Vishakhapatnam : Patna Pirates stunned former champions Jaipur Pink Panthers 29-28 with a decisive last raid in their very first appearance in the Season 3 of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League here on Monday.
It was debutant Sunil’s day as he blocked Jaipur’s best player of the day, Jasvir who with his marathon raids had garnered a whopping 11 points. At the halfway stage the winners had a 14-12 advantage after trailing 5-8 at one stage.
In the overall context it was a fine outing for the winners. Though their new captain, Manpreet Singh, a former Asian Games gold medalist failed to make an impact, the other three acquisitions, Rohit Kumar, Sunil Jaglan and Pradeep Narwal displayed good form to help their team win.
The winners were slow off the blocks. Jaipur on the other hand lost Sonu Narwal early and the whole burden of the attack was shouldered by Jasvir after his flop show against Mumbai for most part of the match.
