The team of Dabang Delhi has won the title of 8th season of Pro Kabaddi League. Delhi's team has won the title for the first time by defeating the most successful team of the league and three-time champion Patna Pirates 37-36 in the title match. Dabang Delhi defeated Patna in a thrilling final on Friday on the back of a brilliant game from all-rounder Vijay (14 points) and raider Naveen Kumar (13 points).
For Patna, Sachin scored 10 and Guman Singh scored 9 points but the team had to bear the brunt of a strategic mistake in the last minutes. Patna's team ended all their substitutions in the 34th minute of the match, leaving their top three raiders Sachin, Guman and Prashant Kumar on the bench in the last 6 minutes. From the beginning of the match, both the teams were in a tight match and after the first three minutes both the teams were tied with 3-3 points but Patna took advantage of the weakness of Delhi's defence, all-out the team to 12-9.
The edge can also make its name. At the time of intermission, Patna's team had gone ahead by 17-15. The match also saw its ups and downs after the intermission. Patna continued to score points in the absence of top raiders in the last minutes but Naveen Kumar smashed Patna's dream of becoming champions for the fourth time by collecting the last points.
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