Video: Pro Kabaddi League Season 5: UP Yoddha's Rishank Devadiga scores highest raid points in a match in PKL history

The UP Yoddhas took a huge step towards securing qualification for the playoffs of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 5 in the last match of the Jaipur leg, against the Jaipur Pink Panthers at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur, on Thursday.

While the UP Yoddhas came off with a massive 53-32 victory over the Jaipur Pink Panthers, it was their captain for the night, Rishank Devadika, who outshone all others with his raiding, as he notched up 28 raid points in the match. With this, Devadiga etched his name in the history books, as scored the highest number of raid points in a single match, in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League.

As if that was not enough, the occasion was made all the more special for Rishank, as he was named captain of the UP Yoddhas for the very first time.

Rishank had started off in style, scoring a super raid, that earned the Yoddhas four points. Those were the side’s first points of the match, at a point where they were trailing Jaipur 0-1. You can watch the point here.

Rishank Devadiga started off with a Super Raid!

He got in yet another Super Raid on the 12th minute of the match, as he fought tooth and nail, while being held back by three Jaipur defenders. You can watch the point here.

Rishank Devadiga barely managed to get his fingers over the line, to earn this Super Raid.

He quite literally stole another three points off a Super Raid, where he first got in the bonus point, and then got a couple of hand touches. You can watch the point here.

Rishank Devadiga was alert enough to get a super raid with a bonus point, and two hand touches.

And there was yet another super raid by the UP Yoddha raider, one that he will probably remember for the rest of his life. You can watch the point here.

Rishank Devadiga created history by becoming the highest raid point scorer in a single match in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Here again, he was held back by four defenders, just inches from the half-line. However, just as they were about to pull him back, Rishank managed to get a hand over to the UP Yoddha’s side of the court, and got to his 28-point mark, and action that etched his name in the history books of the Pro Kabaddi League.

You can watch the full highlights of Rishank Devadiga's record 28-point haul, here.