Pro Kabaddi League 2015 - Anup Kumar & Shabeer Bapu star in U Mumba's win against Bengaluru Bulls

U Mumba was welcomed by the home crowd with a massive roar on day 2 of Pro Kabaddi League 2015. Both the star raiders, Anup Kumar and Ajay Tahkur were caught by successful tackles from the opponent’s defense. But it was the local lad Rishank Devadiga to the rescue earning 2 points from his raid. U Mumba seemed to take off with the match but Rajesh Mondal pulled it back for Bengaluru Bulls with a 3 point super raid. Shabeer Bapu was in form earning points from raids and tackles for his side. Anup Kumar who looked off-colour in the beginning went in for the raid and inflicted an all-out on the Bengaluru Bulls. U Mumba went into the break with a 7 point lead with the scores reading 19-12 in their favour.

The local boy Rishank Devadiga seemed to be in form churning out points in his raids. Jeeva Kumar was also making successful tackles in U Mumba’s defense. But the night belonged to the star performers from U Mumba, Anup Kumar and Shabeer Bapu. The 2^nd half was completely dominated by U Mumba who went on to win the game as the scores read 36-23 on the final whistle. Shimokawa came for the buzzer raid and showed some acrobatics but was tackled which led to the end of the match. Another enthralling game for me, as my favourite team won its 2^nd match in a row. I certainly hope that they make it a three-peat with another win against the Patna Pirates.