U Mumba Vs Bengaluru Bulls 05 January 2024

FULL-TIME!! U Mumba 40 - 35 Bengaluru Bulls

It all seemed easy for U Mumba until the last ten minutes when the Bulls decided to shake things up a little! Since U Mumba had a healthy lead over Bulls from the very start, it did not get down the wire here!

U Mumba have climbed to the fifth spot in the points table with five consecutive wins and what a start this is for them infront of their home crowd!! Zafardanesh and Guman Singh settle with seven points each while other raiders also chipped in constantly with points!

Bittu was a show stealer who came in replacement of Rinku today. He registered his HIGH-FIVE and was very well supported by Sombir and Mahender Singh!

Bengaluru Bulls have yet again not been consistent in their approach. Bharat just could not get his momentum today and Vikash could manage only five points under his belt. Saurabh Nandal proved his mettle in defense with four points but was never enough as they kept leaking points from one side.

Sushil and Sachin who came in as replacements registered six quick points under their names for the Bulls which gave them a total under seven point difference! They will look to regroup and re-strategize and bounce back in their upcoming games!!

With all the live action and drama at the end of day one in Mumbai coming to a stop, this is Deepa signing off! Stay tuned for more action coming up in the days ahead!
Until we meet again, Good night!

40' Alireza gets a point as he escapes from Surjeet who attempted an advance tackle here from the right cover!!

Sachin gets a quick touch over Mukilan in the left cover and adds to the tally of Bulls!!

Alireza is tackled by an ankle hold by Saurabh Nandal in the right cover and is out of the mat!!

Visvanth V is the last man standing for U Mumba and Sachin inflicts an ALL-OUT over them and gets the Bulls atleast under the seven point difference!!

U Mumba 40 - 35 Bengaluru Bulls

40' Bharat is out of the mat as Bittu pulls off an ankle hold from the right corner. It was not just clicking for Bharat today from who it was expected so much for the Bulls to get back into the game!!

SUPER RAID AGAIN FOR THE BULLS!!
It is all happening here for the Bulls as Sachin Narwal escapes the ankle hold and has been awarded three points!!

U Mumba have gone for the review as they claim there are only two point involved!! The review goes in favor of Bulls as they get three points under their belt!! Sombir, Bittu and Jai Bhagwan are out!

What a turn around this is for the Bulls in the last two minutes!!!

U Mumba 39 - 30 Bengaluru Bulls

39' Surjeet picks up a SUPER RAID here!!! What a comeback by the veteran here for the BULLS!!
He has challenged for more points here but already three points have been awarded!!

Sombir, Gokulakannan and Mukilan are out of the mat and the review was not successful. This would not bother them as they get three points!! This is stunning stuff from Surjeet who is a defender primarily!!

U Mumba 38 - 27 Bengaluru Bulls

37' Bharat seems very slow here as Bittu pulls off a double thigh hold. He tried to leap over him but ends up failing here, not a good sign or the Bulls!! Bittu gets his HIGH-FIVE in style here and what a game he is having here!!

Alireza gets a point for U Mumba as he escapes an ankle hold from Aman in the left corner!!

U Mumba 38 - 24 Bengaluru Bulls

35' Sombir from left corner comes with an advance tackle is assisted by Mahender to send back Sachin out of the mat!! What a tackle that was by U Mumba!!

Alireza is tackled by Saurabh Nandal in the left cover with a double ankle hold yet again!!

Bharat starts off with a bonus under the left corner!!

U Mumba 36 - 24 Bengaluru Bulls

33' Bittu in the right corner pulls off a strong dash over Vikash and sends him out!!

Jai Bhagwan is tackled by Saurabh Nandal in the left cover as he pulls off a strong double ankle hold!

Bharat is back in the mat!! Thats a good news for the fans of Bulls!!

U Mumba 35 - 21 Bengaluru Bulls

31' Bengaluru Bulls need a streak of successful raids here to turn things to their favor!!

Alireza gets a bonus point near the left corner. He came in the place of Zafardanesh!!

Sushil is out of the mat as Surinder Singh gets a double ankle hold for U Mumba!!

