Gujarat Giants lost to Patna Pirates 23-43 in the 94th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Patna Pirates was Guman Singh. He was ably supported by Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. Mahendra Ganesh Rajput's efforts went in vain tonight.
Patna Pirates were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 21 to Gujarat Giants's 12. When it came to tackling Patna Pirates scored 14 points to Gujarat Giants's 7 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 3 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
Patna Pirates captain Prashanth Kumar Rai scored 4 where as Gujarat Giants captain Sunil Kumar picked 2. The mainstay of the Patna Pirates was Sunil staying on the mat for 95% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Guman Singh (11 points), PP
Best Defender : Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (8 points), PP
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | GJ 0 - 0 PP | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay is risking his team into a Do-or-Die Raid. Risky Strategy! |
| Raid 6 | GJ 2 - 0 PP | Sachin (PP) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Sunil Kumar to take out raider Sachin Tanwar. |
| Raid 9 | GJ 2 - 2 PP | Pradeep Kumar (GJ) | TAKEN OUT! Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh strikes once again and it's the big man Pradeep Kumar who's taken out. |
| Raid 11 | GJ 5 - 3 PP | Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (GJ) | SUPER Mahendra WITH A SUPER RAID! He makes his way past half of the Patna Pirates defense and picks up 3 massive points for his side! |
| Raid 15 | GJ 7 - 4 PP | Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (GJ) | Mahendra gets another raid point as he takes out Guman Singh. |
| Raid 17 | GJ 11 - 5 PP | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay gets his man! He's been targeting Neeraj for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 23 | GJ 13 - 6 PP | Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (GJ) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh to take out raider Mahendra. |
| Raid 24 | GJ 13 - 8 PP | Guman Singh (PP) | Pradeep Kumar, Girish Ernak has to leave as Guman Singh gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 29 | GJ 13 - 9 PP | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Neeraj to take out raider Rakesh Sangroya. |
| Raid 30 | GJ 13 - 11 PP | Guman Singh (PP) | Guman Singh muscles his way past P Bhainswal, Sunil Kumar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 31 | GJ 14 - 14 PP | Hadi Oshtorak (GJ) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Hadi out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 45 | GJ 16 - 19 PP | Sachin (PP) | Girish Ernak errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Sachin Tanwar. |
| Raid 46 | GJ 16 - 20 PP | Ajay Kumar (GJ) | Ajay tackled by defense. |
| Raid 51 | GJ 16 - 25 PP | Guman Singh (PP) | Super Raid! Guman Singh picks up 3 points on a raid. |
| Raid 52 | GJ 16 - 26 PP | Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (GJ) | There's not much Mahendra can do as the Patna Pirates defense completely closes in on him. |
| Raid 62 | GJ 19 - 28 PP | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | Rakesh Sangroya gets the better of Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. |
| Raid 69 | GJ 20 - 35 PP | Sachin (PP) | Super Raid! Sachin Tanwar takes out 4 Gujarat Giants players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 71 | GJ 21 - 39 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar gets his man! He's been targeting Rakesh Sangroya for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 77 | GJ 21 - 42 PP | Guman Singh (PP) | Guman Singh gets another raid point as he takes out P Bhainswal. |
| Raid 80 | GJ 21 - 43 PP | Rakesh Sangroya (GJ) | TAKEN OUT! Sunil strikes once again and it's the big man Rakesh Sangroya who's taken out. |
| Raid 83 | GJ 23 - 43 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar goes out after Gujarat Giants executes a super tackle to perfection! |
