PKL: U Mumba thumps Dabang Delhi 39-23

Siddharth and Rohit Baliyan combined to score 17 raid points to lead U Mumba to a win.

Published : Nov 25, 2018 00:55 IST , Pune

Siddharth won 17 raid points for U Mumba.
Siddharth won 17 raid points for U Mumba.
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Siddharth won 17 raid points for U Mumba.

Siddharth Desai proved his worth yet again as U Mumba hammered Dabang Delhi 39-23 in a Pro Kabaddi Season 6 match here on Saturday.

Siddharth and Rohit Baliyan combined to score 17 raid points whereas Fazel Atrachali and Surender chipped in with 8 tackle points to lead U Mumba to a win.

Chandran Ranjit was the lone performer for Dabang Delhi as he ended up with seven raid points while Naveen Kumar scored four points.

Mumba is now back on the top of the table in Zone A with 62 points from 16 matches. Dabang Delhi is fourth in the table with 33 points from 12 matches.

U Mumba sent Meraj Sheykh to the bench in the second minute to lead 2-1. Naveen Kumar started off brightly for Dabang Delhi as he got couple of raid points. It was 3-3 after three minutes with both teams looking eager to snatch an early lead.

As it happened

U Mumba got ahead with a couple of raid and tackle points to lead 8-5 after 11 minutes. Siddharth Desai got into the act and hit a couple of successful raids which led to an all-out being inflicted on Dabang Delhi.

U Mumba led 14-6 after the all out and Dabang Delhi threatened to fall further behind. At the end of the first half, U Mumba led 15-8 and was looking on course to a comfortable win.

U Mumba started the second half with a bang, inflicting another all-out in the 24th minute to lead 23-9.

Dabang Delhi looked short of ideas with both of its raiders and defenders struggling. Chandran Ranjit got a raid point as Dabang Delhi hit double figures.

Delhi’s defence sent back Siddharth to the bench and scored its second tackle point to trail 11-24.

But with Siddharth looking in fine form and U Mumba’s defence working in tandem there was no comeback for Delhi.

U Mumba was in in cruise control mode for the last 10 minutes of the match and ran out a comfortable winner.

Bengaluru Bulls beats Tamil Thalaivas

Riding on Rohit Kumar's superb performance, Bengaluru Bulls beat Tamil Thalaivas 36-22 on Saturday.

Kumar scored 11 raid points and got able support from Pawan Sehrawat, who scored six points.

Ajay Thakur top-scored for Tamil Thalaivas with six points in what was an subdued performance by the team.

Bengaluru Bulls remains top of the table in Zone B whereas Tamil Thaliavas remains bottom of the table.

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