Patna Pirates recorded a maiden
title triumph as they once again stamped their authority in the tournament with
a 31-28 victory over U Mumba in the final of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi. The third
season of the tournament ended on a high note and Patna Pirates continued on
their winning sequence.
Rohit Kumar of Patna Pirates was
awarded Best Raider and Mohit Chillar of U Mumba the Best Defender of the
match. Rishank Devadiga of U Mumba finished a dream season as the most successful
raider with 106 points. Earlier in the evening, Puneri Paltan beat Bengal
Warriors in the battle for the third place, raider Deepak Niwas Hooda top
scoring for the Puneri Paltan with 9 points.
The Final in the Capital, attended
by over 10,000 spectators was a fitting tribute to over a month of enthralling
action of Pro Kabaddi. With the players, franchises and audiences hungry for
more of the indigenous sport, the wait until June 2016 will be a long one. Led
ably by Manpreet Singh with Rohit Kumar and Sandeep Narwal at the forefront of
attack and defense, Patna Pirates dashed the hopes of defending champions and
three times finalist U Mumba in a pulsating final.
Patna Pirates had established a
19-11 lead at the break which in the final analysis set U Mumba back. A do-or-die
raid by substitute Deepak Narwal with the scores at 29-28 in favor of U Mumba
titled the scales for the last time in Patna Pirates favor. Anup Kumar, the U
Mumba Captain, still had the last opportunity to redeem the situation but his desperate
lunge to get D Suresh Kumar for a touch saw him go off the court and the Patna
Pirates captured the title and a cash award of Rupees 1 Crore.
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