PKL: UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants, Highlights: Pardeep Narwal gets his 1500th raid point as UP eke out narrow

Pardeep
Narwal
got
his
1500th
point
in
the
league
on
a
day
when
he
finished
with
9
points
to
help
the
Yoddhas
to
victory.

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A
slow
start
saw
the
UP
Yoddhas
take
five
consecutive
points
before
the
Giants
had
even
opened
their
account.
It
took
the
Giants
seven
points
to
register
their
first
point
of
the
game
and
when
they
did,
the
Yoddhas,
led
by
Pardeep
Narwal
hit
them
with
a
series
of
touch
points
to
leave
them
on
the
verge
of
an
all
out.

Narwal
cleaned
up
the
remaining
two
Giants
defenders
to
inflict
the
first
ALL
OUT
of
the
game
and
helped
the
UP
side
take
a
13-2
lead.
That
raid
also
saw
him
extend
his
all
time
numbers,
as
he
registered
his
1500th
point
in
the
league.

Despite
a
brief
Giants
fightback,
the
Yoddhas
stayed
in
complete
control,
their
raiders
perfectly
complemented
by
a
smart
defence.
The
UP
team
went
into
the
break
leading
20-10.

Stung
by
their
first
half
capitulation,
the
Giants
sprinted
out
of
the
gates
in
the
second
half
and
had,
within
the
first
five
minutes,
cut
the
lead
by
half.
They
inflicted
an
ALL
OUT
of
their
own
to
reduce
the
lead
to
one
point.
Thereafter,
both
teams
started
trading
blows
on
almost
every
raid.

The
Giants
kept
the
pressure
on
the
Yoddhas
and
ensured
that
they
never
got
too
safe.
In
the
last
two
minutes,
the
difference
between
the
two
teams
never
extended
two
points,
and
with
the
last
raid,
the
Giants
needed
success
to
get
something
from
the
game.
However,
a
SUPER
TACKLE
by
the
Yoddhas
on
Dhaiya
closed
the
doors
on
Giants’ hopes
in
the
end.

Award
Winners:

UP
Yoddhas
vs
Gujarat
Giants

vivo
Perfect
Player
of
the
Match
–
Pardeep
Narwal
(UP
Yoddhas)

Dream
11
Gamechanger
of
the
Match
–
Rohit
Tomar
(UP
Yoddhas)

Moment
of
the
Match
–
Pardeep
Narwal
(UP
Yoddhas)

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