PKL 2021: Narwal led UP beat Patna, Bengaluru clinch thriller vs Titans; Jaipur beat spirited Haryana – Christmas Day bore some good news for Bengaluru and Jaipur fans as both teams registered their first wins of the season. Bengaluru clinched a thrilling win over Telugu Titans before Jaipur Pink Panthers followed it up with a similar win over the Haryana Steelers. Earlier in the day, Pardeep Narwad led UP Yoddha clinched a win over his former side Patna Pirates. Follow Insidesport.in for all PKL 2021 LIVE Updates.
PKL 2021: Narwal led UP beat Patna, Bengaluru clinch thriller vs Titans; Jaipur beat spirited Haryana
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. All three matches will be played at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield Bengaluru – the fixed venue for Season 8 of PKL.
@7:30 PM – Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha LIVE
@8:30 PM – Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans LIVE
@9:30 PM – Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers
PKL 2021 LIVE: Pirates face Narwal led UP, Bengaluru, Titans eye first wins, Jaipur to face Haryana on Christmas Day – Follow LIVE Updates
Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddha LIVE
All eyes will be on “record-breaker” Pardeep Narwal who moved from Patna Pirates to UP Yoddha after a herculean bid at the PKL auctions. The three-time champions were expected to struggle after losing their star raider but Monu Goyat (15 points) and Sachin (7 points) stepped up in their Game 1 of the season against Haryana Steelers to secure a victory.
In fact, it was Pardeep who had a poor start to his season for the UP Yoddha, scoring just 8 points in their loss against Bengal Warriors. The all-time highest scorer of the Pro Kabaddi League will be hoping to change his fortunes against his former team. His biggest challenge at UP Yoddha will be the lack of another strong raider who can revive him quickly to the mat.
PKL 2021: Narwal led UP beat Patna, Bengaluru clinch thriller vs Titans; Jaipur beat spirited Haryana on Christmas Day
Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans LIVE
Telugu Titans’ fortunes will hinge around raider Siddharth Desai who had a decent, if not great, start to the season with 11 points in the Southern Derby against Tamil Thalaivas. The raider, known for his massive strength, will try to upset a relatively inexperienced Puneri Paltan defence who lost big in their first match of the season against Dabang Delhi KC.
The biggest positive for the Pune team from that match was Nitin Tomar’s performance. The reliable raider seems to have regained his lost fitness and looks set to play the lead role for Anup Kumar’s side who also have Rahul Chaudhari and Pankaj Mohite for support.
PKL 2021 LIVE: Pirates face Narwal led UP, Bengaluru, Titans eye first wins, Jaipur to face Haryana on Christmas Day – Follow LIVE Updates
Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers
Vikash Khandola vs Deepak Hooda Both Vikash Khandola of Haryana Steelers and Deepak Hooda of Jaipur Pink Panthers had poor opening match performances. Vikash, one of the stars of Season 7, just managed six points in his first outing while Deepak scored four.
Both the raiding departments look weak so don’t be surprised if the third match of the day turns out to be a tactical affair with multiple Do-or-die raids. Sandeep Dhull in the left corner for Jaipur is a talented defender and might be the difference-maker in the encounter.
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