PKL 11: Patna Pirates Beat Tamil Thaliavas by 42-40 & Puneri beats Bengaluru Bulls by 36-22 in a nail biting encounter

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

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The 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 the Tamil Thalaivas took control of proceedings, putting pressure on the Patna Pirates. 

For the Tamil Thalaivas, it was Narender Kandola, Sachin and Nitesh Kumar leading the charge, while Devank was soldiering on for the Patna Pirates. Midway through the first have, the Tamil Thalaivas had a solid 9-point lead. In the final minutes of the first half, Devank landed a Super Raid on the Tamil Thalaivas, and completed his Super 10. Similarly, Narender Kandola registered his Super 10 before the end of the first half, as the Tamil Thalaivas went into the break with the score at 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 the Tamil Thalaivas off guard. The Patna Pirates’ raider took was in the mood for more, and with five minutes to go in the game, he 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. 

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

The Puneri Paltan returned to winning ways with a clinical performance against the Bengaluru Bulls on Friday evening, at the GMCB Indoor Stadium, in Gachibowli, in Hyderabad. The Puneri Paltan, who are captained by Aslam Inamdar, won the game with a scoreline of 36-22. 

Match no 2: Puneri vs Bengaluru Bulls: 

The Puneri Paltan began the game with a flurry of quick points early on. Mohit Goyat and captain Aslam Inamdar were doing some serious damage in the initial few minutes of the game. And before the first ten minutes of the game were up, Gaurav Khatri inflicted an ALL OUT on the Bengaluru Bulls, which then gave the Puneri Paltan a substantial lead. 

As the first half wore on, the Puneri Paltan strengthened their stranglehold on the game with almost each and every member of the side picking up crucial points. In the first half, Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat led the charge for the Puneri Paltan, who went into the break with the score at 18-11 in their favour. In the second half, the Bengaluru Bulls would have a big task on hand. 

After the break, the Puneri Paltan came out all guns firing once again and extended their lead to 12 points within the first five minutes of the half. The Bengaluru Bulls were fighting hard with Pankaj, Ajinkya Pawar and Nitin Rawal looking to turn the tables on their opponents. With ten minutes to go, the Puneri Paltan had a 13-point lead, and were dominating the contest. 

By now, the defending champions were holding strong, and even as the Bengaluru Bulls continued to chase the points, Puneri Paltan’s solid defensive unit were ensuring that matters would not go out of control. Pankaj Mohite and Mohit Goyat were leading the scoring charts for the Puneri Paltan, and had ample support from Gaurav Khatri and Aman, in what was turning out to be an all-round performance. Eventually, the Puneri Paltan walked off the mat with a comprehensive win.