UPY vs MUM Highlights: In-form UP Yoddhas continued their winning run as they defeated U Mumba 38-28 in Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 on Friday, 2nd December 2022. The inimitable Pardeep Narwal was on fire as he scored 13 raid points in the match to help the Yoddhas clinch the victory. The match was played at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad – Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
UPY vs MUM Highlights: UP Yoddhas clinch big victory against U Mumba in Pro Kabaddi League Season: Watch Highlights
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After a slow couple of minutes to start with, it was U Mumba who were out of the blocks quickest with Guman Singh’s raids getting things going. Pardeep Narwal and the UP Yoddhas followed suit soon enough as the crowd made their presence felt from the get go. Giving Pardeep a hand was Rohit Tomar and Sandeep Narwal, as UP Yoddhas pulled level on the 9-minute mark in the game.
As the first half progressed, both sides continued to trade blows and points regularly, before the UP Yoddhas’ Pardeep landed a Super Raid, helping his side get their noses out in front. Nitesh Kumar led the next tackle, making it an ALL OUT as the UP Yoddhas stretched their lead. Soon enough, the momentum was with Pardeep and co, as the players went into a breather with the UP Yoddhas leading 19-14.
Guman had Surinder Singh and Heidarali Ekrami giving him solid support, chipping away at UP Yoddhas’ lead early in the second half, even as Pardeep inched closer to another Super 10. With just over ten minutes to go, U Mumba’s determination meant the contest was on a knife edge, as the scores read 22-20 in UP Yoddhas’ favour.
The U Mumba side were putting pressure on their opponents, before a superb tackle by Sumit on Guman helped UP Yoddhas get some breathing space. Time wasn’t on U Mumba’s side, who had their task cut out in the final minutes, especially with Pardeep clinching a few crucial raid points. With 4 minutes to go, the UP Yoddhas had a 10-point lead.
U Mumba threw the kitchen sink at UP Yoddhas in the final moments, but Pardeep and co were having none of it, as they eventually ran out comfortable winners on the night.
UPY vs MUM Highlights: UP Yoddhas clinch big victory against U Mumba in Pro Kabaddi League Season: Watch Highlights
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