Pro Kabaddi: U Mumba edge Bengaluru Bulls in thrilling encounter
Keeping their cool in a thrilling encounter where they trailed their opponents for almost 38 minutes of the match U Mumba turned the tables on their inexperienced rivals from Bengaluru to score a heart-stopping 29-28 win at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Wednesday night.
The champions were severely handicapped by the absence of Anup Kumar and the trio of Mohit Chhillar, Surender Nada and Vishal Mane, the core of their defence. This win will do wonders to their morale for the sterner tests ahead.
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In hindsight the strategy of Bengaluru Bulls coach Randhir Singh to utilize his skipper Surjeet Singh as a tool to run down the clock with empty raids backfired. Both will definitely rue the fact that those 20 empty raids hit them in the end. Fortune favours the brave and U Mumba waited for the opportune moment to carve out a victory in the most adverse situation.
U Mumba was down and out in the first half and their staunchest of followers wouldn’t have backed their team to bring about such a turnaround. At 4-10 after the first all out in the 9th minute and 9-20 after the second in the 18th
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Preetam Chhillar authored the all-out by touching Rakesh and Fazel
After the disappointment of the first half, U Mumba came out determined but kept on leaking points to be down at 20-27 when the final five minutes were called. The tide turned with Rakesh getting hold of raiders Pawan Kumar and Vinoth Kumar in successive raids. Yet at 27-22 the losers were well-placed.
Once panic set in Rakesh Kumar the wily old fox who had seen many a close battle sensed the opportunity and the rest his now history.
U Mumba with this third win in five matches has 15 points and is fourth in the table. Bengaluru with this their fourth loss in six games remain in sixth place.
Report Courtesy: PKL Media
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