U Mumba lost to Jaipur Pink Panthers 28-44 in the 119th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The most effective player of the match for the Jaipur Pink Panthers was Arjun Deshwal. He was ably supported by Brijendra Singh Chaudhary. V. Ajith Kumar's efforts went in vain tonight.
Coach Sanjeev Baliyan will be delighted with this win as it takes his team to 6th spot on the points table with 57 points. This loss leaves U Mumba in the 9th spot with 53 points.
Jaipur Pink Panthers were dominant in the raiding department scoring 24 points to U Mumba's 22. When it came to tackling Jaipur Pink Panthers scored 15 points to U Mumba's 5 points. Jaipur Pink Panthers cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
The mainstay of the Jaipur Pink Panthers was Arjun Deshwal staying on the mat for 80% of the raids and scoring 17 points.
It was a cat and mouse game between the two sides, with teams trading points and lead changing sides 3 times over the game. But the game changed in the 76 raid when
Here are reasons why Jaipur Pink Panthers this stole the win in this match,
Jaipur Pink Panthers were simply superior in the raiding department led by Arjun Deshwal
Arjun Deshwal scored 17 raid points and he was supported by Brijendra Singh Chaudhary with 6 points. Arjun Deshwal kept picking points to keep the U Mumba at bay.
V. Ajith Kumar delivered for the U Mumba with 11 points, but it was not sufficient on the day against the Jaipur Pink Panthers. U Mumba scored a total of 22 raid points and their raiders were tackled 19 times.
V. Ajith Kumar the silver lining for the U Mumba
V. Ajith Kumar scored 11 points, contributing to 41% of the points scored by the U Mumba. He had very little support from the other raiders and his defence. His 11 points included 8 touch points, 3 bonus points and 0 tackle points.
