Day 67 highlights: Patna beat Gujarat; UP qualify for PKL 2019 playoffs
The Delhi team with no Naveen Kumar, Ravinder Pahal and other experienced stars in the starting seven, offered very little resistance to a charged up UP team
In first match on Day 67 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, UP Yoddha thrashed a much-changed Dabang Delhi 50-33 at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida, on Saturday. Monu Goyat, with 11 raid points, was the star for the UP side as they secured a place in the PKL 2019 playoffs. In the second match of the day, Patna Pirates led by Pardeep Narwal came from behind to beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 39-33.
Check Pro Kabaddi points table and schedule here The Delhi team with no Naveen Kumar, Ravinder Pahal and other experienced stars in the starting seven, offered very little resistance to a charged up UP team, who were eyeing a victory to seal their playoff berth in front of their home crowd. Monu Goyat picked up valuable raid points from the start and 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 the only bright light in what was otherwise a toothless performance from the league's pace-setters. The first half ended 22-12 with UP 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 meant UP opened up a 13-point gap and there was no coming back for Delhi as UP piled on the pressure.
Nitesh Kumar picked up a High 5 as Yoddha continued to dominate the proceedings. They picked up another All-Out with under 4 minutes remaining to move to a 17-point lead which they comfortably defended. The only positive for the Delhi from the match was the performance of Neeraj Narwal who secured a Super 10 in the closing stages to cap off a rare start.
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