Pro Kabaddi League: Bharat's Super 20 leads Bengaluru Bulls to emphatic win over Patna Pirates
Bengaluru Bulls stayed on track for third place with a 57-44 win over Patna Pirates in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season nine at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Bharat Hooda was the Bulls' best player in the game with 20 points.
Bengaluru Bulls take a lead over the Patna PiratesBharat collected some attacking points as Bengaluru Bulls took a 13-6 lead in the 7th minute. Patna Pirates were on the verge of an all-out, but Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh ensured his team didn't give up with a fantastic attack.
However, Bharat executed a multi-point raid soon afterwards and helped his team to an all-out and a massive lead of 23-12 in the 13th minute. Sachin managed an excellent running play, but the Bulls still had a comfortable lead of 25-14.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Bulldozer keeps his good form going...<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PATvBLR?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PATvBLR</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FullChargeMaadi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FullChargeMaadi</a> <a href="https://t.co/fexvECLOx2">pic.twitter.com/fexvECLOx2</a></p>— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) <a href="https://twitter.com/BengaluruBulls/status/920666806217510913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 18, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Bharat caught Sunil and Sajin C in the 17th minute as the Bulls continued to dominate the game. The Bengaluru team kept going and ended the first half with a lead of 31-16.
Bharat launched an attack in the opening minutes of the second half, reducing the Pirates to just one player on the mat. The Bulls added another all-out to build an 18-point lead at 36-18. Sachin Narwal supported Bharat's attacks as the Bulls continued to charge forward.
Mahender Singh ensured the Bulls took a 43-28 lead in the 33rd minute with a brilliant super tackle. Anand Tomar of Patna scored a super raid in the 36th minute, but the Bulls still had a big lead of 46-31.
In the last minute of the game, Patna Pirates managed to score an all out, but the Bulls' deficit was too much. The Bengaluru players didn't take their foot off the gas pedal and eventually pulled off an emphatic victory.
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