PKL 11: Sunil Kumar creates history as U Mumba beat Pardeep Narwal's Bengaluru Bulls

Sunil Kumar equalled Fazel Atrachali’s record of 73 wins with the win over Bengaluru Bulls in PKL 11.

U Mumba got over the line in a close contest in Pro Kabaddi 2024 (PKL 11) against Bengaluru Bulls, clinching a thrilling win with a scoreline of 34-32 in Match 76 at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Monday.

Manjeet and Ajit Chouhan combined for 15 raid points to help U Mumba jump to second place on the PKL 11 points table. Meanwhile, U Mumba captain Sunil Kumar completed a significant milestone, equalling the record for the most wins as captain in Pro Kabaddi League history with 73 wins.

U Mumba got off the blocks quickly with Manjeet and Ajit Chouhan scoring raid points, while Sombir tackled Pardeep Narwal. With their main raider off the mat, Bengaluru Bulls found themselves with a four-point deficit in the early exchanges of this PKL 11 contest. U Mumba couldn’t quite make that count as they would have liked, though.

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With Pardeep Narwal returning to the mat, the Bengaluru Bulls came back strongly to close the gap down to two points. The tempo of the game slowed down reasonably after the first 10 minutes, as the two sides resorted to the Do-or-Die Raid strategy. U Mumba executed the strategy wonderfully, with their defence on top, once again extending their lead to five points in this PKL 11 showdown.

Ajit Chouhan delivered a killer blow to the Bengaluru Bulls, scoring a two-point raid and inflicting an ALL OUT to extend U Mumba’s lead into double digits. A dominant performance, most notably from Ajit Chouhan and Rinku, helped the PKL 11 champions hold onto their lead going into half-time, with the scoreline at 18-10.

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Sombir got the first tackle of the second half, eliminating Pardeep Narwal and piling the misery on Bengaluru Bulls. Manjeet followed that up with a two-point raid for U Mumba, keeping them well and truly in control in the second half of this PKL 11 battle. Defensive efforts from Arulnanthababu and Naveen kept the scoreboard ticking for the Bengaluru Bulls, but it wasn’t significant enough to help them close the gap.

Rohit Raghav bagged a two-point raid for U Mumba on a Do-or-Die Raid and then went on to tackle Pardeep Narwal on a Do-or-Die Raid of his own. Despite Arulnanthababu completing his Hi-5, it seemed like U Mumba would be running away with this PKL 11 contest. However, there was still life in the game as Bengaluru Bulls managed to close the gap to five points.

With a little over five minutes to go, Bengaluru Bulls were right back in the contest courtesy of a two-point raid by Pardeep Narwal, inflicting an ALL OUT on U Mumba. With only one point separating the two sides, the tension was palpable, and it became a back-and-forth PKL 11 contest as the game came down to the wire.

The two teams were back on level terms with under four minutes to go in the contest. Bengaluru Bulls soon got their first lead of the night as Sushil carried on his impressive raiding run on a Do-or-Die Raid, and Nitin Rawal tackled Rohit Raghav. With the game turned on its head, it was an advantage for Bengaluru Bulls with under a minute to go in this PKL 11 thriller.

However, there was still enough time for a twist in the tale. Manjeet executed a Super Tackle on Sushil, who was on a Do-or-Die Raid, putting U Mumba ahead by one point. Manjeet once again came in clutch on a Do-or-Die Raid of his own, putting some daylight between the two sides. He went on to get the job done for U Mumba with a successful final raid to help his side clinch a 34-32 win in this nail-biting PKL 11 encounter.

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