The best pictures from the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi Final

The Season 3 of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) came to an end with a nail-biting final on Saturday that saw the Patna Pirates narrowly edging the PKL2 winners U Mumba 31-28. The final was replete with drama and some mesmerizing display by both the teams as they fought tooth and nail for the title.It was the Pirates who surged to a remarkable 19-11 lead by half-time before the Anup Kumar-led Mumbai franchise began its enthralling comeback. Mumbai managed to even the score at 28-28 as the match looked to be slipping away from the green-and-yellow brigade before the Pirates stamped their authority once again to emerge the champions.Here are some of the best moments of the final in pictures:

#1 A cat and mouse game ensued

In the game of cat-and-mouse chase, it was the expert U Mumba raider Rishank Devadiga who emerged the winner in the very early stages of the match. With his speed and agility, he instantly managed to evade the Patna defenders led by Sandeep Narwal that put the then defending champions in front and gave them hope of claiming their second title.

But soon that hope was obliterated and the course of the match completely changed as the Patna Pirates came out firing, delivering relentless blows on the team which had reached the final for three seasons in a row. Former Patna skipper Sandeep Narwal was right on target on Saturday as he grappled with authority. He is seen here tackling the U Mumba senior pro Rakesh Kumar and that led to the Season 2 winners being all out in the seventh minute.