Dabang Delhi KC vs Bengaluru Bulls: HighlightsPro Kabaddi Semifinal 2022 Season 8 Highlights: Three-time champions Patna Pirates on Wednesday beat UP Yoddha 38-27 while Dabang Delhi KC defeated Bengaluru Bulls 40-35 to set up a title clash against each other in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 8.
In the first semifinal, star defender Mohammadreza Shadloui and Sunil picked up High 5s for Patna while at the other end raiders Sachin (7 points) and Guman Singh (8 points) ensured a difficult night for UP Yoddha.
UP Yoddha’s Pardeep Narwal had a quiet outing with just four points in the entire match. In fact, it was substitute Shrikant Jadhav who performed best for UP Yoddha in attack, scoring 10 points (including 2 for a Super Tackle). Later in the day, Dabang Delhi qualified for their second consecutive final of PKL by getting the better of Bengaluru Bulls.
UP Yoddha and Puneri Paltan players in action. (Pro Kabaddi/Twitter)
FULL TIME! | Dabang Delhi 40-35 Bengaluru Bulls |
So it is PATNA PIRATES VS DABANG DELHI IN THE PKL FINAL
Bharat with another bonus point but Delhi somehow decide to review! Replays suggest otherwise and the decision stays. So the score is now, Dabang Delhi 37-31 Bengaluru Bulls
Bad news for Bengaluru as Pawan faces a tackle in the do-or-die raid. Krishan Dhull and Manjeet Chhillar have combined together to stop Pawan and push back Delhi.
SUPER RAID! Naveen Kumar with a vital bonus point and then goes on to pick up another point on Mahender as well. Back-to-back quick raids and one by one, the gap narrows down.
SUPER TACKLE! Mahender with a strong double ankle hold and he has done it. Dabang Delhi 21-18 Bengaluru Bulls
Bengaluru Bulls 17-16 Dabang Delhi | A competitive first half from both teams. Naveen's managed only four points in the opening half and also seemed to have hurt his ankle early on. A massive cause of concern for Delhi! With the half-time scores being 17-16, who do you think will meet Patna Pirates in the final?
Joginder Narwal can't get a touch and Pawan strikes Naveen, who has to go back. A jumping diving hand touch on Mahender from Vijay sends back the defender. All square
Bengaluru are convinced that Pawan Sehrawat had stepped into the lobby before the touch. So it is time for a review. What are replays showing? They suggest otherwise and the umpires decision stays. Bengaluru Bulls 7-10 Dabang Delhi
Pawan Sehrawat begins on the front foot and quickly gives a lead of 3-0 to Bengaluru but that is cut down 3-3 as a running hand touch from Naveen on the right corner defender levels the score.
Dabang Delhi Starting 7: Ashu Malik, Naveen Kumar, Jeeva Kumar, Joginder Singh Narwal, Manjeet Chhillar, Sandeep Narwal, Vijay
Bengaluru Bulls Starting 7: Chandran Ranjit, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Mayur Kadam, Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Bharat, Aman
And that's all academic from here. We have our first finalist as Patna Pirates trounce UP Yoddha. Full Time: Patna Pirates 38-27 U.P. Yoddha. All over!!!
Substitute all-rounder Monu puts in a solid double thigh hold from the left-in position that brings down Narwal. That's probably the final nail in the Yoddha coffin. A swift toe-touch from Sachin sends back the left corner defender.
Do-or-die raid for the Pirates and Guman Singh is tackled! A strong ankle hold from Nitesh Kumar brings him down. That's an all out on Patna Pirates by Narwal. UP are slowly clawing their way back to this match and they have cut Patna's sizeable lead.
Jadhav picks up a point. Jadhav uses his height to cross the mid-line with his outstretched hand. We go for a strategic timeout now. Will there be a comeback?
Jadhav picks up speed and gets a running hand touch on Chiyaneh to send back the Iranian for the first time tonight.
The right corner defender goes for an ankle hold but he has stepped out of bounds before the tackle was initiated by him.
Pirates review! Neeraj has indeed stepped out of bounds before the touch. Review unsuccessful!
That's another ALL OUT for UP. UP trail by 17 points. This is absolutely one-sided affair. Patna are relentless tonight.
