Overview
- Mumbai prevailed 15-7, 7-15, 13-15, 15-8, 15-11 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.
- Karthik earned Player of the Match for pivotal net play, including key blocks.
- The result keeps Mumbai first with 11 points from four matches, while Kochi sits ninth after five.
- Momentum swung as Kochi’s Hemanth and Amal K Thomas sparked a mid-match surge, with setter Moushin and attacker Abhishek instrumental.
- Mumbai countered through veteran blocker Karthik A and setter Vipul Kumar, with Om Lad Vasant, Petter Alstad Ostvik, Amit Gulia, Shubham Chaudhary, and scorer Mathias Loftesnes delivering crucial contributions.