Jaipur Pink Panthers lost to U Mumba 28-37 in the 21st match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for U Mumba was V. Ajith Kumar. He was ably supported by Fazel Atrachali. Arjun Deshwal's efforts went in vain tonight.
U Mumba were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 23 to Jaipur Pink Panthers's 19. When it came to tackling U Mumba scored 9 points to Jaipur Pink Panthers's 7 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
U Mumba captain Fazel Atrachali scored 4 where as Jaipur Pink Panthers captain Deepak Niwas Hooda picked 4. The mainstay of the U Mumba was Rinku Hari staying on the mat for 100% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Arjun Deshwal (14 points), JP
Best Defender : Rinku Hari (2 points), UM
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | JP 0 - 0 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal is risking his team into a Do-or-Die Raid. Risky Strategy! |
| Raid 5 | JP 1 - 1 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal gets another raid point as he takes out S Siddhgavali. |
| Raid 8 | JP 2 - 1 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Shaul Kumar to take out raider Abhishek Singh. |
| Raid 11 | JP 4 - 2 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal brings Jaipur Pink Panthers 2 points as he evades S Siddhgavali's tackle and gets the bonus too. |
| Raid 16 | JP 5 - 7 UM | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | Super Raid! V. Ajith Kumar takes out 3 Jaipur Pink Panthers players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 20 | JP 6 - 8 UM | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | V. Ajith Kumar gets his man! He's been targeting Nitin Rawal for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Hand Touch. |
| Raid 22 | JP 7 - 12 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh eliminates Amit with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 25 | JP 9 - 14 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Fazel Atrachali, S Siddhgavali has to leave as Arjun Deshwal gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 31 | JP 10 - 18 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Fazel Atrachali, Harendra Kumar, Rinku Hari trap raider Arjun Deshwal, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 36 | JP 12 - 21 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | This just isn't working for D Cheralathan, Vishal. He tries to be clever but it backfires as Abhishek Singh gets an easy touch off him and gets the point. |
| Raid 38 | JP 12 - 22 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Deepak Rajinder errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Abhishek Singh. |
| Raid 39 | JP 13 - 25 UM | Deepak Niwas Hooda (JP) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Deepak N Hooda out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 44 | JP 15 - 26 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Deepak Rajinder errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for Abhishek Singh. |
| Raid 48 | JP 16 - 28 UM | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | Arjun Deshwal, D Cheralathan errs and has to go back to the bench and it's another point for V. Ajith Kumar. |
| Raid 54 | JP 17 - 30 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh eliminates Nitin Rawal with a Hand Touch. |
| Raid 55 | JP 19 - 30 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal claims the point and gets it. |
| Raid 63 | JP 21 - 32 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | S Siddhgavali waits and waits and waits and finally swoops in with a massive tackle. He dives at Arjun Deshwal's ankles and the raider has nowhere to go. |
| Raid 66 | JP 21 - 33 UM | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Vishal has to leave as Abhishek Singh gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 68 | JP 23 - 34 UM | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | V. Ajith Kumar tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Shaul Kumar, Deepak Rajinder. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 75 | JP 28 - 36 UM | Arjun Deshwal (JP) | Arjun Deshwal locks horns with S Siddhgavali, Fazel Atrachali, but manages to get across the line. |
