Vivo Pro Kabaddi brings with itself an absolute fan favourite every season, popularly known as the Maharashtra Derby! The clashes between the cities of Mumbai and Pune have always had an exciting kind of tension in the air majorly because of the amount of emotional investment of the fans out here, constantly trying to prove who rules the state!

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5 Reasons why Puneri Paltan lost to U Mumba :

1. Paltan missing out on a Surinder Singh step out at 5-4.
2. Defensive might ruled the match.
3. Paltan was too late to bring on Sushant Sail.
4. U Mumba's timely substitution to bring Arjun Deshwal.
5. Puneri raiders scoring only 9 points.

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Match No. 12 between U Mumba and the Puneri Paltan kicked off with a blast at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium in Mumbai. Pune was on track to make use of past momentum and strategize a win under the guidance of captain Surjeet Singh who is one of the top-notch defenders of the league. But as fate would have it, everything was going Mumba’s way right from the beginning as they were proving to be the better defensive team. It was a closely fought battle at half time with Mumbai clinging onto a 2-point lead thanks to Abhishek Singh’s 3 touch points and the score being 11-9.
Pune were too drained out entering the second half and were already missing their injured star player in Nitin Tomar and showed no signs of a comeback whatsoever. Youngster Arjun Deshwal came in for Mumbai and scored a quick 5 points, confirming their victory. Mumbai won with a comfortable score of 33-23, making full use of home court advantage. Their tally of 4 all outs to Pune’s 0 did the trick for the day!
 

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Match Preview : U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan

Previous 6 seasons of the PKL has seen Mumbai winning 8 times against Pune, but Pune fans need not worry as the Paltan have emerged victorious thrice in their past 5 meetings ! The question on everyone's mind is whether Pune will make use of the momentum or will U Mumba excel with past experience !

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