The Bengal Warriors fantastically started their encounter. They enjoyed an 11-14 lead against the Bengaluru Bulls after the first half. But the Bulls came back strongly. In the end, the Warriors clinched a thriller to win 32-30. In the earlier contest, Puneri Paltans went on to beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 37-33 to seal the game.
Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Puneri Paltan will be lead by the young Aslam Inamdar. All eyes will however be on Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Chiyaneh. He is the most expensive foreign player in the league as he was bought by the Paltan this year for 2.35 crores.
Jaipur Pink Panthers meanwhile look to kick-start their title defence on a winning note. The team have retained most of the players from the last season and aim to continue their form.
Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat and Akash Shinde will look to challenge the strong Jaipur Pink Panthers defence. Meanwhile, Chiyaneh will be a threat to the likes of Arjun Deshwal and Ajith Kumar.
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Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Head-to-Head
Both the teams faced each other 21 times so far. Jaipur Pink Panthers lead the head-to-head battle with 11 wins. Puneri Paltan meanwhile won on eight occasions.
In their most recent encounter that came at last year’s final, Jaipur Pink Panthers clinched a 33-29 victory to win their second Pro Kabaddi League title.
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Puneri Paltan Squad
Raiders: Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Aditya Shinde
Defenders: Abhinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Sanket Sawant, ,Badal Singh, Vahid Rezaeimehr, , Ishwar, Hardeep
All-Rounders: Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyanneh, Ahmed Mustafa Enamdar
Jaipur Pink Panthers Squad
Raiders: Arjun Deshwal, Ajith Kumar V, Bhavani Rajput, Rahul Chaudhari, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki, Devank, Shashank B, Navneet, Amir Maleki.
Defenders: Sahul Kumar, Ankush, Sunil Kumar, Reza Mirbhageri, Abhishek KS, Ashish, Lucky Sharma, Lavish, Sumit
Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors
Bengaluru Bulls return to action following their loss against Gujarat Giants. The Saurabh Nandal-led side dominated for most part of the game. But towards the end lost momentum as they went on to lose 31-34.
The Season 6 champions will aim to quickly get back to winning ways. Bengal Warriors meanwhile will begin their campaign this season with this match. Maninder Singh-led team aim to make a comeback following their 11th place finish last season.
Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors Head-to-Head
Both the teams have been part of the league since its inception. They played against each other 20 times so far. Bengal Warriors are leading the head-to-head record with 11 wins. Bulls meanwhile have won it 9 times.
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Bengaluru Bulls Squad
Bengaluru Bulls – Squad
Raiders: Bharat, Neeraj Narwal, Vikas Kandola, Abhishek Singh, Piotr Pamulak, Banty, Monu, Sushil
Defenders: Saurabh Nandal, Vishal, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Surjeet Singh, Sunder, Md. Liton Ali, Ankit, Rakshit, Rohit Kumar
All-Rounders: Sachin Narwal, Ran Singh
Bengal Warriors Squad
Raiders: Maninder Singh, Shrikant Jadhav, Suyog Gaikar, Guhan Raju, Parshant Kumar, Aslam Saja, Vishwas Gouda, Chai Ming Chang, Maharudra Garje, Nitin Kumar, Akshay Bodake
Defenders: Shubham Shinde, Vaibhav Garje, Akshay Kumar, Aditya Shinde, Shreyas Umbardand, Dipak Shinde
All-Rounders: Nitin Rawal, Akshay Bhoir.
LIVE Streaming
Where to watch PKL 2023 matches LIVE?
PKL will be broadcast LIVE on the Star Sports Network’s TV channels and will be streamed live for free on the Disney+Hotstar mobile app from 8:00 PM IST! The fans can also get the latest updates on Insidesport blogs on every match day.
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