U Mumba sinks Bengal Warriors’ ship!
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Season 3 Finalists U Mumba put the brakes on Bengal Warriors in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 4 with a convincing 26-18 win aided by fine performances from all-rounder Rishank Devadiga and defender Surjeet.
U Mumba extended their lead at the top with a 8 point win over Bengal Warriors. Monu Goyat’s 3 points went in vain as Rishank and Surjeet with 5 and 4 points respectively stole the show at the Gachibowli stadium,Hyderabad.
Till the 3rd minute, both the teams exchanged blows and the scorecard read U Mumba 2-2 Bengal Warriors.
Ravi Dalal got the crowd on its feet with a brilliant raid that saw the Bengal Warriors earn 2 points to make the scores 2-5.
The match was won and lost in the first half as Bengal Warriors trailed by a 9-14 margin after facing an all-out. The first came in the 12th minute as Rishank Devadiga pulled off a three-point super raid. He kept scoring and so did Captain Anup. Only Girish and Monu showed some semblance of a fight. He scored three points but was caught as many times too.
Suresu Kumar was involved in the first major action of the second half as he returned to his half with 2 points after a successful raid and extended the lead to 5 points.
Girish then came up with two good frontal blocks and a double thigh hold to get rid of Rakesh Kumar and the Bengal Warriors’ star raider Monu Goyat to make it 22-15 with the last five minutes call given by the referee. The losers had to come with a superlative effort but that wasn’t to be. The U Mumba had the last laugh. The losers in the bargain lost an opportunity to grab one point for not losing the tie by less than a seven point margin.
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Quarter Time View
We have divided 40 minutes of play time into 4 to look at which quarter belonged to whom.
| Time (min) | 0-10 | 10-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal Warriors | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 |
| U Mumba | 12 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 26 |
Point tracker
Players Who Spent Time On And Away From The Field
| Time (min) | Bengal Warriors | U Mumba |
|---|---|---|
| Best Field Time | Nilesh Shinde | Rakesh Kumar |
| Worst Field Time | Ravi Dalal | Suresu Kumar |
Raid Strategies
Tackle Strategies
Most Valuable Players Of The Match
| Awards | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Raider of the Match | Rishank Devadiga | U Mumba |
| Inspiring Defender of the Match | Rakesh Kumar | U Mumba |
| Marathon Man on the Mat | Rakesh Kumar | U Mumba |
| Moment of the Match | Rishank Devadiga | U Mumba |
*Raider of the Match=Player who scored the maximum raid points,
Inspiring Defender of the Match= Player who scored the maximum tackle points,
Marathon Man on the Mat= Player who has spent the maximum time on the mat.
Bengal Warriors Raid Analysis
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