New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Maintaining his superb form, Siddharth Desai collected 19 raid points and guided U Mumba to a fantastic 41-34 victory over Dabang Delhi in a Zone A contest of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) at the Thyagraj stadium here on Saturday. U Mumba trailed by nine points in the first half but produced a solid performance in the second half. Hosts Dabang Delhi led for most of the match but their defence failed to contain Desai in the second half. Pro Kabaddi League 2018-19 Schedule Timetable: Full Fixtures, All Teams' Match Dates, Timings, and Venue Details of PKL Season 6.

Naveen Kumar scored 12 points for Delhi but just like his team he had a quiet second half. Delhi's raiders got into the act early to give their team a 4-1 lead after four minutes. Vinod Kumar got a two-point raid as U Mumba reduced the deficit and trailed 3-4. Naveen and Chandran Ranjit put in successful raids as Dabang Delhi looked the better team and inflicted an all-out in the 7th minute to lead 10-5. Check out the video of highlights of the match here.

U Mumba's famed defence was having trouble to put in tackles as Naveen was in fine form. Rohit Baliyan put in excellent raids as U Mumba fought back to level the match at 11-11 after 13 minutes. Naveen had different ideas though as he scored four raid points in five minutes as Delhi inflicted another all out to lead 21-13. At the end of the first half Delhi enjoyed a nine-point lead with the score reading 22-13. Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U Mumba Live Pro Kabaddi Score.

U Mumba could score just two tackle points in the first half with skipper Fazel Atrachali having a really quiet game.

Siddharth got a super raid in at the start of the second half as the visitors started to mount a comeback. Fazel put in a strong tackle on Ranjit as U Mumba trailed 17-22.

Joginder Narwal's strong tackle on Siddharth got Delhi two more points as it was a super tackle. Delhi led 26-19 after 27 minutes but were down to four men. Desai made a brilliant super raid in the 30th minute, which got five points for U Mumba as they trailed 25-26. Naveen got his super 10 in the 33rd minute as Dabang Delhi held a slender 29-28 lead.

It was all square at 30-30 with less than four minutes to play as both teams continued to exchange points. U Mumba however, inflicted an all-out in the 38th minute to lead 36-32 and that all out confirmed their victory.

A four-point raid by Siddharth in the 39th minute just added gloss to the scoreline as U Mumba asserted their supremacy in style.

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