U Mumba defeated Tamil Thalaivas 35-33 in the 95th match of Pro Kabaddi Season 8. The best raider of the match for U Mumba was Abhishek Singh. He was ably supported by Fazel Atrachali. Manjeet's efforts went in vain tonight.
U Mumba were dominant in the raiding department at the scoring 18 to Tamil Thalaivas's 16. When it came to tackling U Mumba scored 12 points to Tamil Thalaivas's 12 points. They cleaned up the opposition into 2 All-Outs. And that made all the difference.
U Mumba captain Fazel Atrachali scored 3 where as Tamil Thalaivas captain PO Surjeet Singh picked 2. The mainstay of the U Mumba was Harendra Kumar staying on the mat for 98% of the raids.
Key Players
Best Raider : Abhishek Singh (9 points), UM
Best Defender : Fazel Atrachali (3 points), UM
Key Moments in the Match
| Raid 1 | UM 1 - 0 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh muscles his way past Ajinkya A Pawar and picks up the point of the game. |
| Raid 13 | UM 7 - 5 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh goes out after Tamil Thalaivas executes a super tackle to perfection! |
| Raid 15 | UM 8 - 5 TN | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | M. Abishek has to leave as V. Ajith Kumar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 17 | UM 9 - 5 TN | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | V. Ajith Kumar locks horns with Sagar, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 18 | UM 12 - 6 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Rinku Hari, Fazel Atrachali trap raider Bhavani, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 23 | UM 16 - 7 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh entices Sagar into a Block and gets a touch on him to get a touch point. |
| Raid 28 | UM 17 - 9 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Abhishek Singh, Rahul Sethpal trap raider Manjeet, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 31 | UM 20 - 9 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Super Raid! Abhishek Singh takes out 3 Tamil Thalaivas players despite pinned to the ground. |
| Raid 32 | UM 23 - 10 TN | Bhavani Rajput (TN) | Rahul Sethpal trap raider Bhavani, after he pinched a bonus point. |
| Raid 45 | UM 27 - 11 TN | Athul M S (TN) | Athul M S thrown out of lobby by U Mumba defense, Rahul Sethpal manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 46 | UM 28 - 11 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Sahil Gulia has to leave as Abhishek Singh gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 48 | UM 28 - 13 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh tries to wriggle out of the centre, but is stopped by Mohit Jakhar, Sagar. Super Tackle! |
| Raid 49 | UM 28 - 15 TN | Manjeet (TN) | Manjeet gets his man! He's been targeting Rinku Hari for a while now and finally gets him out with a smart Dubki. |
| Raid 54 | UM 28 - 16 TN | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | That takes some guts. Solo Tackle by Surjeet to take out raider V. Ajith Kumar. |
| Raid 55 | UM 28 - 17 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar gets another raid point as he takes out Fazel Atrachali. |
| Raid 57 | UM 28 - 21 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Rahul Sethpal, Harendra Kumar has to leave as Ajinkya A Pawar gets a touch on him. |
| Raid 58 | UM 30 - 21 TN | V. Ajith Kumar (UM) | V. Ajith Kumar raids successfully and gets Sahil Gulia, Surjeet out. |
| Raid 66 | UM 31 - 24 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Abhishek Singh is tackled successfully by Tamil Thalaivas defense. |
| Raid 72 | UM 32 - 26 TN | Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre (UM) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Ajinkya Kapre out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 73 | UM 32 - 28 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar locks horns with Harendra Kumar, Rahul Sethpal, but manages to get across the line. |
| Raid 74 | UM 33 - 31 TN | Shivam (UM) | Perfect team play, the defense ushers the raider Shivam out of the mat. Raider however pinches a bonus. |
| Raid 79 | UM 34 - 31 TN | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (TN) | Ajinkya A Pawar thrown out of lobby by U Mumba defense, Fazel Atrachali manages to stay inside the line and saves a point. |
| Raid 80 | UM 34 - 32 TN | Abhishek Singh (UM) | Perfect team play, defense ushers raider Abhishek Singh out of the mat. |
