Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Match 29, U Mumba v Telugu Titans: Player Ratings

Siddharth Desai's 17-point effort stole the show as U Mumba trounced Telugu Titans to win 41-20 and bounced back to winning ways at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.

On a day when Rahul Chaudhari penned his name down as the first player to cross the 700-raid point mark, Siddharth Desai's performance overshadowed the landmark, which was evident by the absence of a smile on Rahul Chaudhari's face, wounded by the lack of cohesion in the Titans unit on the day.

One of the biggest factors that contributed to that lack of cohesion was the Abozar Mighani-shaped void in the team, which was due to be filled by Sombir. However, the right corner had a tough day at the office and was given cold stares on more than just the one occasion by skipper Vishal Bharadwaj as the former tackled and dived, only to give away easy points to Desai.

Such was Desai's dominance that the next best show was Fazel Athrachali's four tackle points as the U Mumba skipper ensured that the Titans' raiders were kept at bay. The bonus points from Salunke, the aggression from Vishal Bharadwaj all went missing as the Titans succumbed to a massive 21-point loss in the end.

Here are the player ratings from this match.

Telugu Titans

Rahul Chaudhari reached the landmark of 700 raid points

Vishal Bharadwaj - 5.5/10

The Titans skipper seemed unsettled by Desai's proficiency and was often seen going in for advanced ankle or back holds which did not help his cause as he finished with just a solitary point from the game.

Rahul Chaudhari - 7/10

The lead raider in the team was constantly under the pump and although he did manage to pick up seven points, Rahul's inconsistency hurt the team's cause.

Farhad Milagardhan - 6.5/10

Farhad's glory moment came when his solo block on Siddharth Desai with only two defenders on the mat kept the U Mumba man in the Titans half, also adding two points to his tally with the super tackle. Apart from that, Farhad was patchy but did not gift away easy points.

Anil Kumar - 6/10

The left cover defender was unlike his busy self as he made only three tackles but ensured that he picked two points from a total of three tackles.

Mohsen Maghsoudlou - 5.5/10

The all-rounder was off-colour in the game as he failed to bring his all-round game to the fore and picked just two raid points while also giving away free points to the U Mumba raiders in the second half.

Nilesh Salunke - 4/10

The crafty raider failed to show up when it was most needed as he picked up just one bonus point and also put in three unwanted tackles that took the game away from the Titans.

Sombir - 3/10

Faced with the challenge of filling the big void left by Abozar Mighani, Sombir was drafted into the squad but was the main target for Desai, who did well to escape from the right corner's clutches on three occasions.

SUBSTITUTES

Armaan - 5/10

The youngster's pace and aggression initially induced an error from Fazel as the U Mumba skipper stepped off the court. However, the youngster failed to pick a single point later, going into too deep and finishing as easy meat for the U Mumba defenders.

U Mumba

Desai finished with 17 points to his name

Fazel Athrachali - 8.5/10

There's not much wrong that Fazel can do and going by what transpired against the Titans, Fazel had yet another good outing, barring the one mistake during Armaan's raid. The left corner defender finished with four points from five tackles.

Siddharth Desai - 9.5/10

Desai's terrific run in this season continued as the lanky raider ran through the Titans defence to finish with 17 points, including a three-point super raid. Probably his only lapse came through the defence front when his ankle hold was in vain and saw him running away to the benches.

Surender Singh - 7/10

Young Surender Singh made a comeback into the team and was in the action right throughout as his dashes, particularly one on Rahul Chaudhari emerged as one of the best plays of the day.

Vinod Kumar - 4.5/10

The all-rounder did not have the best of shows as his performance demanded a lot more. With just one raid point and one tackle point, Vinod failed to contribute in vital proportions.

Abolfazl Maghsoudlou - 4.5/10

With Desai running riot, Abolfazl was only expected to play the role of secondary raider which he managed to do but could have come back with better results as he too picked just the two points, including one tackle point.

Abhishek Singh - 4/10

The youngster failed to make a mark in the game in either department as he was utilised for just the one raid and could pick his first and only point with a tackle on Armaan in the second half.

Dharmaraj Cheralathan - 5.5/10

The veteran corner defender contributed with just one point but was smart not to go in with unwanted tackles and also ensured that he did not give away easy points to the Titans raiders.

SUBSTITUTES

Darshan Kadian - 8/10

Darshan Kadian was brought on in the second half and picked two points from one raid and also added another point as he kept the scoreboard ticking for U Mumba with some smart raids.

Rohit Rana - 9/10

Rohit Rana has been out of action for a while but made optimum use of the chance given to him as he produced two superb dashes to pick two points.

R Sriram - 4/10

Sriram featured in just two raids and was pinned down on both raids, with one raid also being the Do-or-Die raid.

Rohit Baliyan - NA

Baliyan was substituted late in the second half and had one empty raid to his credit before he was substituted by Abhishek Singh.

E Subhash - NA

The all-rounder slotted into the right corner as a substitute but could not contribute with any points.