Unbent by the pressure of a partisan home crowd, Patna Pirates defeated Telugu Titans 36-35 in a high-scoring game of vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Siddharth Desai's 15 points — on a day when he also reached 600 raid points in the league — was the highlight of the match for the Titans.

The game kicked off with Mohammadreza Chiyaneh tackling Siddharth Desai on the very first raid of the evening. The clash between the two man-mountains was the highlight of the match, and in the early stages it looked like Chiyaneh had Desai's number. But soon enough it proved to not be the case.

As the game rolled on, Desai caught Chiyaneh out on multiple occasions, and in the process ensured his team surged ahead in the early going. Against pre-game expectations, it was the Titans who inflicted the first All-Out of the evening as they took a 11-7 lead.

The Pirates rallied after that All-Out, and a combination of Sachin's raiding and stubborn defending helped them claw back and soon they inflicted an All-Out of their own, turning the tables to take a 16-14 lead. By now, the momentum had shifted and the Pirates went into the break leading 22-17.

The Pirates refused to let go of their stranglehold on the game as the second half kicked off, and yet the Titans refused to back down. The Desai-Chiyaneh face-off continued unabated, with the raider winning most of the battles. Despite a spate of strong defending by the Titans, the Pirates inflicted a second All-Out on them to take a 10-point lead.

Urged by their home fans, the Titans rallied together and clawed back the points to avoid going home with nothing. Desai's strong game continued and he completed his 15th point of the game with just a few minutes left. On the last raid of the evening, the Titans inflicted a second All-Out of their own, but in the end it proved too little too late as they lost by one point.

Top Performers

Telugu Titans

Best Raider - Siddharth Desai (15 Raid Points)

Best Defender - Vishal Bhardwaj (8 Tackle Points)

Patna Pirates

Best Raider - Sachin (14 Raid Points)

Best Defender - Monu (4 Tackle Points)

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