Dabang Delhi K.C. kicked off their campaign at PKL Season 11 with a fantastic performance when they saw off the challenge of U Mumba.
Led by the brilliant performance from Ashu Malik, Dabang Delhi K.C. won the contest by a scoreline of 36-28 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium here on Friday night.
From the get-go, Dabang Delhi K.C. and U Mumba were engaged in a close battle with neither team able to pull away into an early lead.
Ashu was leading the charge for Dabang Delhi K.C. while Ajit Chavan was scoring the most points for U Mumba in the early exchanges.
A short while later Ashu inflicted an All-Out on U Mumba and helped Dabang Delhi K.C. take a 4-point lead midway through the first-half.
After that, Dabang Delhi K.C. were able to keep U Mumba at bay for the rest of the half. At the half-time break, Dabang Delhi K.C. led U Mumba by 4 points. At this point, Ashu Malik had 6 points for Dabang Delhi K.C. as they led 19-15.
The second half saw Dabang Delhi K.C. further consolidate their position in the contest.
In the first phase of the second half, Ashu continued to pick up points with relative ease. But midway through the second half, U Mumba threatened to fight back with Ajit Chavan scoring a Super 10. He had immense support in the form of Amirmohammad Zafardanesh.
With 10 minutes to go in the contest, Dabang Delhi K.C. had a 6-point lead. U Mumba were not going to give in and they fought hard in the final phase of play.
Zafardanesh was doing it all for his side – raiding and defending as U Mumba continued to chip away at the deficit.
However, the late charge wasn’t enough for U Mumba as Ashu registered his first Super 10 of the season, helping his side walk off with the win in the second game on the opening night.
For U Mumba, Zafardanesh finished with 11 points to his name while Ajit Chavan scored 10 as well.
