Match Details
Date: January 9, 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST (Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors); 8:30 PM (Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha)
Venue: Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru
Preview:
It is a doubleheader in the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League on Sunday. While the first panga of the day is between Puneri Paltan and Bengal Warriors, the second on-mat contest will be staged between the Bengaluru Bulls and the UP Yoddha. Two of the four sides in action on Sunday are in the top half of the points tally while the remaining two are languishing at the bottom half.
It is the Puneri Paltan, who have 4 wins out of 6 matches, 1 loss and a draw, who are third on the table with 24 points along with the Bengaluru Bulls who are at the top of the table at this point with five wins from six matches and have 28 points to their credit. Their respective opponents on Sunday- Bengal Warriors and UP Yoddha haven't had that much of an impressive campaign so far.
While Bengal Warriors have 17 points from 7 matches and have more defeats (4) than wins (4) against their name, UP Yoddha have fewer points (14) alongside their name but have played a matchless. Will then the favourites taste win this Sunday or we will see a classic underdog story unfold.
Game 1 on January 9- Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors
Probable Starting 7:
Puneri Paltan: Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Abinesh Nadarajan, Baldev Singh, Sanket Sawant, Vishal Bhardwaj, Aslam Inamdar
Bengal Warriors: Maninder Singh, Sukesh Hegde, Darshan J., Amit, Sachin Vittala, Abozar Mohajermighani, Mohammad Nabibakhsh
Squads:
Puneri Paltan: Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Tomar, Pankaj Mohite, Pawan Kadian, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Shubham Shelke, Aslam Inamdar, Govind Gurjar, Victor Obiero, E Subhash, Vishal Bharadwaj, Baldev Singh, Balasaheb Jadhav, Sanket Sawant, Hadi Tajik, Sombir Gulia, Karanvir, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sourav Kumar
Bengal Warriors: Maninder Singh, Rishank Devadiga, Sukesh Hegde, Ravindra Kumawat, Akash Pikalmunde, Anand V, Sumit Malik, Moein Nabibakhsh, Manoj Gowda, Rohit, Abozar Mighani, Rinku Narwal, Sachin Vittala, Darshan J, Vijin Thangadurai, Rohit Banne, Parveen, Amit
Fantasy Team of the Game:
Defenders: Sachin, Baldev, Vishal
All-rounders: Aslam Inamdar, Moein Nabibakhsh
Raiders: Mohit Goyat, Maninder Singh
Game 2 on January 9- Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddha
Probable Starting 7:
Bengaluru Bulls: Chandran Ranjit, Deepak Narwal, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Mayur Kadam, Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Aman
UP Yoddha: Ankit, Pardeep Narwal, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Shubham Kumar
Squads:
Bengaluru Bulls: Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Chandran Ranjit, Deepak Narwal, GB More, Abolfazl Mghsodlou, Dong Geon Lee, Rohit Sangwan, Banty, Naseeb, Mahender Singh, Amit Sheoran, Saurabh Nandal, Ziaur Rahman, Mayur Kadam, Mohit Sehrawat, Ankit, Vikas, Rohit Kumar, Vinod Naik
UP Yoddha: Nitesh Kumar, Pardeep Narwal, Shrikant Jadhav, Surender Gill, Gulveer Singh, James Kamweti, Aman Hooda, Ankit, Mohammad Taghi, Rohit Tomar, Sahil, Sumit Sangwan, Ashu Singh, Aashish Nagar, Bintu Narwal, Shubham Baliyan, Gaurav Kumar, Gurdeep, Nitin Panwar
Fantasy Team of the Game:
Defenders: Sumit, Saurabh Nandal, Mahender Singh
All-rounders: Shubham Kumar
Raiders: Surender Gill, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Chandran Ranjit