Substitute amirmohammad zafardanesh

Rampaging Bharat Hooda: It was an impressive finish to the Vizag leg for the home side Telugu Titans, who secured a 45-37 win over U Mumba at the Vishwanadh Sports Club on Wednesday night. Bharat Hooda led the charge with 13 points, while Chetan Sahu (6 points) and skipper Vijay Malik (5 points) played strong supporting roles, helping the Titans notch their third victory on the trot.

A strong start from the home team set the tone for the match, with Bharat ruling the roost. He opened with a multi-point raid, followed by Chetan’s tackle on Anil in a do-or-die raid. Another multi-point effort from Bharat – this time in a do-or-die raid – inflicted an all out on U Mumba in the 6th minute.

Skipper Vijay joined the party immediately after the all out with a successful raid on Rinku, as the Season 2 champions struggled to find their footing. Anil managed a touch point off Ankit, while Rinku responded with a tackle on Bharat. But Chetan struck again, dismissing Anil, and then turned raider to send Vijay Kumar off the mat, taking the score to 14-5 at the end of the first phase of play.