U Mumba secure an impressive win after fending off late challenge from Tamil Thalaivas

U Mumba suffered a late scare but eventually prevailed over Tamil Thalaivas as they secured a 35-32 victory at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Thursday. It was Manjeet who led the raiding department, scoring 10 points, including eight raid points for his team alongside Ajit Chouhan’s eight raid points

The first half of the clash saw a dominant performance from U Mumba. In the 6th minute, U Mumba executed a successful All-Out, taking out all of the Tamil Thalaivas players on the mat. This gave the Sunil Kumar-led team a significant advantage early in the game as their aggressive and effective play allowed them to take control of the match in the opening period.

U Mumba continued to apply pressure throughout the half. In the 18th minute, U Mumba's Ajit Chouhan pulled off a Super Raid, taking out two Tamil Thalaivas defenders. This allowed U Mumba to further extend their lead. By the end of the first half, the score stood at 23-12 in favour of U Mumba.

The second half saw U Mumba maintain their lead and control of the match, extending it to 10 points with five minutes remaining in the game. It took Sachin 24 minutes in the match to score his first point of the match, taking out U Mumba's Amirmohammad Zafardanesh.

Ajit Chouhan and Manjeet worked in tandem to continue U Mumba’s dominance in the second half. Tamil Thalaivas did not have an answer for any of U Mumba’s moves as they were outclassed in every aspect of the game.

Tamil Thalaivas’ two premier raiders – Narender Kandola and Sachin – were not in their usual form as they failed to earn any points throughout the match. With the match coming to an end, Tamil Thalaivas’ Moein Shafaghi turned into a raider and earned a Super Raid to get Sunil Kumar, Sombir and Manjeet out and inflict an All-Out on U Mumba. But it was a little too late in the match as U Mumba went on to secure a close three-point win.

Top Performers

Tamil Thalaivas

Best Raider - Moein Shafaghi (9 raid points)

Best Defender - Nitesh Kumar (6 tackle points)

U Mumba

Best Raider - Manjeet (8 raid points)

Best Defender - Rinku (3 tackle points)

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