PKL 2022 Highlights: Patna Pirates held Tamil Thalaivas to a mouth-watering 33-33 draw in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 clash on Wednesday. By the virtue of the result, the Patna franchise are on the fifth spot with 41 points while the Southern giants are placed seventh with 38. In the second game of the night, Dabang Delhi will be up against Patna Pirates. Both the matches will be played at the Shree Shivchhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi in Pune. Follow Pro Kabaddi League 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
PKL 2022 Highlights: Patna Pirates HOLD Tamil Thalaivas to mouth-watering DRAW, UP Yoddhas crush Dabang Delhi in Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 – Check RESULTS
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas – 7.30 PM
Dabang Delhi vs UP Yoddhas – 8.30 PM
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas
#MUMvPAT 📸
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.#PatnaPirates #PiratePanti #PirateHamla #GardaUdaDenge #VivoProKabaddi #Season9 #MUMvPAT pic.twitter.com/spMHQF45Sr— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) November 13, 2022
Patna Pirates’ seven match unbeaten streak came to an end in their last game as they faced defeat against U Mumba. The Men in Green will be eager to get back to winning ways as they face Tamil Thalaivas in the upcoming contest. The three-time champions are at the sixth spot on the points table, having won six games, lost five, while two matches ended in a tie.
Apart from their defeat last time around, the Pirates are in good form. Their raiding department is led by Sachin, who has 117 raid points to his name. He has got good support from all-rounder Rohit Gulia, who has collected 85 raid points. The duo can once again shine for them in attack.
Defensively, Sunil with 36 tackle points has been their top performer, while Mohammadreza Chiyaneh and Neeraj Kumar have also contributed 33 and 23 tackle points respectively.
Patna Pirates
Raider – Sachin, Anuj Kumar, Monu, Ranjit Naik, Rohit, Anand Tomar, Sushil Gulia, Vishwas S
All Rounder – Rohit Gulia, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Sajin Chandrashekar, Daniel Odhiambo, Abdul S, Sagar Kumar, Sagar Kumar
Defender – Sunil, Manish, Naveen Sharma, Neeraj Kumar, T Yuavaraj, Shivam Chaudhari
Tamil Thalaivas head into this game after facing two successive defeats and aim to get back on track in the upcoming match against Patna Pirates. The Thalaivas started the season with just a solitary win from the first six matches. However they turned around their fortunes in the Pune leg under new coach Ashan Kumar in which they have so far won four matches, lost two, while one game ended in a tie. They will aim to add one more win in their final game at Pune.
In their raiding department, debutant Narender has impressed so far with 134 raid points. However he is lacking support from the other raiders in the team. Ajinkya Pawar has looked good in patches with 46 raid points to his name, but he needs to step up his form to help his side clinch victories.
In defence, skipper Sagar with 37 tackle points has been their best performer, while Sahil Gulia and M. Abishek have bagged 30 and 26 tackle points respectively. The last time when both these two teams met earlier this seas, Tamil Thalaivas clinched a 33-32 victory.
Tamil Thalaivas
Raiders: Pawan Kumar (Sehrawat), Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Jatin, Himanshu, Himanshu, Narender
Defenders: Sagar, Ankit, M. Abishek, Ashish, Md. Arif Rabbani, Himanshu, Mohit, Sahil, Arpit Saroha
All-Rounders: Visvanath V., Thanushan Laxmamoha, K. Abhimanyu
Dabang Delhi vs UP Yoddhas
Dabang Delhi K.C, who are the defending champions started the season on a brilliant note as they won their first five matches. However since then they have faced a slump in their form as they managed just a solitary win from their next eight matches. They currently find themselves at the ninth spot on the points table and are eager to get back to form. for a successful title defence in Season 9.
They are taking on a strong UP Yoddhas in the upcoming contest. Against the Yoddhas, they need their talismanic raider Naveen Kumar to be on top of his game. Naveen has 149 raid points to his name but in the last two matches, he has picked up just 12 raid points and didn’t look at his best. The raider needs to get back to his best form to boost the team’s winning chances. Ashu Malik (93 raid points) and Manjeet (54 raid points) need to support him in attack.
On the defensive front, Vishal (31 tackle points) and Krishan (30 tackle points) have been their best tacklers this season, while Ravi Kumar and Vijay Kumar have also chipped in with 20 and 17 tackle points respectively.
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Raiders: Naveen Kumar, Suraj Panwar, Ashish Narwal, Manjeet, Ashu Malik
Defenders: Sandeep Kumar (Dhull), Vishal, Aakash, Amit Hooda, Anil Kumar, Md. Liton Ali, Ravi Kumar, Krishan, Dipak, Vijay, Vinay Kumar, Monu
All-Rounders: Vijay, Reza Katoulinezhad, Tejas Maruti Patil
𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! 🎥#YoddhasToli, taiyaar ho jaiye ek aur 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 muqable ke liye 🍿#DELvUP #SaansRokSeenaThok #YoddhasHum #vivoProKabaddi #FantasticPanga #GMRGroup #GMRSports pic.twitter.com/DARR8hF59Z
— U.P. YODDHAS (@UpYoddhas) November 15, 2022
The UP Yoddhas meanwhile are in good form as they are on a four match unbeaten streak. They are currently at the fifth spot on the points table with six wins, five losses and two ties so far. U.P. Yoddhas will head into their upcoming clash with confidence and will fancy their chances of a win.
In their raiding department both Surender Gill and Pardeep Narwal are in good form as they have 129 raid points and 111 points each so far this season. Surender Gill, especially is in outstanding form as he is entering the contest after scoring two successive Super 10s in the last two matches. Rohit Tomar with 35 raid points this season has also looked good lately.
In terms of their defence, Ashu Singh with 37 tackle points has been their top performer, while Sumit and Nitesh Kumar have also looked good for 36 and 23 tackle points respectively. The last time when both thee two teams, Delhi managed to win the high-scoring contest 44-42. A similar contest is expected provided Delhi get back to their previous form.
All-Rounder: Gholamabbas Korouki
U.P Yoddhas
Raiders: Pardeep Narwal, Nitin Tomar, Rathan K, James Namaba Kamweti, Gulveer Singh, Surender Gill, Anil Kumar, Durgesh Kumar, Aman, Rohit Tomar, Mahipal
Defenders: Abozar Mohajer Mighani, Babu Murugasan, Jaideep, Sumit, Nitesh Kumar, Ashu Singh, Shubham Kumar
All-Rounders: Gurdeep, Nehal Desai, Nitin Panwar
