PKL-5 : U Mumba defeat Patna Pirates

Sonepat (Haryana), Sep 9 (IANS)    In the Inter Zone Challenge Week of the fifth Pro Kabaddi League (PKL),       U Mumba showed remarkable composure in the last five minutes as they registered a comfortable 51-41 win over Patna Pirates here on Saturday.

Kashiling Adake scored 15 points while Shrikant Jadhav chipped in with 13 as U Mumba asserted their dominance over their rivals. 

Pardeep Narwal's heroic effort of 21 points went in vain as Patna paid the price for a lacklustre first half performance.

It was a close affair in the first five minutes as both teams exchanged raid and
tackle points to be level at 3-3. Darshan Kadian made a successful raid in the sixth
minute as U Mumba led 4-3. Monu Goyat scored a raid point for Patna Pirates in
the eighth minute to level the match at 5-5.

Anup Kumar scored a raid point as U Mumba led 8-5 after nine minutes. U Mumba inflicted an all out in the 10 th minute to lead 11-5. U Mumba kept Patna star main Pardeep Narwal quiet for the first 10 minutes. 

Shrikant Jadhav made a successful raid in the 12 th minute as U Mumba led 14-8. Pardeep Narwal opened his account in the 15 th minute as Patna Pirates trailed 9-17. Narwal followed it up with a three more points as Patna Pirates trailed 12-18. 

Kashiling Adake scored a raid point as U Mumba inflicted an all out to lead 24-14 at the end of the first half.

The second half saw both teams trade raiding points as U Mumba led 27-19 after
22 minutes.

Pardeep Narwal and Monu Goyat kept collecting raid points but Patna Pirates couldn't reduce the lead as they trailed 23-31 after 26 minutes. Patna Pirates inflicted an all out in the 29 th minute to cut the deficit to just two
points.

Shrikant Jadhav settled U Mumba's nerves as he scored with two raids as they led
38-31 after 32 minutes. Darshan Kadian then scored another point as U Mumba
extended their lead to 41-32 in the 34 th minute.

With less than five minutes to go Pardeep Narwal made a successful raid as Patna
Pirates trailed 36-42. 

It was all U Mumba in the last five minutes as they scored nine point compared to Patna's five to win the match 51-41. Pardeep Narwal ended with 21 points but his effort went in vain.