Puneri Paltan lost to Patna Pirates 26-38 in the 17th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for Patna Pirates was Sachin. He was ably supported by Sunil. Aslam Inamdar's efforts went in vain tonight.
Patna Pirates were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 17 to Puneri Paltan's 14. When it came to tackling Patna Pirates scored 13 points to Puneri Paltan's 11 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
The mainstay of the Patna Pirates was Sunil staying on the mat for 95% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Sachin (11 points), PP
Best Defender : Sunil (6 points), PP
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | PU 0 - 0 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar has done an empty raid. |
| Raid 18 | PU 7 - 6 PP | Aslam Inamdar (PU) | C Sajin has to leave as Aslam Inamdar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 21 | PU 8 - 6 PP | Sachin (PP) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Sachin Tanwar out of the mat. |
| Raid 24 | PU 9 - 7 PP | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Low risk move on getting a quick bonus by Mohit Goyat. |
| Raid 28 | PU 12 - 9 PP | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Sunil, C Sajin, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 34 | PU 12 - 11 PP | Pankaj Mohite (PU) | Raid sees Pankaj Mohite taken out by the Patna Pirates defense. |
| Raid 41 | PU 14 - 18 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar gets his man! He's been targeting Vishal Bharadwaj for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 45 | PU 15 - 21 PP | Sachin (PP) | This just isn't working for Vishal Bharadwaj, Sanket Savan. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Sachin Tanwar gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 51 | PU 17 - 22 PP | Monu Goyat (PP) | Monu Goyat goes out after Puneri Paltan executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 52 | PU 18 - 22 PP | Mohit Goyat (PU) | Mohit Goyat gets the better of Sachin Tanwar. |
| Raid 59 | PU 20 - 23 PP | Guman Singh (PP) | Puneri Paltan defense takes out Guman Singh out of the game. |
| Raid 60 | PU 20 - 24 PP | Shubham Shelke (PU) | Patna Pirates defense takes out Shubham Shelke out of the game. |
| Raid 65 | PU 20 - 26 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar locks horns with Aslam Inamdar, Vishal Bharadwaj, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 66 | PU 20 - 27 PP | Abhineesh Natarajan (PU) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Abhineesh Natarajan out of the mat. |
| Raid 67 | PU 20 - 28 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar eliminates Sanket Savan with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 68 | PU 21 - 31 PP | Sombir (PU) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Sombir out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 69 | PU 21 - 33 PP | Prashanth Kumar Rai (PP) | Prashanth K Rai muscles his way past Sombir, Sanket Savan and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 75 | PU 23 - 35 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Mohit Goyat, Vishal Bharadwaj, Abhineesh Natarajan. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 80 | PU 26 - 36 PP | Abhineesh Natarajan (PU) | This just isn't working for Neeraj, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Abhineesh Natarajan gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 81 | PU 26 - 37 PP | Sachin (PP) | Sachin Tanwar eliminates Vishal Bharadwaj with a Toe Touch. |
