U Mumba Vs. UP Yoddhas
After 3 days of relentless action-packed Kabaddi matches, U Mumba squared off with UP Yoddhas for the first match of day 4 of the Pro Kabaddi League season 9.
U Mumba picked up their first victory of season 9 as they defeated the Yoddhas by a margin of 7 points. The boys from UP were looking to register their second win on the trot but failed to maintain a 100% win record.
Yoddhas captain and PKL’s most successful raider Pardeep Narwal will be disappointed with his performance as he could only pick 5 points with 3 touch and 2 bonus points to his name. Experienced Raider Surender Gill looked dull too as he managed to win only 4 raid points.
Jai Bhagwan looked like the best player on the mat for U Mumba as he was able to steal 6 points including 3 touch points, 2 bonus points and 1 tackle point. His teammate Guman singh aided to his team’ victory by picking 5 points. Mumba captain and defender Surinder Singh was shown a green card but he contributed for his side by trapping 4 tackle points. The final score line at the end of 40 minutes was 30-23.
Dabbang Delhi K.C Vs. Gujarat Giants
Defending champions Dabbang Delhi K.C kept their winning streak intact as they lopsided Gujarat giants by a huge margin of 20 points. Delhi captain Naveen Kumar, also known as “Naveen Express” continued his red hot form as his side maintained a raid strike rate of 65.12%.
The boys from the capital had a raid success rate of 55.81% and handed a one-sided defeat to their opposition. Naveen Kumar alone picked up a total of 15 raid points which includes 12 touch points and 3 points.
Gujarat Giants on the other hand are yet to win a match this season and they will hope to make a comeback in their next match. Giants’ raider Rakesh looked like the only bright prospect in the team as he bagged 15 raid points as well but for a losing cause. Other than him All-rounder Parteek Dahiya contributed with 5 raid points whereas raider Mahendra Rajput managed to notch only 7 raid points.
Dabbang Delhi K.C will be happy to see all of their players being on the same page and perform like a team. Right cover Ravi Kumar secured 2 tackle points, Left cover Vishal helped him by picking 3 tackle points and Defender Krishan tackled 7 Giants raiders and helped Delhi pick up a dominating victory.
Delhi raiders Manjeet and Ashu Malik picked up a combined 15 raid points and supported Naveen throughout the match in the Raiding department. The final score line at the end of 40 minutes was 53-23.
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