Patna aim at making second position strong as they lock horns with Tamil Thalaivas
Pro Kabaddi League is getting more exciting after every match. Some unexpected results have come out. Ahmedabad leg is underway with amusing matches. Patna Pirates VS Tamil Thalaivas is today’s first fixture. After this crowd’s own team Gujarat Fortunegiants will play against U Mumba.
Team Analysis:
Patna Pirates
With 6 wins and equal losses, the Pirates stands at the second position in Zone B. They successfully won their previous outings against Dabang Delhi K.C. Talking about their offense skipper Pardeep Narwal, Deepak Narwal and Manjeet have done their work very well. In defense Jaideep, Vikas Kale, Kuldeep, and Ravinder Kumar formed a strong defensive combination.
Tamil Thalaivas
Yesterday Tamil Thalaivas ousted Telugu Titans for the first time in PKL history. They are still at the bottom of the table as that win did not make a huge difference in table standings. Captain Ajay Thakur, Sukesh Hegde, and Athul MS have collectively scored good raid points for the team. Defense of Manjeet Chhillar, Amit Hooda, D Pradap, and Ponparthiban Subramanian was successful in keeping opposition raiders quiet.
Head-to-head
Patna Pirates 2 – 2 Tamil Thalaivas
Key Battle
Pardeep Narwal VS Manjeet Chhillar
Pro Kabaddi’s top raider Pardeep Narwal has clinched 122 raid points from 11 matches. It is his straight fourth season in which he has completed 100 raid points. In their previous match, he scored 16 raid points and showed why he is said to be invaluable to Patna Pirates. Meanwhile, his rival Manjeet Chhillar has got 40 tackle points to his name from 12 matches. This one on one battle will set the mat on fire.
Key Players
Jaideep, Patna Pirates
Patna’s left corner Jaideep rank third in defender’s list with 42 tackle points from 12 tackle points. He has led team’s defense from the front and also guides them.
Ajay Thakur, Tamil Thalaivas
Tamil Thalaivas skipper is consistent with his form as he has grabbed 117 raid points from 12 matches. Yesterday in a match against Telugu Titans he took 8 raid points and provided a base for his team to win.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 8 pm (IST) at The Arena By Transstadia, Ahmedabad
TV Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. hoststar.com will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
Patna Pirates
Pardeep Narwal, Deepak Narwal, Vikas Kale, Kuldeep Singh, Manjeet, Tushar Patil, Surender Singh, Tae Deok Eom, Hyunil Park, Jae Min Lee, Vikas Jaglan, Vijay Kumar, Ravinder Kumar, Jaideep, Jawahar Dagar, Manish Kumar, Parveen Birwal, Arvind Kumar, Vijay
Tamil Thalaivas
Ajay Thakur, Sukesh Hegde, Surjeet Singh, Darshan J, Manjeet Chhillar, Jasvir Singh, K Jayasselan, Athul MS, Sunil, Chan Sik Park, Anil Sharma, Abhinandan Chandel, D Gopu, Vimal Raj, Jae Min Lee, Amit Hooda, C. Arun, D Pradap, Rajnish, Anil Kumar, Anand