PKL 2021: Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 will usher in the new year with a triple-header on Saturday, January 1, 2022. The first match will be played between U Mumba and U.P. Yoddha and the match will kick off at 7:30 pm. The next match of the day will be the Southern derby which will be played between Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans which will get start at 8:30 pm. The last match of the day will be played between Naveen Kumar’s Dabang Delhi K.C. and Surjeet Singh’s Tamil Thaliavas and the match will kick off at 9:30 PM – Follow PKL 2022 Live updates on InsideSport.IN.
PKL 2022: Top three teams Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba seek to consolidate their positions in their respective fixtures in the New Year
U Mumba’s raiders V Ajith Kumar and Abhishek Singh have been instrumental in the team’s good start to the season. Both the raiders clinched Super 10s against Jaipur Pink Panthers to help the Season 2 champions reach third on the points table. Captain Fazel Atrachali also had a great outing with three tackle points which should help him improve his confidence after a stuttering start.
P0 U.P. Yoddha have struggled to get their season running despite signing Pardeep Narwal in t02he PKL auctions. The star raider is slowly starting to get the points but the raiding unit has struggled to match the expected levels for U.P. Yoddha. The usually reliable defensive duo of Nitesh Kumar and Sumit has also looked susceptible for U.P. Yoddha in the initial stages of the league.
PKL 2022: Top three teams Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba seek to consolidate their positions in their respective fixtures in the New Year
An in-form Pawan Sehrawat is like a tornado making landfall – he will conquer everything that comes his way. The Bengaluru Bulls’ star raider unleashed his very best in the 22-point performance (including three tackle points) against Haryana Steelers and will be eyeing another great day on the mat against a struggling Telugu Titans team on Day 1 of the New Year.
Titans will be hoping their own star raider, Siddharth Desai can regain form to give the Bulls’ defence a challenge. With no wins in Season 8, the Titans are in desperate need of an inspiring performance from their raiding unit. Captain Rohit Kumar has been out of form while Rajnish’s absence due to an injury has compounded their challenges.
Mahender Singh and More GB have looked impressive in the defence for the Bulls who are currently second on the points table. The Bulls will go into the match as favourites but Kabaddi is a sport known for its unpredictability.
PKL 2022: Top three teams Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba seek to consolidate their positions in their respective fixtures in the New Year
Dabang Delhi K.C. have looked like a well-oiled engine in the early stages of Season 8 with Naveen Kumar leading the way. The young raider already has 66 raid points in 4 matches including a 24-point performance against defending champions Bengal Warriors.
Tamil Thalaivas captain Surjeet Singh will need to once again control his troops against the dangerous raider. His own raiding unit of Manjeet, K Prapanjan and Bhavani Rajput have the ability to give the error-prone Delhi defensive duo of Manjit Chhillar and Jeeva Kumar a hard time. Thalaivas have failed to convert a lot of good starts into victory and will need to stop Naveen Kumar to change their fortunes.
All three matches will be played at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield Bengaluru – the fixed venue for Season 8 of PKL.
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