5) Pardeep Narwal vs U Mumba
Defending champions Patna Pirates have 2 wins out of 2 matches and are placed fourth on the table with 10 points. They have been successful and have showed their dominance in all departments of the game so far. They defeated U Mumba 36-34, and half of those points for Patna came from their go-to man Pardeep Narwal, who was a class apart in the match with 18 raid points to his name.
The meticulous and quick thinking agile entered the opponent’s den 25 times for raids, and was successful 12 times. He had 5 unsuccessful raids and 8 empty raids in his attempts to score points for his team. He had a total of 18 touch points, and gave one of the most amazing performances of the season so far and was applauded by one and all after the match. He proved once again that he’s a very important weapon in Patna’s arsenal with his next level performance.