Delhi’s home leg starts with the clash of home team taking on Jaipur Pink Panthers
India’s Kabaddi festival ‘Pro Kabaddi League’ is ongoing. Season six is full of thrilling and nailbiting matches, creating records and unexpected results. This sixth season is turned out to be the most fascinating one. Pro Kabaddi league has reached the National capital of India, Delhi where home team Dabang Delhi K.C. will commence their home leg. They will host their first guest which is Jaipur Pink Panthers. Later on, Tamil Thalaivas will play a must-win match against defending champions Patna Pirates.
Team Analysis
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Though the host Dabang Delhi K.C. has lost their last match against Haryana Steelers they have strong chances for making it to the playoffs. Top raider Naveen Kumar had Super 10 and Ravinder Pahal had High 5 to their names. Raiding department consists of Naveen Kumar, Chandran Ranjit, and Meraj Sheykh. Joginder narwal, Vishal Mane, and Rajesh Narwal are the defenders whose responsibility will be to stop Jaipur’s raiders especially in-form Deepak Niwas Hooda.
Jaipur Pink Panthers
This is a do-or-die match for the Jaipur Pink Panthers if they seek to qualify for the playoffs. They tied their last match against Puneri Paltan. Deepak Hooda scored a Super 10. Amit Kumar also supported him very well with 4 raid points. Anup Kumar and Ajinkya Pawar were off colors. Defense of Sandeep Dhull, Mohit Chhillar, Sunil Siddhagavli, Santhapanaselvam leaked the points. They have a chance to do better.
Head To Head
Dabang Delhi K.C. 4 – 7 Jaipur Pink Panthers,1 Tie
Key Battle
Ravinder Pahal VS Deepak Niwas Hooda
Delhi’s Right corner Ravinder Pahal has 37 tackle points from 13 matches. He had a High 5 in their last game. Ravinder’s ankle holds can create the problems for Jaipur’s top raider Deepak Niwas Hooda. Whopping a total of 95 raid points to his name from 12 matches Deepak is the only consistent player in Jaipur Pink Panthers. This Ravinder Pahal VS Deepak Niwas Hooda battle will be significant in tonight’s match.
Key Players
Naveen Kumar, Dabang Delhi K.C.
Youngest 100 raid points scorer in PKL history Naveen Kumar has 103 raid points from 13 matches. He has the ability to steal the points in pressure situations.
Mohit Chhillar, Jaipur Pink Panthers
Jaipur Pink Panther’s right corner Mohit Chhillar has grabbed 29 tackle points from 12 matches. His game will be crucial today.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 8 pm (IST) at Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi.
TV Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. hoststar.com will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Joginder Narwal, Chandran Ranjit, Vishal Mane, Viraj Landge, Pawan Kumar, Ravinder Pahal, Rajesh Narwal, Shabeer Bapu, Siddharth, Khomsan Thongkham, Anil Kumar, Kamal Kishor Jat, Yogesh Hooda, Satpal Narwal, Meraj Sheykh, Tushar Bhoir, Tapas Pal, Vishal, Naveen Kumar
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Anup Kumar, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Sandeep Dhull, Mohit Chhillar, K Selvamani, Bajirao Hodage, Young Chang Ko, David Mosambayi, Gangadhari Mallesh, Sunil Siddhgavali, Anand Patil, Shiva Ramakrishna, Brijendra Chaudhary, Lokesh Kaushik, Ajit Singh, Santhapanaselvam, N Shiva Ramakrishna, Nitin Rawal