as well.

20:35: A green card for Ajay Thakur.

20:34: Surjit Narwal  has been brought on in the second half. And immediately he gets 2 for Thalaivas. Score is 16-15

20:33: The second-half begins. 

20:27: The first-half finishes. The score is 16-13 in favour of Patna. Ajay Thakur is the top raider with 7 points. Deepak Narwal has 6 while Pardeep has 4.

20:26: Bonus and a point for Patna. Deepak Narwal also having a great game. 

20:25: Substitution for Pirates. Deepak Narwal now in. 4 defenders for Patna now.

20:24: Thalaivas get a solid block on Pardeep. Brilliant by Sukesh Hedge. 7 points scored by Thalaivas in last 5 minutes. Only a point difference

20:22: Role reversal. A review by Patna now. The hand hasn't crossed into the lobby. Review unsuccessful

20:20: A review by Tamil Thalaivas. And it is successful. All out and 3 points for Thalaivas. Score is now 14-11 in favour of Patna

20:19: Deepak Narwal gets two. It is a super raid by him. Handing Patna a lifeline. Only one was left. Score 8-13

20:18: Only two players left for Patna. Super tackle opportunity. One point for Thalaivas.. Only one left now.

20:17: Ajay Thakur gets two touch points. A crucial raid by the captain. The score is now 7-12

20:16: Deepak Narwal returns empty-handed

20:15: Good defensive work from Thailavas. Pardeep out. Manjeet gets the point. 

20:12: Pardeep goes for another raid and gets another point. So smart. Manjeet is the man out. Score 12-3 in favour of Patna

20:10: Ajay Thakur goes for the raid and gets a point. 

20:09: Tamil Thalaivas are now all-out. Patna now 10-1 up

20:08: Manjeet goes for the raid now and gets a point. Score is 6-1 in favour of Patna 

20:05: The score is 3-1 now. Deepak narwal gets toe touch

20:04:  Patna up by 2-0 after Pardeep gets one bonus point.

20:03: Pardeep Narwal gets one point for Patna. 

20:01 IST: Ajay Thakur wins the toss and they will take the court and Patna will have the first raid

19:54 IST: Action about to begin as both the teams enter the arena. Tamil Thalaivas fresh of a win in their last game are being led out by the magnificent Ajay Thakur. Pardeep Narwal leads his side out on the mat, the Pirates will look to continue their winning run tonight. 

19:02 IST: Here are the two teams for tonight's contest 

Patna Pirates

Defenders: Jaideep, Manish, Vikas Kale, Ravinder Kumar, Vijay Kumar

Raiders: Pardeep Narwal, Deepak Narwal, Surender Singh, Tushar Patil, Vikas Jaglan, Manjeet

All-rounders: Kuldeep Singh, Hyunil Park, Taedeok Eom, Parveen Birwal, Arvind Kumar, Vijay, Jawahar Daga

Tamil Thalaivas

Defenders: Amit Hooda, C. Arun, J. Darshan, Jae Min Lee, Sunil, D. Gopu

Raiders: Ajay Thakur, Jasvir Singh, Anand, Sukesh Hegde, C. P. O. Surjeet Singh, M. S. Athul, Anil Kumar

All-rounders: V. Vimal Raj, Manjeet Chhillar, Chan Sik Park, D. Pradap