PKL Final LIVE: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan LIVE – The Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 is all set to witness its grand finale. The 12 team league now has two finalist in Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan. Both the teams have advanced to the summit clash that will be played on Saturday, 17th December 2022 and are aiming to lift the trophy. Panthers enter the contest after clinching a dominant victory against the Bengaluru Bulls in the semifinal. Meanwhile, Puneri Paltan defeated Tamil Thalaivas just ahead of the final. The match is scheduled to begin at 8 PM. It will be played at the NSCI Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai. Follow PKL 2022 Final LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
PKL Final LIVE: Jaipur Pink Panthers aim to lift second Pro Kabaddi League title, face challenge from in-form Puneri Paltan in season finale – Follow Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan LIVE
Jaipur Pink Panthers
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— Jaipur Pink Panthers (@JaipurPanthers) December 15, 2022
Jaipur Pink Panthers are aiming to lift their second Pro Kabaddi League title. They won the title in the inaugural edition of the league. They were impressive in the league stages by finishing at the top spot on the points table. They are entering the contest after a dominant performance against Bengaluru Bulls in the semifinal. The team is also on a seven match unbeaten run.
They will be hoping that their top raider Arjun Deshwal will be in top form. Deshwal has 290 raid points from the season and leads the raid points tally.Deshwal has had support in attack from the likes of V Ajith Kumar (94 raid points) and Rahul Chaudhari (71 raid points).
In defence, Ankush with 86 tackle points has been their best performer, while Sunil Kumar (59 tackle points) and Sahul Kumar (53 tackle points) have all made healthy contributions.
The Panthers however lost both their league games to Puneri Paltan this season. They will be hoping to better their record against Pune in the summit clash.
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Raiders: Ajith V Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Devank, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Panwar, Navneet, Bhavani Rajput
Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Abhishek KS, Ashish, Ankush, Sahul Kumar, DeepakWoosan KO, Lucky Sharma, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Chandel
All-Rounder: Rahul Gorakh Dhanawade
Puneri Paltan
Puneri Paltan meanwhile are aiming to win their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title. The team has made it to the final after defeating Tamil Thalaivas in the semifinal. The Men in Orange had a good league stage, where they finished at the second spot on the points table. They also won both their league games against Jaipur Pink Panthers this season and enter the final with confidence.
They however have injury concerns ahead of the final. Their lead raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat missed the semifinal. In their absence, they will bank on raiders Akash Shinde and Pankaj Mohite. Pankaj shined in that game as he picked up 13 raid points. It remains to be seen whether Aslam and Mohit will make it to the team in the final.
Their defence is led by skipper Fazel Atrachali. The Iranian has 53 tackle points. “I motivated the young players throughout the season. I have carried out this role very well. I have to do this for one more hour. We have really good players and I will tell them to go and play freely and that I am there to support them,” said Fazel Atrachali ahead of the final.
Puneri Paltan
Raiders: Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Shubham Nitin Shelke
Defenders: Fazel Atrachali, Sombir, Badal Taqdir Singh, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sanket Sawant, Alankar Kaluram Patil, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Rakesh Bhalle Ram, D Mahindraprasad, Harsh Mahesh Lad
