PKL 8, Match 1: Bengaluru Bulls Vs U Mumba Preview
Pro Kabaddi League season eight is going to start from today. The inaugural match will be played between season 6 winner Bengaluru Bulls and season 2 champions U Mumba.
Team Analysis:
Bengaluru Bulls
Captain Pawan Kumar Sehrawat will perform his usual game. Chandran Ranjit, More GB might be seen playing as a supportive raiders. Defesnse has a combination of Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Amit Sheoran and Mohit Sehrawat.
U Mumba
Vice-captain Abhishek Singh, Ajinkya Kapre and V Ajith Kumar are expected to start raids for U mumba. Skipper Fazel Atrachali will lead the defense which consists of Sunil Siddhgavali, Ajeet, Harendra Kumar.
Key Battle
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat Vs Fazel Atrachali
It is an ultimate clash of captains. PKL season 7 best raider will be up against PKL 7 best defender. Pawan’s toe touches, hand touches will get answered by Fazel’s dashes, holds. The one who wins this battle will win the match.
Key Players
Mahender Singh, Bengaluru Bulls
Bulls vice-captain Mahender’s defense will be crucial for them. A lot will be depend upon how he stops U Mumba raiders.
Abhishek Singh, U Mumba
Vice-captain Abhishek has a responsibility of team’s raiding. As he is team’s prime raider he will be the key player for U Mumba today.
Match Predicion
Bengaluru Bulls has an upper hand over U Mumba.
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
Bengaluru Bulls
Pawan Sehrawat (Captain), Abolfazl Maghsodloumahali, Chandran Ranjit, Deepak Narwal, Dong Geon Lee, More GB, Naseeb, Rohit Sangwan, Mayur Kadam, Mohit Sehrawat, Mahender Singh, Aman, Saurabh Nandal, Amit Sheoran, Ankit, Vikas.
U Mumba
Fazel Atrachali (Captain), Abhishek Singh (Vice-Captain), V Ajith Kumar, Navneet, Pratap S, Jashandeep Singh, Shivam Ali, Kamlesh, Sunil Siddhgavali, Ajeet, Harendra Kumar, Prince, Rinku HC, Rahul Sethpal, Ajinkya Kapre, Pankaj.