Pro Kabaddi League: Patna Pirates thumps Gujarat Fortunegiants to emerge winners

Patna Pirates thumped Gujarat Fortunegiants 55-38 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday to clinch the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 5 title. Patna have won the PKL title for third consecutive season now. Raider Pardeep Narwal (19 points) starred for Patna to single-handedly dominate the match and clinch the all-important victory.

Captain of Patna Pirates Pardeep Narwal (L) and his team members celebrate with trophy after win over Gujarat Fortunegiants at their Pro Kabaddi Final match at Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Pic/PTI

Defender Jaideep (5 points) too played a vital role. For Gujarat, Sachin (11 points) was the top scorer. Patna struggled in the early stages before a raid by Pardeep levelled the scores at 15-15. Patna did not look back from there taking a 21-18 lead at half-time. In the second half, Gujarat raiders Mahendra Rajput and Rohit Gulia picked up back to back successful raids to keep their side within touching distance of Patna.