Pro Kabaddi League: UP Yoddhas win a close match against Patna Pirates

UP Yoddhas captain and star raider Pardeep Narwal put up a brilliant performance to score 15 raid points, his seventh 'Super 10' of the season and 75 

Sandeep Narwal, making his debut for UP Yoddhas, also played a crucial role in his all-round performance, earning him five valuable points and the 'Game Changer of the Match' award.

Pardeep Narwal received the Perfect Player of the Match award for his outstanding performance.

UP Yoddhas won the toss and chose to defend first. Patna Pirates made a start, but UP Yoddhas came back strongly and equalled the deficit and took the lead within the first 10 minutes of the match. 

They forced an early all-out against Patna Pirates as the scoreboard read 9-2 in favour of UP Yoddhas. 

The UP Yoddhas tried to keep the momentum going, but the Patna Pirates made a strong comeback, ending the first half tied for both teams as the scoreboard read 15-15.

UP Yoddhas repeated the show of the first half in the opening minutes of the second half as they scored some quick points through a balanced approach both offensively and defensively that helped them inflict a second all-out on the Patna Pirates. The score was 23-16 in favour of the UP Yoddhas. 

However, the Patna Pirates struck back again, inflicted an all-out on UP Yoddhas and reduced the lead to just one point as the scoreboard read 27-26 in favour of UP Yoddhas. 

With only 6 minutes left in the game, both teams opted to play smart, each going for bonus points to keep the scoreboard moving, resulting in a neck-and-neck race between them. 

The intensity, action and thrill in the game's final minutes were evident when the score finally changed in favour of the UP Yoddhas after their defenders held the Patna Pirates' attackers at bay in the last seconds to seal a thrilling 35-33 victory for the UP Yoddhas.