PKL 11: U Mumba thrash Dabang Delhi to register third win of Pro Kabaddi 2024
U Mumba moved up to fifth place in the PKL 11 following the win.
U Mumba picked up their third win in Pro Kabaddi League 11 (PKL 11), overcoming a hard-fought battle against Dabang Delhi K.C. The Season 2 champions came out on top with a scoreline of 32-26 at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Manjeet and Rohit Raghav starred for U Mumba to help their team over the line.
It was a fast start from Manjeet and Ashu Malik, with both raiders getting 4 of the first 6 points for U Mumba and Dabang Delhi K.C. respectively. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh soon joined the party for U Mumba, giving them a two point lead with a couple of sharp raids halfway through the first half of the PKL 11 game.
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The defenders soon took charge though, exchanging blows to make sure they don’t give away any easy points. Yogesh stood tall for Dabang Delhi K.C. with 4 points in the first half, while Sunil Kumar and Sombir did the defensive work for U Mumba. The latter gave U Mumba the lead in the last play of the first half of the PKL 11, with a strong tackle to close out a closely contested half at 14-13.
U Mumba came flying off the blocks in the second half as Manjeet scored a two-point raid. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh followed that up by inflicting an ALL OUT to give U-Mumba a 6-point lead.
Dabang Delhi K.C. managed a response of their own with their captain leading from the front. Ashu Malik scored a couple of points to reduce the deficit for his side as they looked to fight back in the PKL 11 game.
Rohit Raghav emerged as the hero for U Mumba towards the end with crucial exchanges in the second half . The Season 2 champions managed to slow things down in the final stages of the game, protecting a 6-point lead with under four minutes to go.
Dabang Delhi K.C. weren’t going to go down without a fight though. Yogesh completed his Super 5, while Ashu Malik completed his Super 10 to cut the gap down to 3 points with under two minutes to go. With the tension palpable, Manjeet came in clutch for U Mumba in the end, tackling Ashu Malik and following it up with a raid, while Amirmohammad Zafardanesh closed the door on any possibility of a comeback for the Season 8 champions.
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