Overview
- In Eliminator 2 at Delhi’s Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Patna beat Bengaluru Bulls 46–37 behind Ayan Lohchab’s 19 points and sustained defensive pressure.
- The Pirates inflicted multiple All Outs and balanced raids with tackles as Ayan completed a Super 10 to keep control of the match.
- The victory sets up Eliminator 3 against Telugu Titans, continuing Patna’s knockout run.
- Patna advanced from Eliminator 1 with a 48–32 rout of Jaipur, powered by Ayan’s fifth 20-plus game and Navdeep’s High Five as repeated All Outs built a big halftime lead.
- The surge was set in motion in Play-in 2 with a 40–31 win over U Mumba led by Ayan’s 14 and a defence anchored by Navdeep and Ankit, after Jaipur had earlier ousted defending champions Haryana 30–27.