U Mumba36 | Jaipur Pink Panthers34 |
Rakesh Kumar bagging all awards here. Be it in defence or attack. He was exceptional. What a player.
Full time – U Mumba 36-34 Jaipur Pink Panthers
40’ – Error by Jaipur to not send Shabeer and Rakesh Kumar kills time to kill the match. It is all over
40’ – Jaipur pull one back with a tackle on Rishank
40’ – Rakesh Kumar it is again and he tackles Jasvir Singh to condemn Jaipur to an ALL OUT. 3 point lead for U Mumba
Rakesh Kumar and Shabeer Bapu hae been exceptional today. Irrespective of the result, this has been a cracker.
TIMEOUT – We are heading for a photo finish here.
39’ – RAKESH KUMAR has taken the game back from Jaipur and given it to Mumbai. Consecutive points! U Mumba lead.
37‘ – Rishank Devadiga with the moment of the match with a point in a do or die raid but makes a hasty error in defence.
36’ – Do or die raid for Jaipur and Jawahar is tackled by U Mumba as they draw level. Game on
TMEOUT HERE- We are headed for an amazing finish.
36’ – Rishank Devadiga digging deep here but returns empty handed
34’ – Shabeer Bapu is here again but he returns with an empty raid.
34’ – Rishank Devadiga steps up and get a touch point to put his team back in contention
33’ – Do or die raid for Jaipur and there captain is here but he fails and U Mumba get one back. He is out
32’ – Shabeer Bapu again – this time in defence to get one point by a tackle
30’ – Rakesh Kumar gets Anup Kumar back on the mat with a good point and they immediately capitalise with an excellent tackle.
30’ – Jasvir Singh plays it smart and does not risk getting a point.
29’ – Abhishek Bachchan is pumped here as his team goes 4 points up.
TIMEOUT by U MUMBA. They need time to think here.
29’ – Shabeer Bapu causes pain to his old side here. Jaipur in the lead here. This is a stunning comeback. U MUMBA are ALL OUT
28’ – Super Tackle opportunity for U Mumba and Do or Die for Jaipur. RAJESH NARWAL GETS IT FOR JAIPUR. We are level here.
27’ – Jasvir Singh looking to level things for Jaipur but returns with an empty raid.
26’ – Rishank Devadiga looking to get a point but is blocked by Rajesh Narwal. Jaipur are one point away from levelling this
25’ – Jaipur slowly clawing back in the game here as they tackle Anup Kumar.
24’ – Do or die raid for Jaipur and they get the point here. Fantastic game this. Wait, U Mumba have reviewed this. Review successful but Jaipur get one point as well.
23’ – This game is getting closer and closer
21’ – Shabeer Bapu – WHAT A PLAYER. He has helped Jaipur inflict an ALL OUT.
We are back here.
Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor are here. The former speaks about how good the game is and the latter impresses ladies with expressing happiness about the women’s league.
HALF TIME – U MUMBA lead JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS 20-12
20’ – And he does it again to get one touch point.
19’ – Shabeer Bapu carrying Jaipur on his shoulders here. Gets one point for the visitors.
18’ – SUPER TACKLE to U MUMBA. What a tackle by Rakesh Kumar!!!!! Showing class !!
17’ – Rishank Devadiga gets the bonus point
16’ – Shabeer Bapu pull one more back with an amazing kick against his former side.
There is some trouble for U Mumba as three players have been asked to go out due to a technical violation. Is this what Jaipur need?
16’ – Brilliant turn from Jasvir Singh but U Mumba are too strong and tackle him to consolidate lead.
15’ – ALL OUT!!!! U Mumba inflict pain through Jeeva Kumar, what a tackle
14’ – Rishank Devadiga makes no mistake as U Mumba come close to the All Out
13’ – Anup Kumar comes to raid with Jaipur having a Super Tackle opportunity. But he shows why he is the best. Toe touch and point
13’ – A rare error from U Mumba gives one point back to Jaipur Pink Panthers
11’ – Rishank with a do or die raid and DOES IT. How good is he? His captain is really happy. Jaipur looking out of sorts here
TIMEOUT
10’ – Patil fails to convert a do-or-die raid and U Mumba race to a 4-point lead
9’ – Rakesh Kumar you beauty!!!!!! Does it in the do-or-die raid. 5-2 to the home side.
8’ – Jasvir Singh returns with an empty raid as well.
7’ – Shabeer Bapu with a bonus point against his old team and helps Jaipur reduce lead to 2.
5’ – Do or die raid for U Muma and specialist Rishank Devadiga can’t do it this time. First points for Jaipur.
5’ – Do or die raid here for Jaipur!!!!! Rajesh Narwal makes a silly error and pays the cost!!! It is 4-0
3’ – U Mumba have raced off to an early lead here
1’ – And Anup Kumar starts proceedings with a bonus point.
Match Starts: 9:00 PM IST
Shah Rukh Khan is here as well!!!! What a turn out for the first match we have here. Abhishek looking tensed
The Don (Amitabh Bachchan) is in the house as is his son Abhishek, who is owner of the visiting team. Let the action begin !!!!!
Jaipur Pink Panthers are no less and have in their ranks Shabeer Bapu – a former U Mumba player – along with dynamic captain Jasvir Singh.
U Mumba are looking strong with Anup Kumar, Rishank Devadiga, Jeeva Kumar and Sunil Kumar
The teams are out here and we are looking another cracker after Puneri Paltan drew first blood against Telugu Titans by claiming a 28-24 win.
Hello again everyone!!! Thank you for joining Sportskeeda’s live blog Pro Kabaddi season 4’s first derby – familiar foes U Mumba host Jaipur Pink Panthers in the second game of matchday 1. Winners of the inaugural season face Pro Kabaddi 2 champions today in Mumbai. Mind you the first final of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi saw these two teams clash in the finals and Jaipur Pink Panthers came on top to run away with the first Pro Kabaddi title.
But that was in 2014, and times change quick and even quicker when its Kabaddi. The destiny of the two teams diverged after that fateful night when Jaipur trumped Mumbai. Since then, U Mumba has managed to become the most formidable and feared side of the league as they featured in another two finals after the first, and went on to win one of them. The graph for Jaipur Pink Panthers has drastically fallen and after the first season high, the team has fallen on bad times as they finished fifth in the second season and slipped even further to sixth in the third season.
The Jaipur Pink Panthers management rung in the changes before season 4 and apart from the regular names like Ran Singh, Rohit Rana and Jasvir Singh, offloaded several names to bring in Shabeer Bapu from U Mumba, Shrikant Tewthia from Bengaluru Bulls apart from several names from Patna Pirates. The team has also added several foreign names to its roster like Masayuki Shimokawa and Lo Chia Wei.
U Mumba held on to its biggest two names from the first three seasons – Rishank Devadiga and Captain Anup Kumar. It added a number of players from Puneri Paltan and Patna Pirates including Sunil Kumar ad Surendra Singh. However, it will be interesting to see how the team deals with the loss of names like Vishal Mane, Mohit Chhillar, Surender Nada and Fazel Atrachali. Mumbai is the most successful team in the league with 36 wins in the 48 matches it has played.
The crowd has come to see the likes of Anup Kumar, Rishank Devadiga and Ran Singh to perform and demonstrate the abilities that have made them household names in the last two years. However, few young names will be looking to make a mark as well. Although it’s a long tournament and teams do get chance to come back after initial losses, starting on a winning note comes to rescue when the competition toughens in the business end of the tournament. Both the teams look highly motivated and would want to take 5 points home in their first match. The crowds are obviously behind their home team who have emerged the most bankable and marketable teams of the league.
