Published 22:48 IST, September 30th 2019
PKL 2019: Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba match result, highlights
On Monday, September 30, 2019, U Mumba triumphed over Tamil Thalaivas in PKL 2019. Here are all the details of the nail-biting match that took place in PKL
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On Monday, September 30, U Mumba defeated Tamil Thalaivas 32-36 in PKL 2019. match was held at Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula (20:30 IST). U Mumba needed to win this match to take a step closer towards qualifying for playoffs. With this win, U Mumba moved up to fourth position on PKL points table, effectively kcking out Gujurat Fortunegiants and Patna Pirates out of race for playoffs.
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PKL: Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba match result
Throughout first half, U Mumba and Tamil Thalaivas were neck-to-neck, trying to establish an early lead. V. Ajith Kumar of Tamil Thalaivas and Abhishek Singh of U Mumba were star raiders of night as y both had Super 10s. However, U Mumba’s defence was lacking, relying solely on Singh and Athul MS to pick up raid points. With two minutes left for first half, U Mumba earned ir first raid point by tackling Raid Machine Rahul Chaudhari. first half ended with U Mumba leading by four points (15-11).
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Sandeep Narwal’s level-headedness dominated second half. His skill, coupled with strategy, led U Mumba to this victory. Even Sultan Fazel, who committed a few errors, was back in game in its later sts. With 12 minutes left to go in second half, Atrachali hauled Chaudhari off mat in what looked like a Herculean task. Singh has also slowly mastered running hand touch, scoring ten raid points. Ajith Kumar also picked up an impressive 16 raid points throughout game.
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Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba: Career milestones
- Abhishek Singh completed 100 touchpoints for PKL 2019.
- Athul MS completed 50 total and raid points this season.
- Rohit Baliyan completed 100 bonus points overall.
- V. Ajith Kumar goes over 100 total and raid points for this season.
- V. Ajith Kumar goes over 100 total and raid points overall.
21:03 IST, September 30th 2019