In today's first match, Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Patna Pirates 37-29 and now Patna's playoff chances depend on UP Yoddha's fixture.

Pro Kabaddi 2018 LIVE: Patna Pirates take on Gujarat in today's 1st match


On Day 68 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi season six (PKL 2018), the first match will be played between defending champions Patna Pirates and Zone A table topper Gujarat Fortunegiants while in today&rsquo;s second match Bengal Warriors will lock horns with Bengaluru bulls at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium in Kolkata.<br />
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<strong>Pro Kabaddi 2018 highlights, Day 68, Match 1: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat </strong><strong>Fortunegiants</strong><br />
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	In the first match on Day&nbsp;68, Gujarat Fortunuegiants saw off a spirited fight from defending champions Patna Pirates to secure a 37-29 win in an Inter-Zone Wildcard Pro-Kabaddi League season six (PKL 2018) fixture. The loss meant the holders were on the brink of elimination, giving a lifeline to UP Yoddha, who will face Bengal Warriors Thursday to decide the third team from Zone B.</p>
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	Gujarat&#39;s defence proved to be the difference as they prevailed over Patna&#39;s star-studded attacking lineup featuring the season six&#39;s leading raider Pradeep&nbsp;Narwal. Captain Sunil Kumar, with five tackle points, was Gujarat&#39;s mainstay in the defence as he got a fine support from Iran&#39;s Asian Games gold medallist Hadi Oshtorak. Leading by a slender three-point margin with three minutes left on the clock, the duo&nbsp;effected&nbsp;a super tackle to pin down Narwal to give them a decisive 32-28 point advantage.</p>
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	Their defence grew stronger and stronger in the dying minutes as they scored five points in a row to seal their win and topped the group.&nbsp;Narwal&nbsp;finished with 10 raid points but it was not enough with the&nbsp;Fortunegiants&nbsp;putting up a fine show in defence with their captain leading the way. Already assured of the top spot in Zone A, Gujarat trailed most of the first half but they gained a slender&nbsp;one point&nbsp;lead at the break. Gujarat scored some crucial raids through Ajay Kumar (8) and Rohit Gulia (10) to extend their lead by three points with less than 10 minutes.</p>
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	Gujarat scored four points on the trot before effecting an all-out to make it 24-17 with less than 10 minutes left on the clock. The Gujarat franchise trailed most of the&nbsp;first-half&nbsp;but in the last minute before the&nbsp;break&nbsp;they got a bonus point while their defence thwarted Manjeet&#39;s raid to take a slender 13-12 lead. Season six&#39;s leading raider Narwal spearheaded Patna&#39;s attack as he made early inroads to give the defending champions a 6-2 lead. Desperate for a win, Patna called a successful review to make it 12-9, with five minutes left for the break. But the&nbsp;Fortunegiants, who are the most consistent team of the season, ensured that they kept Patna&#39;s lead in check with Gulia leading their attack.</p>

Pro Kabaddi 2018 highlights: Bengal Warriors beat Bengaluru Bulls 37-31

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Pardeep Narwal starts with a bonus point (1-1)

Rohit Gulia starts with a bonus point (1-0)

<strong>Gujarat Fortunegiants to raid first</strong>

<strong>Patna Pirates win toss and select choice of court</strong>

<strong>Gujarat Fortunegiants arrive at the kabaddi turf in Kolkata</strong>

<strong>Patna Pirates arrive at the kabaddi turf in Kolkata</strong>

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	<span style="color:#800000;"><strong>PKL 2018, Day 68, Match 1: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Fortunegiants</strong></span><br />
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	<strong>PLAYER HEAD-TO-HEAD</strong></div>
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	<strong>(All head-to-head for overall PKL)</strong><br />
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Pardeep Narwal (Pat) 6 &ndash; 6 Parvesh Bhainswal (PAT) (0-3 in PKL 6)</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Pardeep Narwal (PAT) 6 &ndash; 2 Sunil Kumar (PAT)&nbsp;</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Deepak Narwal (PAT) 5 &ndash; 1 Sunil Kumar (PAT)</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Deepak Narwal (PAT) 2 &ndash; 2 Parvesh Bhainswal (PAT)</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>K Prapanjan (GUJ) 9 &ndash; 5 Jaideep (PAT)</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sachin (GUJ) 6 &ndash; 5 Jaideep (PAT)&nbsp;</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sachin (GUJ) 2 &ndash; 5 Jawahar (PAT)&nbsp;</div>
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	<span style="color:#800000;"><strong>PKL 2018, Day 68, Match 1: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Fortunegiants</strong></span><br />
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	<strong>CAN PARDEEP NARWAL ESCAPE THE CLUTCHES OF GUJARAT&rsquo;S ELITE COVER COMBINATION?</strong></div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Patna Pirates, the 3-time defending champions are in a fight for 3rd place in Zone B.&nbsp;</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>A win or tie will clinch qualification for them and much will rest on the shoulders of their lead raider Pardeep Narwal.&nbsp;</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Patna are going to be facing the league&rsquo;s best cover combination of Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal from Gujarat Fortunegiants.</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The last time these two sides played in PKL 6, Gujarat inflicted a crushing defeat on Patna, winning by 18 points.</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>The backbone of this big win was their defensive performance as they kept Patna to just 13 raid points and Pardeep Narwal to just 1 raid point from 10 raids.</div>
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	o<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>It was Pardeep&rsquo;s worst raiding performance of this season.&nbsp;</div>
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	&bull;<span style="white-space:pre"> </span>Parvesh Bhainswal had a fantastic game with 8 tackle points, his career best performance</div>
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