Ashish birwal

Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium: Patna Pirates clinched a thrilling tiebreaker (6-4) against Bengaluru Bulls after the two teams were in a 38-38 deadlock at the end of regulation time at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.

Ayan Lohchab led the way with a super 10, while Navdeep also contributed with four tackles. The key contribution in the tiebreaker came from Mandeep Kumar’s two-point raid. For the Bulls, Alireza’s ninth Super 10 went in vain despite them completing an eleven-point comeback in regulation time.

The two raiders – Ayan and Alireza – opened the scoring for their respective sides. Sanjay registered the first tackle of the night, and Ashish Birwal responded for the Pirates with both teams not giving away an inch. Sudhakar M and Akash Shinde also made their mark for their respective sides in what was an engaging start, which saw Bengaluru Bulls hold on to a 8-7 lead after the opening ten minutes.