Pro Kabaddi | Puneri Paltan register high-scoring win against U Mumba

The Derby was a cagey affair in the opening minutes with neither team allowing the other to build a significant lead. U Mumba then picked up steam and scored three unanswered points but was quickly pegged by a Nitin Tomar Super Raid. Bhardwaj added another point to his team’s total with a tremendous tackle on Jashandeep Singh, leaving U Mumba with just two players on the mat.

Mohit Goyat got a touchpoint on Rinku, and in the subsequent raid, Abinesh Nadarajan Dashed Rahul Sethpal off the mat to inflict the game’s first All Out to give the Paltan a 14-8 lead. Three more tackle points from the Paltan’s defense helped their team finish the half strongly as they went into the break leading 18-10.

Aslam Inamdar gave the Paltan the perfect start to the second half with a two-point raid. Another touchpoint for the Paltan left U Mumba with just a solitary man, and in the subsequent raid, their defense made no mistake in pinning the final man down to inflict a second All-Out on U Mumba to push their team’s lead up to 14.

U Mumba responded to the All Out with a couple of unanswered points, but errors from Rahul and Abhishek Singh helped the Paltan regain their significant advantage. Two more unanswered points from the Paltan left U Mumba with only Iranian duo Mohsen Maghsoudlou and Fazel Atrachali on the mat.

The Puneri defense tackled the all-rounder to reduce U Mumba to just Atrachali on the mat. The Left Corner surrendered a touchpoint without any resistance, which saw the Paltan take a 20-point lead. U Mumba simply couldn’t stop the Paltan freight train and soon found themselves down to three players again. Harender Super Tackled Mohit, and then Ashish Sangwan picked up a touchpoint to help U Mumba avoid another All Out.

Atrachali’s first tackle point of the night, followed by a two-point raid by Abhishek, reduced Puneri Paltan to just three men on the mat. U Mumba’s ace raider then went in again hunting for more touchpoints but was instead Super Tackled by Nitin Tomar, who completed his High 5. Mohit then added a touchpoint to his team’s total in the final raid to ensure a fitting end to a fantastic game for the Paltan.