PKL 8, Match 34: Puneri Paltan Vs Gujarat Giants Preview
It is week 3 in Pro Kabaddi League season eight. Tonight Puneri Paltan will take on Gujarat Giants in the first match.
Team Analysis:
Puneri Paltan
The team lost to Bengaluru Bulls in their last match. The team has lost 4 matches out of 5 played and are at bottom in the points table. Aslam Inamdar, Pawan Kadian and Pankaj Mohite are playing well. The defense except Vice-captain Vishal Bhardwaj is messed up.
Gujarat Giants
The team lost their game against Haryana Steelers. Rakesh was outstanding in that match. Rakesh Narwal supported him in raiding. The defense including Captain Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Girish Ernak and Ravinder Pahal is unstable.
Key Battle
Vishal Bhardwaj Vs Rakesh Narwal
Vishal Bhardwaj is Pune team’s top defender. His tackles are getting him points. His main target will be to stop Gujarat raider Rakesh Narwal. He is highest raid points scorer for Gujarat till now.
Key Players
Aslam Inamdar, Puneri Paltan
He is team’s secondary raider. He has played that role very well with his raiding.
Rakesh, Gujarat Giants
Rakesh took 19 raid points against Haryana. He is needed to keep going like this.
Match Prediction
Gujarat Giants might win the match.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 7.30 pm (IST) at Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre Bengaluru.
Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. Disney+ hotstar will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
Puneri Paltan
Nitin Tomar (Captain), Vishal Bhardwaj (Vice-Captain), Rahul Chaudhari, Pankaj Mohite, Pawan Kumar, Mohit Goyat, Vishwas S, Akash Shinde, Aslam Inamdar, Shubham Shelke, Baldev Singh, Jadhav Shahaji, Sanket Sawant, Hadi Tajik, Sombir, Sourav Kumar, Karamvir, Subhash E, Abinseh Nadarjan, Subhash E.
Gujarat Giants
Sunil Kumar (Captain), Mahendra Ganesh Rajput, Ajay Kumar, Bhuvneshwar Gaur, Harmanjit Singh, Harshit Yadav, Maninder Singh, Pardeep Kumar, Rakesh Narwal, Rakesh Sungroya, Rathan K, Sohit Malik, Sonu Singh, Sunil Kumar, Ravesh Bhainswal, Girish Ernak Ravinder Pahal, Ankit, Davinder Amar, Sumit, Vishay Chaudhary, Soleman Pahleivani.