Pro Kabaddi League: U Mumba beat Bulls in PKL season 8 opener
Abhishek Singh was the star for U Mumba as they beat Bengaluru Bulls 46-30 within the Pro Kabaddi League season opener on Wednesday. The U Mumba raider clinched a Super 10 (19 factors) and was ably supported by the workforce’s defence in a press release victory by the season 2 champions.
Pawan Sehrawat had an off day for Bengaluru Bulls who missed a top quality third raider to help Chandran Ranjit and Pawan. There had been no spectators on the stadium because of the COVID-19 menace however that actually didn’t take the power away from the match.
The first raid of the season resulted in a profitable sort out on the “high-flyer” Pawan Sehrawat by Harendra Kumar. The first jiffy went on to be dominated by the workforce from Mumbai with Abhishek Singh choosing up essential raid factors.
Fazel Atrachali, captain of Mumbai within the left nook, had little or no to do, as his defenders Harendra and Ashish Sangwan ensured the Bulls raiders struggled to choose the factors. U Mumba pressured the sport’s first ALL OUT within the eighth minute and opened up a 6-point lead (11-5).
But the Bulls, season 6 champions, had been in no temper to let Mumbai open up a wholesome lead. Chandran Ranjit produced two Super Raids (3 or extra factors) for the Bulls to shut the hole however Bengaluru didn’t inflict an ALL OUT when Abhishek Singh revived his workforce with a 4-point Super Raid.
The raider additionally clinched a Super 10 (10 or extra factors) within the course of. At half time, U Mumba had a seven-point lead over Bulls (24-17).
The lack of do-or-die raids within the first half was testimony to the excessive tempo with which the match was being performed. The Bulls had only one sort out level within the half they usually introduced in Amit Sheoran.
But that might not cease U Mumba from inflicting one other ALL OUT within the second minute after restart. U Mumba’s Ajith Kumar and the pack of defenders ensured the Bulls by no means narrowed factors hole.
Just as Bulls sensed a comeback, U Mumba’s “Sultan” Fazel Atrachali produced a Super Tackle with 5 minutes left within the clock and Ajith Kumar adopted it up with a three-point Super Raid. U Mumba fetched one other ALL OUT with three minutes remaining to seal the match.
