Haryana Steelers win maiden Pro Kabaddi League title, defeat Patna Pirates 32-23 | Sport-others News

The Haryana Steelers won their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title on Sunday after they defeated Patna Pirates in the final.
The Steelers won with a score line of 32-23 with Shivam Patare scoring 9 points, Mohammadreza Shadloui bagging 7 and Vinay adding 6 more to the cause. The champions were awarded Rs 3 crore while the Pirates, who are the runners-up, were awarded Rs 1.8 crore.
In the match, the Steelers picked up the first few points and the lead in the early exchanges with Patare and Shadloui dictating terms for the eventual champions.
The Steelers’ defence, led Jaideep and Rahul Sethpal made scoring extremely tough for the Patna Pirates but as the half progressed, Gurdeep and Sudhakar brought the Pirates back within touching dance of their opponents.
Devank and Ayan then levelled things up before Patare and Vinay put the Haryana Steelers in the box seat after which the Season 10 runners-up continued to build on further. At the half-time break, the Haryana Steelers led 15-12.
The second half started off slower than the first with the Pirates picking up the first points through Sudhakar.
However, Shadloui and Jaideep scored crucial points to keep the Steelers in the hunt for their first title and eventually, close to the half-hour mark, the Steelers had a three-point lead.

The Steelers started to turn the screws on their opponents and landed the first ALL OUT of the game. Shadloui was in his elements as the Haryana Steelers stormed into a 9-point lead. In the final minutes, the Steelers managed the game and the clock brilliantly and slammed the door shut on any hopes of a comeback for the Pirates.

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