U Mumba Vs Tamil Thalaivas 11 December 2024

Full Time : U Mumba 47-31 Tamil Thalaivas

U Mumba have clinched an emphatic victory in front of a friendly Pune Crowd here as they crushed the Tamil Thalaivas by 16 points. They were put under the pump for a while in the first half by the Thalaivas who came back strongly at the time of the first strategic time-out. Since then, the Thalaivas were completely outplayed as U Mumba raced ahead at the end of the first half to have a considerable lead and then made it big in the second half. 

Ajit Chouhan led the pack for them but the other raiders were equally good for the U Mumba, Chouhan managed to get a super 10 tonight and was ably supported by Zafardanesh who in particular was sublime with his fast paced raids to which the opposition had no answer at all. Manjeet backed him up with 8 points and that also included some tackles. Manjeet was the glue that held the team together. 

The Thalaiva raiders were led by Moein Shafaghi who picked up 10 points but there wasn't much from the others. Fagare had four points and Sai Prasad came in late. He picked up five points but the defense didn't really back them up. Captain Nitesh Kumar and Iranian star Amir Hosein Bastami were woefully out of form as they failed to get any momentum throughout the game. The all-out inflicted post the second strategic time-out sealed their fate as they couldn't gain any tempo at all from their onwards. 

40' Second Half

U Mumba 47-31 Tamil Thalaivas

Shubham Kumar had an empty raid for the U Mumba and Rinku gave away a point to the Thalaivas as Sai Prasad managed to pick up a point. Shubham went in for the raid again and this time he returned with a couple of points as the defense crumbled. 

Sathish Kannan managed to pick up a point as he came in a substitute. Moein Shafaghi had an empty raid as we headed into the final phase of the match with just one minute left on the clock. 

Sathesh Kannan had an empty raid and Sai Prasad managed to get a couple of points on a do-or-die raid for the Tamil Thalaivas. Satheesh Kannan was tackled on his next raid for the U Mumba. The penultimate raid of the night was for the Thalaivas and Sai Prasad went for it. He was tackled by Lokesh. The final raid was from Shubham Kumar and he managed to end the game with a bonus point. 

37' Second Half

U Mumba 42-27 Tamil Thalaivas

Ajit Chouhan went in for the next raid for the U Mumba and he got a touch on Nitesh Kumar. Sourabh Fagare managed to pick up the bonus point but the Thalaivas were all out with the lead going up as high as 15 for the U Mumba. 

Shubham Kumar came in for the U Mumba for the next raid and he was tackled by the Thalaivas defense. Moein Shafaghi was in next and he was tackled by Parvesh Bhainswal. 

34' Second Half

U Mumba 37-23 Tamil Thalaivas

Manjeet picked up a couple of points post the time-out for the U Mumba before their defense came in and picked up Moein Shafaghi with a great tackle from behind. 

Zafafdanesh had an empty raid and Sai Prasad was up next for the Thalaivas. He managed to geyt a touch on Parvesh. Zafardanesh pulled off a massive raid and picked up a couple of more points. 

Sai Prasad was in next for the Thaliavas and he was tackled Parvesh to mount the misery even further for the Tami Thalaivas. Ajit Chouhan went in for the next raid and he managed to get rid of Himanshu. The U Mumba were on the verge of inflicing another all out on the Thalaivas. 

Strategic Time-Out

Heading into the Strategic Time-Out , the U Mumba had an 8 point lead over their opponents Tamil Thalaivas. The Thalaivas failed to grab the momentum in the second half and they needed a big final 10 minutes of the game to stage a comeback. 

29' Second Half

U Mumba 30-20 Tamil Thalaivas

Zafardanesh got a rapid raid and managed to get a touch on Ronak and Aashish. Moein Shafaghi too had a point for the Thalaivas as he got a touch on Parvesh Bhainswal. 

