Haryana Steelers go down 27-30 against Patna Pirates, campaign ends in PKL

  

BENGALURU, FEB 20

Haryana Steelers' campaign at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 came to an end after going down 27-30 against Patna Pirates on Saturday. Rising allrounder Ashish Narwal and defender Jaideep were the star performers for Haryana Steelers as they continued to put on a brave fight till the final whistle in the match. But Patna Pirates' defence managed to catch Vikash Kandola and Ashish Narwal in the final minute and turned the match in their favour.
Haryana Steelers got off to a slow start in the match as Patna Pirates picked up a 3-0 lead by the third minute. Vinay opened the scoring for Haryana Steelers picking a bonus point on his second raid of the match. In the 10th minute, Patna Pirates inflicted an All Out on Haryana Steelers to extend their lead to 12-4. But with three minutes left in the first half, Haryana Steelers inflicted an All out on Patna Pirates to reduce the gap to 13 -15. Meetu earned a bonus point as Haryana Steelers went into halftime trailing 14-17.
Vikash Kandola earned a raid point at the start of the second half. Three minutes later, the Haryana Steelers captain Vikash Kandola earned a tackle point to reduce the gap to 16-18. Ashish Narwal picked up a bonus point in the 26th minute, and moments later Surender Nada earned a tackle point as Haryana Steelers reduced the gap to just one point, trailing 20-21.
In the 32nd minute, Patna Pirates earned a two-point raid to increase their lead by four points to 26-22. With four minutes left in the match, Jaideep inflicted a Super Tackle to reduce the gap to 24-27. Moments later, Ashish Narwal earned two raid points, and the gap was again reduced to just one point. In the 39th minute, Surender Nada earned a tackle point to level the score at 27-27. But with just 40 seconds left, Patna Pirates inflicted a Super Tackle to get two points, and Haryana Steelers went down 27-30.

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Haryana Steelers go down 24-46 against Bengaluru Bulls

 

BENGALURU, FEB 17

Haryana Steelers went down 24-46 against Bengaluru Bulls in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 on Thursday. It was a solid effort from Haryana Steelers' defensive unit as Jaideep, Mohit and Surender Nada showed tremendous fighting spirit till the final whistle. But in the end, the deficit proved to be too wide for Haryana Steelers to cover and they were unable to pick up the win.

The combination of Mohit and Jaideep earned a tackle point in the 3rd minute to open the scoring for Haryana Steelers. Moments later, veteran defender Surender Nada earned two quick tackle points to decrease the gap to 3-5. In the 14th minute, Mohit earned a Super Tackle reducing the gap to 7-10 for Haryana Steelers.

In the 17th minute, Ashish Narwal earned a tremendous Super Raid to bridge the gap to 13-14. But Bengaluru Bulls inflicted an All Out in the final minute and first half ended with Haryana Steelers trailing 20-14.

Meetu started well for Haryana Steelers at the start of the second half, earning two quick raid points. Defensive errors from Haryana Steelers saw Bengaluru Bulls extending their lead to 24-16 by the 25th minute. In the 27th minute, Bengaluru Bulls inflicted another All Out on Haryana Steelers to extend their lead by 29-18.

Haryana Steelers' raiding department showcased grit and determination in the final ten minutes as they attempted to bridge the gap.

In the 30th minute, Ravi Kumar earned a tackle point to get a point back for Haryana Steelers. Moments later, Ashish Narwal earned another raid point. Surender Nada picked up a quick raid point in the 33rd minute bridging the gap to 23-33.

But in the final minute, Bengaluru Bulls inflicted another All out on Haryana Steelers and picked up a 46-24 win.

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