PKL 9: Puneri Paltan beat U Mumba in a thrilling match to win their first win of the season

Bangalore. Puneri Paltan registered their first win in the 9th season of Pro Kabaddi League by defeating U Mumba 30-28 at Srikatirva Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat combined for 14 points, while skipper Fazal Atrachali also chipped in with 4 points as the Pune side won a thrilling contest. In another match, UP Yoddha defeated Bengaluru Bulls. In this match, UP’s star raider Pradeep Narwal appeared in the old style and won the team.

In the 22nd match of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2022, Puneri Paltan has won its first win of this season by defeating U Mumba. The Pune team had taken a strong lead of 27-20 at one stage, but Jai Bhagwan and Guman Singh brought U Mumba back in the last minute but could not save their team from defeat. Till the end, both the teams showed a great fight. U Mumba got their first defeat after two consecutive wins.

strong start to the first half
The first half started strongly, with both the teams scoring points consistently in the first 10 minutes. There was only one point difference till half time. Puneri Paltan took a one point lead in the match. The good thing for Puneri was that two of Iran’s star players in his team, Fazal Atrachali and Mohammad Nabibakhsh, showed excellent form and both scored 3-3 tackle points. Mumba captain Surender Singh flopped badly in the first half.

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Defense gave victory to Puneri Paltan
In the second half, Puneri started making a strong hold from the beginning. Puneri sent Mumba close to all out in the 10th minute. Iranian debutant Haiderali Ekrami saved his team from being all out by taking bonus and touch points. A few minutes later Mumba was all out and Puneri got a 4 point lead. After this, Puneri strengthened his hold in the match and did not give Mumba a chance to return.

UP defeated Bengaluru Bulls due to the strong game of Pradeep Narwal. (Photo- PKL Twitter page)

UP Yoddha raider Pradeep Narwal wreaks havoc on Bengaluru
In the 23rd match of Pro Kabaddi League, UP Yoddha defeated Bengaluru Bulls by a margin of 44-37. UP has won after two consecutive defeats, which is their second win of this season. At the same time, Bengaluru, playing from UP after winning two consecutive matches, got its first defeat of the season. UP’s star and the most successful raider of the league, Pradeep Narwal, showing the old style, hit a brilliant Super 10. The match started very slowly in the first half, in which both the teams scored almost equal points. After this, Vikas Kandola was self-out and UP took advantage of this and took an edge in the match by giving all out to Bengaluru.

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When the Bengaluru team again came on the mat, this time Pradeep Narwal wreaked havoc on them. Pradeep got Bangalore all out for the second time by dismissing four defenders in a single raid. Pradeep scored nine raid points in the first half and his teammate Surender Gill also took seven raid points. Bharat fought for Bengaluru alone by taking five points. In the first half, UP took a lead of 14 points.

Bengaluru got a point despite the defeat
In the second half as well, UP’s rampage continued and within six minutes they all out Bengaluru for the third time. Meanwhile, Pradeep and Surender had also completed their respective Super 10. Bharat was single-handedly fighting for Bengaluru. Bengaluru reduced UP’s lead to less than 15 points by all-out UP in the 18th minute. Vikas Kandola, who could not even open the account in the first half, performed well in the second half and reduced the margin of his team’s defeat by completing his Super 10.

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