SUPER TACKLE! Jadhav puts in a double ankle hold on Guman Singh and Nitesh Kumar runs around for a back hold. UP are only dealing in Super Tackles. UP claw back some points.
That's another point for Patna Pirates. Yoddha can't seem to catch a break here. And Narwal has been brought to the ground again. He is having an off day tonight.
Do-or-die raid for the Pirates and Guman Singh picks up a running hand touch on the left cover defender. And that's it. It's half time with Patna in total control.
Sajin attempts a double thigh hold on Pardeep Narwal but he is quick to escape and make his way to the mid-line. Finally, Narwal on the board.
Patna has a sizeable lead now. They are looking like a well oiled machine and that does not bode well for UP. And that's another ALL OUT!!!!
SUPER TACKLE! Sachin tackled as the left corner puts in an ankle hold.
Sumit comes in for a block but Rai escapes. Gets another point on Nitesh.
Do-or-die raid for UP and Jadhav has to make his way back to the bench as Chiyaneh goes in for a double thigh hold. And it's successful. Sachin escapes the right corner's attempted ankle hold and drags himself towards the mid-line. UP down to one man now! The UP raider is granted the bonus point and Gill is tackled! ALL OUT!!
Do-or-die raid for the Pirates and Sachin comes in for it. UP get a SUPER TACKLE. Shrikant Jadhav comes in for a do-or-die raid and Sunil is enticed into going for an ankle hold but the raider escapes
Sachin puts in a double thigh hold and instant support from the rest of the defense pulls back Narwal. He is out!!!
Sachin picks up pace and gets a running hand touch on Gurdeep. A powerful ankle hold from Chiyaneh along with instant support from the covers.
Patna Pirates have won the toss and chosen court. UP to raid first!
We begin tonight's proceedings with Paralympian shuttler Pramod Bhagat reciting the national anthem. It's almost time to begin. The stage is set and here we go!!!!
UP Yoddha: Pardeep Narwal, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Gurdeep, Shubham Kumar
Patna Pirates: Guman Singh, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Sachin Tanwar, Neeraj Kumar, Sunil, C Sajin, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh
League Commissioner Goswami said the ongoing PKL was conducted in one single bio-bubble to mitigate the risk of travelling. 'We were committed to resume Kabaddi, so we started preparing players for this season eight. We learnt a lot from the best practices of leagues around the world and in India, who had conducted in face of the pandemic. We developed our own understanding. We also understood that COVID cases came during transition in between network bubbles.
'So, we developed our own philosophy, that we wanted a single comprehensive bubble and we wanted to mitigate the risk of transition and travel, even within the city,' he elaborated, adding 930 personnel stayed in the bubble, including 235 athletes. '(Besides) with the help of all teams, we were able to enforce COVID discipline mentally as well as physically very well.' (PTI)
Elated with the successful organisation of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it's commissioner Anupam Goswami on Wednesday said the conduct of the eight edition of the event after a year's hiatus is a testament to their commitment towards the development of the sport.
'We were committed to conducting Pro Kabaddi League. We were committed to the sport itself. A lot of good, high quality Kabaddi competition had been affected during the past two years. We ourselves have not been able to conduct the event in 2020,' Goswami, who is also the CEO of PKL organisers Mashal Sports, told PTI. The PKL, in its eight season, has so far successfully completed 134 matches and the commissioner termed it as a 'big achievement'.
The Patna Pirates have been the team to beat this tournament having sixteen wins, five losses and one tie. They have brushed aside all competitions but Yoddha's Pardeep Narwal stands in their way. Can they continue their dominance or will they fall to UP?
The Bengaluru Bulls did not have the best of seasons in absence of their star raider, Pawan Sehrawat. They qualified for the playoffs when Pune beat the Pink Panthers and then secured a massive win against the Gujarat Giants in the Second Eliminator. Can they put down Delhi tonight?
Dabang Delhi K.C. have had quite a terrific run in this tournament so far. Despite missing the services of Naveen Kumar for a brief period, the Delhi outfit has brought all its experience to the fore to negate the effect of their star raider's loss and rake in the wins. A closer look at their journey:
Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22 has already reached its penultimate stage as we get set for the semifinal clashes between Patna Pirates and UP Yoddha as well as Dabang Delhi vs Bengaluru Bulls. All four teams look to be in top form and will be hellbent on proving that they belong in the final. Let's get to it then!!!