The Kabbadi fans once again get set for another entertaining day of the Pro Kabbadi League with top teams going head-to-head. 19 October will see Gujarat Giants take on the UP Yoddhas in the day's opening fixture while Bengal Warriors face off against the Tamil Thalaivas at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru.
Match 28: Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas
Date: 19 October 2022
Time: 7:30 P.M
Venue: Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
Preview:
The struggling Gujarat Giants will face a top-four opponent in the UP Yoddhas in the 28th match of PKL season nine. The Giants are placed at the bottom end of the points table with only one win in four games. Whereas the Yoddhas are the fourth-best team of the season with a 50% win record.
Entering this fixture both teams have won their previous games. Gujarat is carried by their raiding star Rakesh who has 45 points so far. Defensively, the Giants have struggled a lot as they have the third least, 7.5 successful tackles per match. On the contrary, Yoddhas are fifth in the category paired with a strong offence led by Surender Gill’s 48 raid points.
Probable 7s:
Gujarat Giants:
Rakesh, Sourav Gulia, Arkam Shaikh/Mahendra Rajput, Chandran Ranjit (c), Parteek Dahiya, Shankar Gadai, and Rinku Narwal.UP Yoddhas:
Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal, Nitin Tomar, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Ashu Singh, and Shubham Kumar.
Key Players:
Match 29: Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas
Date: 19 October 2022
Time: 8:30 PM
Venue: Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
Preview:
The second game of the day will see the Bengal Warriors take on the Tamil Thalaivas in the 29th match of PKL season nine. The Thalaivas are eighth on the points table with only one win and one tie in four games. Whereas the Warriors are the third-best team of the season with three wins and a single loss.
Entering this match, both teams defeated the Patna Pirates in their previous games. The 2019 Champions have Maninder Singh as the leader of their offence with 41 points. Whereas defensively, Girish Ernak has been the team’s backbone with 17 tackle points. Adding more worries to this side, the Tamil Thalaivas are placed towards the bottom in both departments. They are placed ninth in both the Successful Tackles and Total Points Scored categories.
Probable 7s:
Bengal Warriors:
Deepak Niwas Hooda, Maninder Singh, Shrikant Jadhav, Girish Maruti Ernak, Vaibhav Garje, Balaji D, and Shubham Shinde
Tamil Thalaivas :
Ajinkya Pawar, M. Abhishek, Mohit, Visvanath V, Narender, Sagar, Sahil Gulia
Key Players:
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