Jai Bhagwan gets another multi-point raid for U Mumba as he gets a bonus and escapes a dash from Parteek from left cover!!

U Mumba 35 - 20 Bengaluru Bulls

29' Jai Bhagwan comes in for U Mumba and gets a point here with a bonus under left corner.

Mahender Singh is out as Vikash gets a quick touch over him in the left cover!!

Zafardanesh gets a bonus again as he keeps the tally of U Mumba going!!

Vikash gets a point over Bittu in the right corner as he escapes the block from him! The Bulls need more of this from him hereon as we march to the last ten minutes of the game!

U Mumba 30 - 20 Bengaluru Bulls

27' Guman Singh shows the replay for a kick over Ponparthiban who just came inside the mat in the right corner.

Guman Singh again shines as he gets Aman out easily with a quick touch!!

ALL-OUT for Bengaluru Bulls for the second time here!! U Mumba are delighted here so are the fans!!
Sushil was tackled by Sombir with an ankle hold under the left corner!

U Mumba 29 - 18 Bengaluru Bulls

25' Guman Singh gets a kick over Surjeet Singh in the right corner. He makes it look very easy here!!

Sushil gets a bonus under the right corner for Bulls!!

SUPER-TACKLE for the Bulls as they block Zafardanesh. Aman initiates it and is successful here!!

U Mumba 23 - 16 Bengaluru Bulls

23' Vikash Kandola is out of the mat in the Do-or-Die raid as they tremble under pressure here. Bittu from right corner pulls off an ankle hold on him!

Zafardanesh jumps over Saurabh Nandal and leaps on Parteek as well as he gets a multi-point raid on the Do-or-Die raid! What a raid by the Iranian youngster!!

Surinder Singh goes for an advance tackle but was late by few seconds as Sushil escapes with a touch.

U Mumba 22 - 11 Bengaluru Bulls

21' There are a series of empty raids from both the teams as they warm-up!

Vikash Kandola attempts a touch over Zafardanesh in the right corner but fails and goes again with an empty raid!! The Bulls are desperate for points here!

U Mumba 19 - 10 Bengaluru Bulls

HALF-TIME!!  U Mumba 19 - 10 Bengaluru Bulls

The raiders of U Mumba are doing their job pretty easily here as they constantly chip in with points. Guman Singh and Zafardanesh are standing with four points under their names while Visvanth has scored two.

The corner defense duo has been outstanding today with Bittu and Sombir stepping up. Mahender Singh has also chipped in with three tackle points in the first-half!!

For the Bulls, Vikash and Bharat have to step up and make more conscious moves as they are entirely dependent on these two player's performances!!

Can the Bulls make a comeback from here? Stay tuned to know if this match is going down the wire!!

19' Bharat is out of the mat as Mahender breaks his momentum attempting a double thigh hold and other defenders bounce on Bharat.

What a work by the defenders of U Mumba in supporting and not giving any easy points for the Bulls!

U Mumba 19 - 10 Bengaluru Bulls

17' The Do-or-Die raid for Bulls goes in vain as Zafardanesh wraps his hands around Neeraj's ankle!!

Bulls are playing with empty raids here!

Visvanth V comes in Do-or-Die raid as he is tackled by Aman in the left corner with a double ankle hold!!

U Mumba 18 - 10 Bengaluru Bulls

15' What a tackle by U Mumba as they send back Vikash Kandola with a strong block. Mahender in the left cover initiates it with a hold in ankle and Surinder Singh comes in for the rescue!!

Guman Singh is out of the mat as he is tackled by Surjeet Singh in the right cover.

U Mumba 17 - 9 Bengaluru Bulls

13' Aman is out of the mat for Bulls as Visvanth V gets a running touch over him in the left corner. U Mumba is having a healthy lead here!

Do-or-Die raid for Vikash Kandola as he gets a touch on the left corner. Sombir is out of the mat.

Zafardanesh gets a point over Neeraj as he escapes the Do-or-Die raid who attempted an ankle hold.

U Mumba 16 - 8 Bengaluru Bulls

11' There is a change in line-up for Bulls as Vishal is out and Parteek comes in!

Do-or-Die raid for Guman Singh as he gets a bonus near the right corner but is out of the mat as Bharat pulls off an ankle hold.

