Pro Kabaddi League 2015 - Jasvir trolled by Scoreboard as Jaipur Pink Panthers draw with Telegu Titans, U Mumba make it 7 wins

The action shifted to Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad and the home side, Telegu Titans, started off the proceedings against defending champions, Jaipur Pink Panthers. Telegu Titans got off to a flyer thanks to a super raid of 3 points from Sukesh Hegde. In this raid, possibly the best of the match, Sukesh Hegde moved toward the half line while trying to retreat. His path was blocked though by Sonu Narwal and Ran Singh. Not letting anything stop him, he dived under the pair while at the same time managing to touch them both. Prashant Chavan came in for support with an ankle hold but it was a rather weak one as Sukesh Hegde go another touch and successfully crossed the half line for a fantastic raid. Rahul Chaudhari made another raid for 3 points to give his side a lead of 8 points as the score was 10-2 and Jaipur Pink Panthers were all-out under 7 minutes to register the fastest all-out of Pro Kabaddi League 2015. The first half ended at 20-12 in favour of Telegu Titans and Sukesh Hegde along with Rahul Chaudhari was in quite extravagant form. Jaipur Pink Panthers though made a strong comeback in the second half and were shown the way by Sonu Narwal as he registered 13 raid points on the night. Jaipur Pink Panthers registered an all-out themselves on the Telegu Titans to reduce their lead to just 2 points. As we entered the last quarter of the game, the game was poised for a superb finish. Having already seen a tie yesterday, were we going to see another one. Jaipur Pink Panthers showed exactly why they are the defending champions as they managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat. Telegu Titans started to crumble under the pressure and were all-out twice under 2 minutes. The final raid of the match was made by the 31-year old Jasvir Singh. He went in with the scores tied and looking for the win. But he just went in, crossed the baulk line for a legal raid and returned back much to the horror of his team-mates. Apparently he had assumed that Jaipur Pink Panthers were leading and just made a safe raid to assure his side the win but instead made a fool of himself. We had seen the second tie of Pro Kabaddi League 2015. Sonu Narwal stood out for the Jaipur Pink Panthers whereas Rahul Chaudhari and Sukesh Hegde were excellent for the home side. Jaipur Pink Panthers seem to be on the up and one can only hope that they atleast make the top four to secure a spot in the semi-finals. 

In the second match of the night, U Mumba looked to achieve seven out of seven wins in Pro Kabaddi League 2015. Although they have won every match, the toss hasn’t been so kind to them as they lost all. U Mumba got off to an early lead of 4 points after 10 minutes and none other than Anup Kumar led the way. A gritty Dabang Delhi defense along with good raiding by Kashiling Adake enforced an all-out on U Mumba as they led 15-11 at half-time. Dabang Delhi maintained a lead of 3 points for a good 9 minutes into the second half before they were pegged back by a 2 point Rishank Devadiga raid. Whenever U Mumba has been under pressure, Anup Kumar has stepped up and this time was no different as he managed to earn 3 points from a single raid in the 33^rd minute as U Mumba went back into the lead. They never relinquished this lead and went on to win the match 29-25 to make it seven wins on the trot. Anup Kumar earned 8 points for his side whereas last match’s hero, Bhupinder Singh, fired blanks. Jeeva Kumar and Vishal Mane also put on a good show together in defense. With this win, U Mumba have now beaten all the side in Pro Kabaddi League 2015 and are the team to beat.