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The third eliminator of the playoffs as part of the Pro Kabaddi League 2018 played host to some scintillating action as the UP Yoddha registered a commanding 45-33 win over Dabang Delhi K.C at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Kochi, Kerala.
The UP Yoddha carried on their form from their win against U Mumba as led by Prashant Kumar Rai's super raid in only the second minute, the Yoddha built on as Delhi fell to their first all-out as early as in the fourth minute.
Dabang Delhi did manage to pull things back for a short while before the Yoddha swung back to roaring form and with the raiders wreaking havoc, Delhi fell to their second all-out of the opening half as the Yoddha ended the first half with a commanding 27-13 lead.
Dabang Delhi was gifted a couple of early points in the second half as they inflicted a much-needed all-out on the Yoddha but were left licking their wounds soon enough as Prashanth Rai produced a moment of magic with a massive five-point super raid that knocked the winds out of Delhi's sails.
In the end, Delhi's lackluster defending spelled doom for them as the Yoddha raiders made merry on the day which sealed the Yoddha's spot in the second qualifier, while Dabang Delhi's excitement of a debut in the playoffs stages came to a premature end.
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Joginder Narwal - 3/10
The Dabang Delhi skipper had a woeful outing on the left corner as his inefficiency gifted easy points to the UP skipper Rishank Devadiga and Narwal himself finished with just the one point from the game.
Naveen Kumar - 7.5/10
Young Naveen Kumar was the lone bright spark in Delhi's dismal show as the youngster notched up yet another 'Super-10' and kept the scoreboard ticking with some vital points.
Chandran Ranjit - 6.5/10
Ranjit played second fiddle to Naveen Kumar but his hastiness proved to bring about his downfall as he fell prey to Nitesh Kumar's ankle holds and picked up just seven raid points in all.
Ravinder Pahal - 6/10
The veteran right corner defender was unlike his usual self as he failed to produce the goods and finished with just two tackle points on the night.
Vishal - 5/10
The young cover defender picked up one tackle point from two tackles with a confident dash in the game but could not add to the score as his inefficiency also had a massive impact on the game.
Meraj Sheykh - 3/10
The Iranian all-rounder seemed to have carried on his injury from the previous game as he could not open his scoring and was brought down on a few raids by the steely UP defense.
Vishal Mane - 3/10
Mane was in poor touch all throughout the game as he was also subbed off during the first half but was brought back on in the second half where he failed to pick up a single point.
SUBSTITUTES
Pawan Kadian - 7/10
Pawan Kadian looked confident in the second half as he came on as a substitute and picked up five touch points from 12 raids, keeping the UP defenders on their toes all throughout.
Satpal - 3/10
Satpal's only tackle came on Rishank Devadiga in which the former took a knock to the knee that forced him on to the benches.
Viraj Vishnu Landge - 3/10
The youngster came on late in the second half and had no major contribution as his only one tackle was a failed dash on Prashanth Rai.
U.P. Yoddha
Rishank Devadiga - 7.5/10
The UP skipper was in good form and lured tackles from his opposite number Joginder Narwal and in the process notched up eight raid points that swelled UP Yoddha's lead in the game.
Prashanth Kumar Rai - 9/10
The lanky raider was at his usual best and opened his account with a three-point super raid and added two more points to top the charts in the opening half. In the second half, Rai produced a gigantic five-point super raid as he closed the game with 13 points to his credit.
Shrikant Jadhav - 7/10
Shrikant Jadhav was thrown to the wolves during the Do or Die scenario and the pacy raider did well to stay on the mat and was brought down on just the one occasion.
Jeeva Kumar - 7/10
The veteran cover defender picked up from where he left off the last match as he floated around in the defensive unit and amassed three points to his credit, apart from putting in strong dashes to complement tackles made by his teammates.
Nitesh Kumar - 7/10
The league's best defender this season was in fine nick yet again as he often had the number of Chandran Ranjit and finished with three tackle points from the game.
Sachin Kumar - 5.5/10
The left corner defender was not in the best of form but his pursuit on Meraj Sheykh stood out as a top moment in the game from which he picked up one raid point and one tackle point.
Narender - 4/10
The cover defender was caught off-guard on quite a few occasions and picked up just a solitary point from five tackle attempts all throughout the game.
SUBSTITUTES
Amit - 6.5/10
Amit came on as a substitute and struck on his very first tackle with a timely super tackle to pick up two points.
Aashish Nagar - 4/10
Nagar came off the benches late in the second half and was involved in an unsuccessful dash in the final minutes of the game.
Sagar Krishna - 3/10
The left corner was subbed on in the final few minutes as he slotted into the left corner position but made a few hasty dashes to give away easy points to the Delhi raiders.
