Dabang Delhi KC beat Puneri Paltan 41-30 in PKL opener

Dabang Delhi KC vs Puneri Paltan LIVE: PKL 2021 LIVE – Dabang Delhi will hope to convert their auction nous into performances on the mat as they begin the new season with a new sense of purpose and hope. The Capital side begin their campaign against Puneri Paltan who have also brought in some new faces and will be aiming to challenge for honours. Both teams will hope for a perfect when they begin action at 8:30 PM IST in Bengaluru. Follow Insidesport.in for all PKL 8 LIVE updates.

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Dabang Delhi KC beat Puneri Paltan: Naveen Kumar led Delhi take commanding 41-30 win vs Pune in PKL 8 opener

@21:37 – Dabang Delhi keep their cool, clinch convincing 41-30 win to kick off campaign.

@21:25 – Dabang Delhi continue to dominate lead 34-25 with 5 minutes to play.

@21:12 – Dabang Delhi continue to lead 26-22, Pune hit back with all out

@21:00 – Dabang Delhi continue to dominate, go 22-15 ahead vs Puneri Paltan

@20:48 – Dabang Delhi make brilliant start, take 6-4 lead in early exchanges.

Dabang Delhi K.C. are arguably the team to watch out for this season. After topping the league in Season 7 and unravelling the future Kabaddi star in Naveen Kumar, Delhi went on to add stalwarts Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chhillar to their squad in the auctions. The team, once again captained by the experienced Joginder Narwal, also added Sandeep Narwal and Jeeva Kumar in the auctions to add steel to the defence.

But all eyes will be on Naveen Kumar who showed great mobility and innovation to clinch 22 Super 10s (10 points or more) in 23 matches in Season 7. Naveen has the makings of a complete raider – mixing speed and quick thinking with athleticism. From Hand Touch to Bonus Points, from Dubki to Back Kick, the raider has everything to be called a complete package.

Puneri Paltan had a difficult season 7 but the addition of Rahul Chaudhari, once considered the best raider in the league, will give them renewed hope. Rahul had an off-colour outing with the Tamil Thalaivas in Season 7, but the ‘showman’ raider will be confident under the guidance of coach and former Indian team captain Anup Kumar will help him get back to his best shape. It will be a match between the past and the present, but Rahul will be hoping he can emulate his Telugu Titans form which won him fans across the country.

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Dabang Delhi KC vs Puneri Paltan LIVE: Revamped Delhi prepare for Paltan punch in PKL Season opener – Follow LIVE Updates

Dabang Delhi KC

All-rounder – Vijay Kumar, Balram, Sandeep Narwal, Manjeet Chhillar
Raider – Naveen Kumar, Neeraj Narwal, Emad Sedaghat Nia, Ajay Thakur, Sushant Sail
Defender – Sumit, Mohit, Mohammad Malak, Jeeva Kumar, Vikas, Ravinder Pahal

Puneri Paltan

Defenders – Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Hadi Tajik, Sanket Sawant, Vishal Bhardwaj, Baldev Singh, Sombir, Karamvir, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sourav Kumar
Raider – Pawan Kumar Kadian, Pankaj Mohite, Mohit Goyat, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Tomar, Vishwas
All-rounder – Govind Gurjar, Victor Onyango Obiero, E Subash

Dabang Delhi KC vs Puneri Paltan LIVE

The broadcasting rights for the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 is given to Star Sports Network. Kabaddi fans can live stream the event on Disney + Hotstar. The Dabang Delhi KC vs Puneri Paltan clash will kick start at 8:30 PM IST on Thursday, December 23.

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