U Mumba were on a high with 2
consecutive wins in Pro Kabaddi League 2015 and were looking to keep the
momentum going with a win against Rakesh Kumar’s Patna Pirates. With the
captain and vice-captain of the Indian national team, respectively – Rakesh
Kumar and Anup Kumar leading their sides into the match, this one was to be a
stunner for sure.
Anup Kumar started raiding for the
home team and returned back with 2 points. But Sandeep Narwal leveled the score
with a 2 point raid of his own for Patna Pirates. U Mumba defense was also in
tandem with their raiders and Jeeva Kumar along with Vishal Mane were plucking
out the opponents raiders for fun. Rishank Devadiga supported his captain well
earning 2 raid points leaving behind a solitary player for Patna Pirates. But,
a genius move on their part to substitute that player with 19 year old raider Deepak
Narwal who immediately revived 2 of his team-mates with his next raid.
Rakesh Kumar looked like a shadow
of his old self with 0 raid points in the first half and it was the same in the
2nd half. Anup Kumar, although having a few empty raids, did most of
the raiding and slowed the game’s tempo to keep the lead with his side. The
final score read 25-20 in favour of U Mumba who made it 3 wins on the trot and
will look to do the same against local rivals Puneri Paltan tonight.
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