Which team had the longest unbeaten streak in the PKL?
Pro Kabaddi 2023 (PKL 10) will get underway on December 2. Ahead of the new Pro Kabaddi League season, all 12 teams added some major names to their squad at the auction, which took place last month.
The goal of every franchise is to build an unbeaten streak in the tournament and lift the championship. However, not everyone is successful in doing so because almost every franchise has equal strengths and weaknesses.
While avoiding defeats in back-to-back matches for a long time is quite difficult in a tournament like PKL, it is not entirely impossible. Back in 2016, U Mumba built an unbeaten streak of 11 matches during season three. To date, U Mumba owns the record for the longest unbeaten streak in PKL.
U Mumba failed to win Pro Kabaddi 3 despite having longest unbeaten streak in PKL 2016
U Mumba entered season three as the defending champions. They started the season with two wins and two losses in their first four matches. The Anup Kumar-led outfit's unbeaten streak started with a 29-28 win against Bengaluru Bulls.
Here are the results of their next 10 matches:
- U Mumba 29 - 27 Puneri Paltan.
- U Mumba 32 - 21 Bengal Warriors.
- U Mumba 34 - 28 Patna Pirates.
- U Mumba 30 - 17 Bengal Warriors.
- U Mumba 39 - 18 Bengaluru Bulls.
- U Mumba 35 - 21 Jaipur Pink Panthers.
- U Mumba 30 - 27 Puneri Paltan.
- U Mumba 38 - 22 Telugu Titans.
- U Mumba 36 - 20 Dabang Delhi KC.
- U Mumba 41 - 29 Bengal Warriors, Semifinal.
The unbeaten streak started on February 10, 2016, at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata. It ended on March 5, 2016, at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
Which team ended U Mumba's unbeaten streak of 11 matches?
Patna Pirates ended U Mumba's longest unbeaten streak in PKL by defeating them in the final of season three. The two teams clashed for the championship at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
Playing their first final, Patna beat defending champions U Mumba by 31-28. Rohit Kumar stole the show by scoring eight points for Patna. Sandeep Narwal chipped in with seven points. Mohit Chhillar earned six tackle points for U Mumba but his team ended up losing the game by three points.