Bittu is out of the mat as Vikash gets a quick touch over him in the right corner.

U Mumba 15 - 7 Bengaluru Bulls

9' Vikash starts off his tally with a two point raid over Zafardanesh and Mahender Singh on the left side. He escapes with a running touch over both of them.

We need more of this from Vikash and Bharat to keep the scoreboard ticking for Bengaluru Bulls!

U Mumba 13 - 15 Bengaluru Bulls

7' The crowd erupts as U Mumba inflict an ALL-OUT over the Bulls. Bittu in the right corner puts a strong block over Aman who tries to escape.

Guman Singh gets a bonus easily under the left cover.

Bharat is out of the mat again as he is tackled with a strong dash by Mahender Singh near the left cover.

U Mumba 13 - 3 Bengaluru Bulls

5' A series of empty raids follows.

Do-or-Die raid for Bulls as Bharat is being tackled by Sombir in the left corner. He pulls off a strong ankle hold over Bharat and sends him out.

Zafardanesh comes in for Do-or-Die raid and gets a running hand touch over Surjeet in the right cover.

Vikash Kandola is tackled again by Sombir in the left corner as he puts a strong block

U Mumba 8 - 2 Bengaluru Bulls

3' Bittu pulls off a strong ankle hold over Neeraj Narwal at the right corner.

Guman Singh gets another point for U Mumba as he escapes a block and dash from Vishal.

Bharat is keeping it tight as he gets a bonus under left corner.

U Mumba 4 - 2 Bengaluru Bulls

1' Guman Singh starts off in style for U Mumba and gets away with a bonus near right corner.

Bharat gets a point over Amirmohammad near right cover easily as he escapes an ankle hold.

Visvanth gets another bonus for U Mumba here.

U Mumba 2 - 1 Bengaluru Bulls

Lineups:

U Mumba:
Starters: Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Surinder Singh, Mahender Singh,Guman Singh, Visvanth V, Bittu, Sombir
Subs: Heidarli Ekrami, Alireza Mirzaeian, Girish Maruti, Gokulakannan M, Rohit Yadav, Mukilan Shanmugam, Jai Bhagwan

Bengaluru Bulls:
Starters: Vikash Kandola, Surjeet Singh, Vishal, Bharat, Neeraj Narwal, Saurabh Nandal, Aman
Subs: Sushil, Sachin Narwal, Ran Singh, Parteek, Monu, Piotr Pamulak, Ponparthiban Subramanian

Here is how both the teams stand against each other with considering their previous encounters. Click on the link below to know the head-to-head stats, records and more!!

With U Mumba taking the mat for the first time at home, there is no lack of excitement for the clash! In between the match, there are various internal player battles that we can expect. Click on the link below to know more!

Click on the link below to know the predicted playing seven for this exciting clash coming ahead! Make your teams wisely and know more about who are the players to watch out for!

Hey, and welcome to Sportskeeda's live coverage of the tenth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League 2023. We are all set to witness the home team U Mumba take on Bengaluru Bulls in the second match of the opening day at the Dome in NSCI in Mumbai.

U Mumba being in the sixth spot in the points table and coming to their home venue with five wins under their belt. They have been very consistent this edition as they are locking horns against the Bulls after four consecutive wins. They will look to carry forward the same winning momentum in their home leg as well.

Bengaluru Bulls on the other hand, are at the eighth spot of the points table and are a bit inconsistent in their approach. Their dependency on few players in their team are proving to be a mistake this edition as they could not maintain a streak of wins. As of now they have four wins under their belt out of the ten matches that they have played.

For U Mumba, the raiding department has been formidable, with Guman Singh and the Iranian powerhouse, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, performing consistently. Jai Bhagwan also chipped in with a few crucial points in their last encounter against Telugu Titans. With both the departments being balanced with experienced players in defense, they are one of the contenders for the title in this edition.

For the Bulls, Bharat has been the star player this edition in raiding. If he gets his momentum going in today's encounter, it would be an exciting contest to watch out for with other players stepping in with support.

Sit back and relax as I, Deepa R take you through all that unfolds during the course of this exciting clash!!