PKL 7 Update: UP Yoddha thrash Dabang Delhi 50-33; Patna Pirates beat Gujrat Fortunegiants 39-33
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.
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.
A dominant Pune side inflicted the first All-Out in the 6th minute of the game to move to a 7-point lead and continued their good work to secure another All-Out in the 14th minute.
With Bengaluru securing a spot in the playoff, the last spot will now be closely fought between UP Yoddha and Telugu Titans.
Table-toppers Dabang Delhi maintain their top position in the PKL points table despite going down 33-42 against Bengal Warriors.
Steelers' Vikas Kandola thrilled the audience with his Super 10 as the home side produced a successful tackle in the dying moments of the game to bag the nail-biter.
The first half was completely dominated by the Gujarat side, which came as no surprise considering the winless run of Thalaivas.
Despite the loss, Patna moved a place ahead in the team points-table to be at the ninth spot with 39 points, keeping their playoffs hopes alive.
With the victory, Mumbai jumped to the fourth place in the points table to consolidate their chances of making to the play-offs.
Tamil Thalaivas started their game with utter composure, aggression at the right instances and ruled the first half. Rahul Chaudhari rolled back the years with his fine raiding, reminiscent of his days at the lead raider for the Telugu Titans.
U Mumba will take positives from the match despite the defeat with Arjun Deshwal impressing with a career-best tally of 14 raid points (15 in total).
