Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Despite not having a big star power, both the teams have performed considerably well so far this season. Patna Pirates sit comfortably in the third spot having won 4 games and losing just a solitary game so far. Tamil Thalaivas on the other hand are placed in the fifth place after having won two games and losing one, with their other three matches ending in a tie – Follow PKL 8 Live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thaliavas – 7:30 PM
Both the teams are matched equally in terms of their strengths. Patna have a formidable raiding duo in Sachin and Monu Goyat who have racked up 37 and 36 points respectively so far in the tournament. Along with raider Prashanth Kumar, they form a terrific trio helping the team win crucial raid points. In defence, they have Mohammedreza Chiyaneh and Sunil who have also picked up important tackle points. However they face a litmus test as they will be up against a team that also has good raiders in Manjeet, Prapanjan, Bhavani Rajput and Ajinkya Pawar.
Pro Kabaddi PKL 8: Patna Pirates take on an equally strong Tamil Thalaivas, Table toppers Bengaluru to face struggling Jaipur
Tamil Thalaivas also have a tight defence in captain Surjeet Singh and Sagar. Sagar has been particularly impressive this season having performed the most number of super tackles (4) so far.
With both these teams equally poised in terms of their strengths, one can expect a fierce and a competitive clash when they step on the mat.
Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers – 8:30 PM
Later in the evening, table toppers Bengaluru Bulls will take on a struggling Jaipur Pink Panthers. Bengaluru Bulls have shown terrific form in this season by winning four games out of the six matches. They lost only one game while the other match resulted in a tie. For Bengaluru skipper Pawan Sehrawat has been in terrific form, who is currently just behind Naveen in the raiders leaderboard, having picked up 73 raid points. He is ably supported by Chandran Ranjith (42 raid points).
Both the raiders will look to continue their good form against the Pink Panthers who have so far been off-colour. Arjun Deshwal is the only raider who has been consistently picking up Super 10s in all the matches but he is not getting enough support from fellow raider skipper Deepak Hooda. The team is also struggling in terms of their defence with out of form Shaul Kumar, Vishal and Nitin Rawal.
Jaipur will have to get their act together in order to trump a strong Bengaluru.
Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thaliavas Squads
Patna Pirates
Raider – Neeraj Kumar (defender), Monu, Mohit (raider), Rajveersinh Pratap Rao Chavan, Jangkun Lee, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Sachin Tanwar, Monu Goyat, Guman Singh
Defender –Neeraj Kumar, Sunil, Sourav Gulia, Shubham Shinde, Sandeep
All-rounder – Sahil Mann, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Sajin Chandrasekar
Tamil Thalaivas
Defenders – Sagar, Himanshu, M. Abishek, Mohammad Tuhin Tarafder , Surjeet Singh, Mohammad Tuhin Tarafde, Surjeet Singh, Sahil
All-rounder – Anwar Saheed Baba, Sourabh Tanaji Patil, Sagar B Krishna, Santhapanaselvam
Raider – K Prapanjan, Manjeet, Athul MS, Bhavani Rajput
Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers Squads
Bengaluru Bulls
Raider – Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Banty, Dong Geon Lee, Abolfazl Maghsodlou Mahali, Chandran Ranjit, Deepak Narwal, G B More
Defender – Amit Sheoran, Saurabh Nandal, Mohit Sehrawat, Ziaur Rahman, Mahender Singh, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Ankit, Vikas
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Defender – Amit Hooda, Vishal, Pavan TR, Elavarasan A, Sandeep Kumar Dhull, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Amit, Shaul Kumar
All-rounder – Nitin Rawal, Sachin Narwal, Deepak Niwas Hooda
Raider – Sushil Gulia, Mohammad Amin Nosrati, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki, Arjun Deshwal, Naveen, Ashok, Amit Nagar
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