Telugu Titans falter in front of mighty bulls
Shabeer Bapu scored with a raid point in the 14th minute as U Mumba led 8-6.
Hyderabad: Mighty Bengaluru Bulls thumped a 31-21 win over Rahul Chaudhari led Telugu Titans in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League being played at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.
In the other thrilling encounter, U Mumba showed their prowess and experience as they beat Haryana Steelers 29-28. Kashiling Adake scored seven points whereas skipper Anup Kumar led from the front to lead his team to victory. Both teams traded raid points in the first minute to level the match at 1-1. Kashiling Adake scored with a two-point raid in the fourth minute as U MUmba led 4-3. Haryana Steelers defence did a fine job in the early stages of the match as they trailed 6-7 after 11 minutes. Shabeer Bapu scored with a raid point in the 14th minute as U Mumba led 8-6.
Haryana side leveled the game at 8-8 in the 15th minute. In the next two minutes, Haryana Steelers scored two points to lead 10-8 but Anup Kumar scored with a raid and helped U Mumba avert an all out. Haryana Steelers ended the first half by inflicting the first all out of the match and led 15-11. Steelers scored two points in three minutes to lead 17-12 after 23 minutes. U Mumba struggled in the first six minutes of the second half as they scored just one point and trailed 12-19. Tackle was inflicted in the 27th minute by U Mumba to reduce deficit. Kashiling Adake scored three points with a raid in the 29th minute as U Mumba trailed 18-19. Anup Kumar scored two points and helped his team inflict an all out as U Mumba led 22-20 in the 30th minute.
Haryana Steelers scored two quick points as they trailed by just one point after 34 minutes. With just over five minutes left on the clock, U Mumba got a tackle point to lead 26-24. A tackle and raid point in less than a minute ensured them led 28-24 after 37 minutes. U Mumba showed their experience against debutants Haryana Steelers and won 29-28 in the end.