The only positive for Delhi was the performance of Neeraj Narwal who secured a Super 10 in the closing stages to cap off a rare start.
Players in action during Pro Kabaddi Season 7 match between Dabang Delhi and UP Yoddha at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida on Oct 5, 2019. (Photo: IANS)
UP Yoddha outplayed Dabang Delhi 50-33 and Patna Pirates beat Gujrat Fortunegiants 39-33 in two different matches at Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Monu Goyat was the star for Yoddha with 11 raid points to help the UP side book a berth for the playoffs.
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An energetic Yoddha supressed the Delhi team, which missed Naveen Kumar, Ravinder Pahal and other experienced stars in their starting seven.
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Monu Goyat picked up valuable raid points from the start as the UP side went on to secure their first All-Out in the sixth minute to move to a 5-point lead.
The story continued to be the same till the half time with Delhi’s Meraj Sheykh being the only bright light in what was otherwise a toothless performance from the league’s pace-setters. The first half ended 22-12 with Yoddha clearly in control of the game.
The home side picked up their second All-Out of the match two minutes after the restart as Monu Goyat picked up his Super 10.
The All-Out saw Yoddha open up a 13-point gap and there was no coming back for Delhi as the hosts piled up the pressure.
Nitesh Kumar picked up a High 5 as Yoddha continued to dominate the proceedings. They picked up another All-Out with under four minutes remaining to move to a 17-point lead which they comfortably defended.
The only positive for Delhi was the performance of Neeraj Narwal who secured a Super 10 in the closing stages to cap off a rare start.
Before the match at the same venue, Patna Pirates beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 39-33, courtesy Pardeep Narwal.
Pardeep scored 17 points — highest individual score in the match — to help Patna conquer Gujarat.
(With inputs from IANS)
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