New Delhi: Bengal Warriorz and U Mumba played a thrilling match at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Bengal Warriorz dominated most of the match but U Mumba fought back and the game ended in a tie at 31-31.
Bengal Warriorz made a brilliant start with Maninder Singh causing some serious problems for U Mumba, who were trailing at the initial stage. However, Manjeet played well and helped U Mumba to fight back in the competition.
It was a tight match right from the start as both sides had trouble holding onto the lead. Fazel Atrachali, Maninder Singh and Sushil Kambrekar played exceptionally well for Bengal Warriorz. Sushil Kambrekar inflicted an All-Out on U Mumba and helped Bengal Warriorz further extend the lead. Bengal Warriorz led 20-13 at the half-time interval.
Bengal Warriorz dominated the match in the second half. Fazel Atrachali was defending brilliantly for the Warriorz and wasn’t letting anything pass by. Maninder and Sushil Kambrekar were doing well in the attack.
U Mumba started to mount a comeback as the half-hour mark came by in the match. Bengal Warriorz led by 2 points with 10 minutes in the game and the match got closer. Manjeet inflicted an All-Out on Bengal Warriorz and started the U Mumba comeback. U Mumba had a 1-point lead in the final minute but Bengal Warriorz fought back to bring it back to level terms. Eventually, the match finished as a tie.
Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi
In the second match of the evening, the Dabang Delhi K.C. defeated the Telugu Titans and returned to winning ways at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. The Dabang Delhi K.C. won the match by 41-37, with the captain Naveen Kumar scoring 15 points and Ashu Malik also adding another 15 points. Pawan Sehrawat scored 18 points for Telugu Titans.
The Dabang Delhi K.C. put pressure on Telugu Titans with Naveen Kumar and Ashu Malik picking up some early points. Ashish Narwal and Pawan Sehrawat scored early points for the Titans. But it was Delhi who led the match after the initial exchanges.
Pawan Sehrawat landed a couple of Super Raids which helped the Telugu Titans storm into the lead in the first 10 minutes. The Titans had a slender 1-point lead and the home crowd was cheering them. Pawan Sehrawat led the charge and landed an ALL OUT on the Dabang Delhi K.C. just before half-time and gave the Titans a five-point lead. Pawan completed his Super 10 in the first half and was looking very dangerous.
Dabang Delhi K.C. mounted a comeback right in the second half and within a few minutes they brought the scores back on level terms. Ashu Malik also reached the 10-point mark for Dabang Delhi in the second half, while the Naveen Express was also playing well. The Telugu Titans’ lead was wiped out in the first phase of the second half.
Naveen also completed his Super 10 as Dabang Delhi K.C. took a 6-point lead in the final 10 minutes of the game. Dabang Delhi K.C. consolidated their lead further and defended well against Telugu Titans. They inflicted an ALL-OUT on the Telugu Titans in the final few minutes and killed all the comeback hopes of Telugu Titans.
