PKL 8, Match 23: Tamil Thalaivas Vs Puneri Paltan Preview
Tonight in the first match of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season eight, Tamil Thalaivas and Puneri Paltan will fight with each other.
Team Analysis:
Tamil Thalaivas
They tied their game against U Mumba. Manjeet Dahiya and Athul MS are doing well. Bhavani Rajput will have to step up as a third raider. In defense Sahil Singh and Skipper Surjeet Singh are playing well. Other defenders need to defend the team will.
Puneri Paltan
The team lost to Patna Pirates in their last match. Rahul Chaudhari is in poor form. Nitin Tomar did not play in last two matches. So teams’ raiding department responsibility is on the shoulders of Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goiyat. The defense is messed up and needs to be in form.
Key Battle
PO Surjeet Singh Vs Aslam Inamdar
Tamil Skipper has been successful in defense till now. He will get challenged by Puneri Paltan young raider Aslam Inamdar. Aslam is been amazing since last three matches. He will be looking forward to steal points from Thalaivas defense led by Surjeet.
Key Players
Manjeet Dahiya, Tamil Thalaivas
He is team’s prime raider. He has played that role very well with his raiding.
Mohit Goyat, Puneri Paltan
Apart from Alsam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat is one of the major raiders of Puneri Paltan. His raids will be crucial.
Match Prediction
Tamil Thalaivas might win this 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
Tamil Thalaivas
PO Surjeet Singh (Captain), Manjeet Dahiya, K Prapanjan, Athul MS, Bhavani Rajput, Ajinkya Pawar, Himanshu, Asiri Alawathghe, PO Surjeet Singh, Sagar Krishna, santhapanaselvam, Himanshu, Sahil, M. Abhishek, Sagar, Ashish, Mohit, Sahil, Sagar Krishna, Santhapanaselvam, Saurabh Patil.
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.