5 best matches from Star Sports Pro Kabaddi season 4
Star Sports Pro Kabaddi (PKL) Season 4 was the most closely contested edition in the tournament’s history, largely due to the auction that took place ahead of the season. The gap between the team that finished at the top of the league and the bottom placed team was the least among all the 4 seasons.
In the recently concluded edition, we saw that any team could beat the other on any given day as exemplified by Puneri Paltan’s first ever win over derby rivals U Mumba in Mumbai. Due to the added competitiveness of the league, there were plenty of matches that had the audience on the edge of their seats.
Let’s take a look at 5 of the best matches that took place in the fourth edition of PKL:
#5 U Mumba 34-36 Patna Pirates: Match 9
The season 3 champions squared off against the season 2 champions at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. As a new look, but depleted U Mumba side took to the mat, Patna Pirates fancied their chances as they had ammunition, that was unparalleled.
It turned out to be a match between two stellar raiders – Rishank Devadiga and Pardeep Narwal. The latter capped a stupendous performance scoring a massive 18 raid points- exactly 50% of Patna’s points. Rishank, on the other hand, managed an impressive 11 points but even a super 10 wasn’t enough to stop the Patna juggernaut. At the back, Bajirao Hodage was chipped in with 4 tackle points as the men in green eventually came out on top with a 36-34 victory.