U Mumba mauled Dabang Delhi in an intense Zone A clash here in Thyagaraj Stadium on Saturday.
The match started on a victorious note for Dabang Delhi as they were leading with 22 points in the first half of the match. The team took an early lead of 4-1 in the first four minutes of the match. Soon after Vinod Kumar's raid earned Mumba two points to make it 4-3. Naveen Kumar's successful raids added gloss to Delhi's scoreline.
Whereas Mumba was left struggling with just 13 points as it lost its players in quick succession and got all out in the 8th minute. In the last 30 seconds of the match, Delhi inflicted an another all out for Mumba to lead 22-13.
Mumba revived its game plan and strategies in the second half to equalise the match with 28 points each. Siddharth Desai's super raid at the start of the second half accounted for Mumba's comeback in the game. Delhi again took the lead by one point with the help of Naveen Kumar's raid to make it 29-28, in the last seven minutes of the game. Mumba's strong defense got them a lead over Delhi with one point but soon again Naveen Kumar's raid got Delhi a raid point and the game was again equalised at 30-30.
The dying four minutes of the game was a nail-biting moment for everyone when Delhi and Mumba both were scoring points consecutively. U Mumba was leading with 33 points whereas Dabang Delhi had 31 points in hand. Delhi suffered an all out in the last minutes of the game and Mumba got their lead with 36 points.
Delhi managed another two points with the help of Chandran Ranjit's successful raid to make it 33-36. It was then when Mumba's skipper Siddharth Desai did a super raid to put Mumba in the driver's seat and lead the team with 41 points asserting the team's supremacy in style.
Desai was the star performer for U Mumba as he scored 19 points and proved to be the difference between the two sides. Mumba is now leading the table with the a high of 67 points.