Ajit Chouhan was taken down by the Iranian stallion Amir Hosein Bastami to increase the hopes for the Thalaivas. Himanshu though couldn't capitalize and ended up being tackled. 

Manjeet was in next and he settled in for a touch on Ronak to increase the lead even further. 

26' Second Half

U Mumba 26-18 Tamil Thalaivas

Manjeet was tackled by Moein Shafaghi from behind as the Thalaivas salvaged a point. Sai Prasad was in next and he failed to get any points for his team. 

Zafardanesh was in next for the U Mumba and it was an empty raid. Moein Shafaghi was in for the do-or-die raid of the Thalaivas and he was pulled back from behind by Sunil and Parvesh. 

Ajit Chouhan went in for the raid and he didn't get a touch on anyone this time. Sai Prasad was in for the next raid for the Thalaivas and he had a point as he got a touch on Rinku. 

23' Second Half

U Mumba 25-16 Tamil Thalaivas

Himanshu opened the proceedings in the second half for the Tamil Thalaivas and it was an empty raid to start with. Manjeet was up next for the U Mumba and he put in a superb raid as he leap through the defense getting touches on Ronak and Amir Hosein Bastami. 

Moein Shafaghi had an empty raid and Zafardanesh was in for the next raid. He too failed to get a point. Moein was in for a do-or-die raid and he picked up a point. Rinku failed to pull him back. 

Half Time: U Mumba 22-14 Tamil Thalaivas

We've had a riveting first half here. U Mumba raced ahead in the first phase of the game as they got to 9 points in the blink of an eye. Then the Thalaivas got an opening and they converted it into a big one as they reduced the deficit to just one point at the juncture of the strategic time-out.

The U Mumba came back strongly in the second part of the first half as Ajit Chouhan wrecked havoc and Zafardanesh gave him good company. The defense also did well to stop the Thalaivas raiders and the local side ended the first half with an advantage of a 8 point lead. What lies in front of us is an action-packed second half so don't go anywhere. 

20' First Half

U Mumba 22-14 Tamil Thalaivas

Ajit Chouhan put in a superb raid as he picked up a couple of points with a superb karate style kick. Himanshu and Sunil Kumar had a couple of empty raids each from both the sides. 

Sourabh Fagare went in for the do-or-die raid for the Thalaivas and he was tackled by Manjeet who went in for the ankle hold. Ajit went in with just two Tamil defenders on the mat and he got a touch point on one of them. 

Himanshu was tackled in the final seconds of the first half and it was Parvesh who tackled him. It meant that the U Mumba went ahead with a substantial margin of 8 points. 

17' First Half

U Mumba 15-13 Tamil Thalaivas

Moein Shafaghi had an empty raid for the Thalaivas and Zafardanesh picked up a point with a back kick on Bastami. The Thalaivas managed to pick up a point as Shafaghi got a touch on Zafardanesh. 

Ajit Chouhan went in for a raid and he managed to get a touch on Moein Shafaghi. Himanshu was the next raider for the Tamil Thalaivas and he managed to get a bonus point. 

Manjeet was the next raider for the U Mumba and he was tackled by Nitesh Kumar. Himanshu had an empty raid next for the Thalaivas. 

14' First Half

U Mumba 13-10 Tamil Thalaivas

Himanshu came in for the first raid post the Time-Out and he failed to give the Thalaivas a point. Ajit Chouhan went in for the first raid for the U Mumba and he got the bonus point.

Moein Shafaghi also had an empty raid for the Thalaivas. Ajit Chouhan was in for the next raid for the U Mumba and he failed to pick up a point. Fagare came in for the do-or-die raid for the Thalaivas. He was able to get a touch on Parvesh in the dying seconds of the raid.

Manjeet went in for the next raid and he was able to get a touch on Nitesh Kumar and leapt over the line. The Mumba defense finally stepped up to the task as tackled Fagare this time.

