Devank-Ayan duo help Patna Pirates land massive 25-point defeat on Bengaluru Bulls

Patna Pirates were back to their usual groove as they secured an extremely impressive 54–29 over Bengaluru Bulls at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Saturday. It was the raiding duo of Devank and Ayan who ruled the roost yet again with their Super 10s while Shubham Shinde's High 5 played an equally important role in the team's excellent victory.

Patna Pirates’ raiders started in their usual swift manner with Ayan leading the charge this time around. However, Bengaluru Bulls were hot on the heels of their opponents as Pardeep Narwal and Nitin Rawal kept the team competitive in the raiding and defensive departments respectively.

Pardeep Narwal turned back the clock with a brilliant 'Dubki' that got Arkam Shaikh off the mat as the crowd roared their support. Twelve minutes into the game, Jai Bhagwan evaded a five-man defence and escaped a dash from Deepak on the right cover. However, after this small blip, Patna Pirates turned up the heat in the final six minutes of the first half.

Jai Bhagwan and Lucky Kumar were caught by Devank as Patna Pirates inflicted an All-Out on Bengaluru Bulls with six minutes remaining in the first half. Ayan then completed a Super 10 with a Super Raid and the Pirates led 22-12 at the end of the first half.

Two minutes into the second half, a second All-Out was inflicted on Bengaluru Bulls after Jai Bhagwan was caught by Ankit. Just when it looked like another big win for Patna Pirates, Bengaluru Bulls began working their way back. Lucky Kumar got Devank to earn a Super Tackle and then Pardeep Narwal showed why he is the PKL's record-breaker with an excellent Super Raid that got Gurdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj and Ayan, reducing Patna Pirates to three players on the mat.

Although it seemed like Bengaluru Bulls would work their way back, Patna Pirates held their cool. Devank slowly worked his way to another Super 10 this season, while Shubham Shinde won a Super Tackle against the mighty Pardeep Narwal. A third All-Out in the final minute of the half summed up the game for Bengaluru Bulls as the three-time PKL winners – Patna Pirates – secured a massive 25-point victory, led by Devank's 17 points, Ayan's 13 points and Shubham Shinde's 7 points.

Top Performers

Patna Pirates

Best Raider - Devank (17 raid points)

Best Defender - Shubham Shinde (7 tackle points)

Bengaluru Bulls

Best Raider - Jai Bhagwan (8 raid points)

Best Defender - Lucky Kumar (4 tackle points)

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