Sensational Devank Leads Patna Pirates to First Win, Sets Up Dramatic Turnaround Against Tamil Thalaivas

Patna Pirates rode the individual brilliance of Devank as they came from behind to defeat Tamil Thalaivas in an absolute edge-of-the-seat thriller at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Friday evening. Devank scored a whopping 25 points as Patna Pirates won by 42-40 to register their first win in PKL Season 11.

Tamil Thalaivas were out of the blocks at good pace with Narender Kandola picking up a flurry of points to start with. And as the first few minutes were played out, Tamil Thalaivas took control of proceedings, putting pressure on Patna Pirates.

For Tamil Thalaivas, it was Narender Kandola, Sachin and Nitesh Kumar leading the charge, while Devank was soldiering on for Patna Pirates. Midway through the first half, Tamil Thalaivas had a solid 9-point lead.

In the final minutes of the first half, Devank landed a Super Raid on Tamil Thalaivas and completed his Super 10. Similarly, Narender Kandola registered his Super 10 before the end of the first half as Tamil Thalaivas went into the break with the score reading 23-18 in their favour.

After the break, Devank continued to chip away at the lead and landed another Super Raid, which brought the deficit down to 2 points. Devank, who had registered a whopping 22 points in the first 30 minutes of the game, caught Tamil Thalaivas off guard. He was in the mood for more and with five minutes to go in the game, Devank put his team in the lead. By now, the dangerous Devank had scored 25 points and was intent on getting the job done for his side.

His superb individual performance had rejuvenated the defensive unit, who were looking solid in the final phase of the game and weren’t allowing Tamil Thalaivas any scope to turn the contest around. Eventually, it was Devank who single-handedly turned the contest on its head and handed Patna Pirates a morale boosting win.

Top Performers

Patna Pirates

Best Raider - Devank (25 raid points)

Best Defender - Ankit (4 tackle points)

Tamil Thalaivas

Best Raider - Narender (15 raid points)

Best Defender - Nitesh Kumar (4 tackle points)

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