11'First Half

U Mumba 10-9 Tamil Thalaivas

The Thalaivas dramatically cleaned up the U Mumba side and almost enforced the all-out. Zafardanesh just about saved U Mumba the blushes and got the bonus point.

The all out was still enforced and the Thalaivas came roaring back to reduce the point difference to just one at the juncture of the Time-Out. The Tamil Thalaivas needed just that one opening and they made remarkable use of it. 

9' First Half

U Mumba 9- 5 Tamil Thalaivas

Moein Shafaghi had an empty raid for the Thalaivas and Manjeet too failed to get a point for the U Mumba. Himanshu was able to get the first point for the Thalaivas as he got a touch  on Parvesh. 

Ajit Chouhan was chain tackled by the Tamil defense next and he was taken down by Aashish. Moein put in a superb raid to pick up two points with one raid and it reduced the deficit for the Thalaivas. 

Manjeet went in for the next raid for the U Mumba and he too was tackled. The Thalaivas picked up five points in a row. 

6' First Half

U Mumba 9-0 Tamil Thalaivas

The first do-or-die raid for the U Mumba was handled by Zafardanesh as he got a touch on Amir Hossein Bastami. The Thalaivas had a do-or-die raid next and Sai Prasad was tackled by Rinku

Zafardanesh went in for the next raid for the U Mumba and he had a chance for a super raid although he settled without a point. Ajit Chouhan however managed to clean up the Thalaivas with a couple of touches. It enforced the all-out on Tamil Thalaivas. 

3' First Half

U Mumba 3-0 Tamil Thalaivas

Manjeet went in for the first raid of the night for U Mumba and he managed to get a touch on Himanshu to get the local side up and running on the points table. Moein Shafaghi failed to get a point for the Thalaivas. 

Zafardanesh got a wild canny kick of Shafaghi and got another point. Sourabh Fagare was tackled by Lokesh Ghosliya. Ajit Chouhan's first raid for the U Mumba was an empty one. Aashish had an empty raid for the Thalaivas next. 

The Players and Umpires are out on the mat and the live action is about to begin!

The Lineups are Out- 

U Mumba- Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Manjeet, Parvesh Bhainswal, Ajit Chouhan, Sunil Kumar, Rinku and Lokesh Ghosliya

Tamil Thalaivas- Nitesh Kumar, Aashish, Ronak, Himanshu, Sourabh Fagare, Moein Shafaghi, Amir Hossein. 

Hello and Welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of this Pro Kabaddi League 2024 game between U Mumba and Tamil Thalaivas. Taking you through this game will be myself, Soumarya Dutta. 

It's time for Match 106 of season 11 and it will be the Tamil Thalaivas taking on the U Mumba. The U Mumba are coming into this contest on the back of a defeat against the Gujarat Giants. The Tamil Thalaivas on the other hand also managed to win their previous game by beating the same opponent, Gujarat Giants. 

The U Mumba are well placed at number 5 in the points table. Ajit Chouhan has been the talisman for the Haryana Steelers this season in the raiding department. He has racked up 143 points from 17 games and scored a super 10 in his last game. The defense on the other hand has been led by Sombir Goswami who has 43 tackle points to his name. All-rounder Rohit Raghav  is also a player to watch out for as he is the brink of amassing 70 points in the season. 

Narendar Kandola has been the star raider for the Tamil Thalaivas in a season that has been average for them. They're placed at number nine in the points table and will require the result to go in their favor here. Nitesh Kumar has lead the defense for the Thalaivas and has managed to score over 50 points from 16 games. 

Overall, the U Mumba have faced the Tamil Thalaivas  12 times in the history of PKL. Both teams have been far apart as par the results are concerned. U Mumba have won 8 matches and Thalaivas have won three each so there isn't much to back the Tamil side with regards to numbers. However it will be a more crucial game for the U Mumba as a win will take them in the top four of the table. Stay tuned as we take you through the ebbs and flows of this contest for the next few hours.