Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates: PKL 2021 LIVE – Patna Pirates return to the PKL after a two years without their most recognisable player with Pardeep Narwal being snapped up by neighbours UP in the auction. The three-time champions will now hope to build a new legacy sans Narwal starting with their PKL 8 season opener against the Haryana Steelers. Haryana are no mean feat either and will rely on their raiders to ride them to win on Thursday in Bengaluru. Follow Insidesport.in for all PKL 8 LIVE updates.
Patna Pirates beat Haryana Steelers: Pirates clinch nail-biting thriller, seal 42-39 win over Haryana in final seconds
@22:45 – In a nail-biting finish, Pirates prevail, win 42-39 off the final raid of the game.
@22:32 – Monu Goyat continues to haunt Haryana, Patna leads 37-32 with 6 minutes to go.
@22:22 – Patna Pirates bounce back in style, Monu Goyat leads fightback to go 33-27 with 10 to play.
@22:12 – Patna Pirates eye comeback, reduce deficit to just two points. 24-22 to Haryana.
@21:59 – Haryana overturn four-point deficit to all-out Patna and take 18-13 lead.
@21:47 – Harayana Steelers start well, take 4-1 lead vs Patna Pirates.
The third match of Day 2 promises to be a high scoring affair. Both Haryana Steelers, and Patna Pirates, despite losing Pardeep Narwal in the auctions, have set up raid-heavy teams for Season 8, which should make an exciting match for the audience.
The raiding duo of Vikash Khandola and Vinay impressed for the Steelers in Season 7, scoring more than 100 points. Patna will be hoping their raiding trio of Monu Goyat, Prashant Rai and Sachin will be able to offset the loss of Pardeep Narwal, especially with the three-time champions lacking a strong defensive leader.
Captain Prashant Kumar Rai was bullish of his team’s chances of making it to the PKL final but they will face a strong test against the Steelers on Day 2 of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League Season 8.
Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates LIVE: Three-time champions Patna aim to begin new PKL era with a win – Follow LIVE updates
Haryana Steelers squad
- Raider – Vikash Kandola, Vinay, Vikas Chillar, Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou
- Defender – Chand Singh, Surender Nada, Ravi Kumar, Rajesh Gurjar
- All-rounder – Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Rohit Gulia, Vikas Jaglan, Brijendra Singh Chaudhary, Ajay Ghanghas, Rajesh Narwal
Patna Pirates squad
- Raider – Monu, Mohit, Rajveersinh Pratap Rao Chavan, Jangkun Lee, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Sachin Tanwar, Monu Goyat, Guman Singh
- Defender –Neeraj Kumar, Sunil, Sourav Gulia, Shubham Shinde, Sandeep
- All-rounder – Sahil Mann, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Sajin Chandrasekar
Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates LIVE
The broadcasting rights for the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 is given to Star Sports Network. Kabaddi fans can live stream the event on Disney + Hotstar. The Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates clash will kick start at 9:30 PM IST on Thursdayday, December 23.
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