The ‘rivalry week’ of PKL Season 8 will be played from 31st January – 6th February.
Prashant Kumar is leading the Patna team in style. In the last, he scored 6-raiding points, including one bonus point and 5-touch points.
Haryana Steelers are looking in good rhythm after beating the mighty Dabang Delhi in their last encounter.
Telugu Titans seem to have an insurmountable mountain to climb ahead of them as they are currently the bottom-most team at the table.
In the raiding department, players like Vikas Kandola (8-points), and Meetu Singh (2-points) are doing phenomenally well.
Who will dominate who? Which player will rule the game? Let’s find out.
The Tamil Thalaivas captain registered 3 tackle points and 2 bonus points during his side’s thrilling tie against Jaipur Pink Panthers.
Defending champions Bengal Warriors have been major disappointment for their fans as the team has failed to do well this season.
Bengaluru Bulls. Bulls are riding high on the shoulders of Pawan Sehrawat as the skipper is having a dream run in the tournament.
Patna Pirates after five wins and just 1 loss, are four points ahead of U Mumba and enjoying a better sight from the second position in the points table.
Pointing out all the mistakes, BC Ramesh indicated a change in the playing 7 and said will discuss the same with skipper Maninder Singh.
U Mumba needs to register some wins in front of their name to climb up the points table.
U Mumba has recorded most successful tackles (1314) in the PKL history. But in this season, they haven’t played to their potential so far.
5th placed U-Mumba will be up against Telugu Titans, who haven’t had a great tournament while Gujarat Giants will take on Patna Pirates.
Dabang Delhi remain the only unbeaten team in the competition thus far. Will they be able to maintain their undefeated run against UP Yoddha?
Bengal Warriors will lock horns with Haryana Steelers in the first match of the day. Both the teams have done fairly well and are in the middle of the points table.
All eyes will be on the star raiders of each side – Arjun Deshwal and Mohit Goyat.
Let us have a look at some of the stats, facts and numbers ahead of PKL 2021/22 Season Day-15 matches.
Day 15 of the tournament is going to be a double-header, with Puneri Paltans against Gujarat Giants starting the day followed by Dabang Delhi versus Telugu Titans.
Delhi’s last game against Telugu Titans ended in a draw and Telugu Titans faced a narrow defeat against Patna Pirates in the latest encounter in the tournament.
Haryana Steelers will take on U Mumba in the first match of the day at 7.30 PM in Bengaluru, while U.P Yodha will take guard against Tamil Thalaivas in the second match at 8.30 PM.
Tamil Thalaivas have had a slightly better run in the competition so far when compared to UP.
In their most recent match, Harayana Steelers registered a win over Gujarat Lions, on the other hand, U-Mumbai played out a draw with UP Yoddha.
Maninder Singh-led side will take on Jaipur Pink Panthers, as the match 30th of the tournament at 7.30 PM.
Puneri Paltan are at the bottom of the table with just one win from four matches.
The Haryana Steelers have tasted victory just once but lost their remaining three matches in the season so far. This could be a stern challenge for them.
New Year’s Eve will get more special for all the Kabaddi lovers as Tamil Thalaivas will take on Puneri Paltans at 7.30 PM at Sheraton Grand, Whitefield in Bengaluru followed by Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors at 8.30 PM.
Both the teams have had a tough start to the season and will be very keen to get a win in this match.
It is going to be an extremely exciting day of action with mid-table teams fighting out against each other.
Both sides have played 3 matches each so far in the season and while the Bengaluru club has won two out of those three, Haryana have a solitary win against their name.
Patna Pirates is the only team to have more than 2000 successful raids in all PKL seasons combined overall.
Who will be the favourites going into Day 7 of the PKL 2021? Let’s find out.
Both these teams are in the bottom half of the points table and yet to register a win.
Patna are now sixth at the table with 6 points while Puneri Paltan are placed ninth with 5 points.
As of now, it is Dabang Delhi who are at the top of the table with 10 points from 2 matches but things can change rather quickly in this league.
The Bengal Warriors are on a bit of a high, having won each of their two matches in the season so far.
The only two undefeated teams in the tournament, Bengal Warriors and Dabang Delhi, will be looking to complete a hattrick of victories by winning their respective games.
Delhi has registered comprehensive wins in its first two matches, while Gujarat had to face a defeat against defending champions.
Arjun Deshwal along with the skipper Deepak Niwas Hooda can be key players in tonight’s match against Haryana.
Pardeep Narwal is set to face his former side in one of the most-awaited clashes of the season.
It would be a bitter-sweet pill to swallow for the Telugu side since they were so close yet so far in their opening game against Tamil Thalaivas in a match that eventually ended in a 40-40 tie.
The day 4 will conclude with a match between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Haryana Steelers.
Vinay was picked for the main team through New Young Player (NYP) quota.
U Mumba completed a 46-30 win over favorites Bengaluru Bulls in the season-opener and they will be looking to carry their good form forward.
Defending champions Bengal started the tournament on a winning note and will be eager to carry on the momentum against Gujarat.
Fazel Atrachali and Joginder Narwal will lead their respective sides in this big encounter.
Let us have a look at some of the important facts and stats about the matches that are about to be played.
Fans will get to witness another triple header in PKL on December 24, Friday.
Let us have a look at some of the important numbers from the three games set to be played on Day 2 of PKL Season 8.
Delhi and Haryana will have more positives to look at from their last season than Pune and Patna.
There are 3 exciting Kabaddi matches scheduled to take place on December 23, Thursday.
Delhi’s Naveen Kumar will be yet another player to watch out for this season and it will be interesting to see how he performs in his first game of the season.
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Let us have a look at some of the important numbers from the first three games of PKL Season-8.
A day prior to the start of the competition at a press conference where captains of the clubs set to participate in the tournament were seated, Dabang Delhi KC captain refused to reveal his plans before the start of the Kabaddi season.
The tournament will be staged in a bio-secure bubble and all the matches will thus be held at a single venue in Bengaluru where there is a team to ensure that everyone plies with the COVID-19 protocols.
For the eighth season, Haryana has added some match winners to their side.
The team will be captained by Prashant Kumar while all eyes will be on star players Neeraj Kumar.
The team will be captained by Nitish Kumar while all eyes will be on star raider Pardeep Narwal.
In 2019 the Gujarat side did not have the best of outings and they would be eager to make amends this time around.
The team has some of the best players of the tournament in their side.
The team will be led by the experienced PO Surjeet Singh.
The team, led by Rishank Devadiga and guided by the Arjuna awardee coach BC Ramesh, has shown character to be the ultimate champion of the tournament.
Under the leadership of the newly signed and appointed skipper, Rohit Kumar, the team will be hoping to perform well and win their maiden title.
In view of COVID protocols, all the matches are scheduled to take place in Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel and Convention Center without spectators.
In view of COVID protocols, all the matches are scheduled to take place in Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel and Convention Center without spectators.
The entire season will take place at the Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre behind closed doors.
PKL 2021 will be the first indoor tournament to be held in the country since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Raider Pardeep Narwal was signed by UP Yoddha for Rs. 1.65 crores, making him the most expensive player in the history of PKL.
Check out how PKL Auction 2021 unfolded over the course of last three days.
Notably, each franchise can spend up to Rs 4.4 crore on their teams, with a maximum of two Final Bid Match cards available.