With the win, the Pirates extended their unbeaten streak to six. Sachin (8 points), Rohit Gulia (9 points) and all-rounder Mohammadreza ShadlouiChiyaneh (5 points) were the star performers in their victory.
The Pirates played a neck-and-neck contest for the most part of the match against U Mumba, but the Patna head coach Ravi Shetty was confident his team would be on the right side of the result.
UP Yoddhas currently stand ninth in the league standings with 18 points to their kitty while Patna Pirates are placed 10th with 13 points from 7 matches. UP Yoddhas and Patna Pirates have faced each other 11 times so far with UP Yodhas edging past Patna Pirates on 4 occasions while one game
Going into the last minute of the match, the Pirates held a lead, while the Bulls inflicted an All-Out and tackled Rohit Gulia to ensure the match ended in a 31-31 tie.
The Tamil Thalaivas were trailing for the most part of the match, but an inspiring performance from raider Himanshu Singh helped them record a come-from-behind 33-32 victory against Patna Pirates
Maninder Singh and Shrikant Jadhav, who scored 12 & 9 points respectively in the match, led the charge for the Bengal raiders and they received ample support from the defenders as well