The Pro Kabaddi League continues its Pune leg with another set of exciting mid-games from the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex. This Wednesday will see the third-placed Bengaluru Bulls face the struggling Haryana Steelers. Whereas the second game puts the league leaders and hometown team, Puneri Paltan against the resurgent Tamil Thalaivas.
Match 68: Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers
Date: November 9, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune
Preview:
The Bengaluru Bulls have been one of the top teams in the PKL 2022-23 season so far but enter this game after suffering a 44-46 defeat against the Gujarat Giants. Whereas the Haryana Steelers haven’t found their perfect team yet in the tournament and are coming after a loss against Patna Pirates.
The Bulls have been third best raiding team with 243 points led by Bharat, who has been the second-best raider in the league with 125 points. Defensively, their leader has been Saurab Nandal, who has registered 36 tackle points so far. Whereas the Steelers are sixth and fifth in the total raid and tackle points categories with Meetu Sharma and Jaideep Dahiya as top performers in each department respectively.
Probable 7s:
Bengaluru Bulls
Mahender Singh, Vikash Khandola, Mayur Kadam, Saurabh Nandal, Aman, Bharat, Neeraj Narwal.
Haryana Steelers
Meetu Sharma, Manjeet Dahiya, Amirhossein Bastami, Mohit Nandal, Rakesh Narwal, Nitin Rawal, Jaideep Kuldeep.
Key Players:
Match 69: Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas
Date: November 9, 2022
Time: 8:30 PM IST
Venue: Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune
Preview:
The table-toppers Puneri Paltan will be taking on the Tamil Thalaivas, who have risen up the ranks after losing their star raider Pawan Sherawat. The Paltan lost to the Thalaivas in their previous game and would want to avenge their defeat. Whereas the Tamil Nadu-based team will hope to continue their upward surge with another win over the league leaders.
The hosts have been the seventh best raiding team with Aslam Inamdar leading the offence with 88 points. Defensively, PKL veteran Fazel Atrachali has been their star with 30 tackle points in nine games. Whereas the Thalaivas have been the second-best defensive team but have struggled on the raiding front as the eight-placed team in the category. Sagar and Narender have been the best defender and raider for the Tamil Nadu franchise.
Probable 7s:
Puneri Paltan
Fazel Atrachali, Sanket Sawant, Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Gaurav Khatri, Mohammad Nabibakhsh.
Tamil Thalaivas
Himanshu, Sagar, Sahil Gulia, Ajinkya Pawar, Narender, M Abhishek, Mohit
Key Players:
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