PKL 8, Match 45: Tamil Thalaivas Vs Haryana Steelers Preview
Pro Kabaddi League season 8 is underway in Bengaluru. In the first match of tonight Tamil Thalaivas will be up against the Haryana Steelers.
Team Analysis:
Tamil Thalaivas
The team tied their last match against Patna Pirates. Ajinkya Pawar, Manjeet Dahiya and Bhavani Rajput are doing well in the offense. The defense consists of skipper PO Surjeet Singh, Sagar, Mohit and Sahil Singh defending the team well. However the team is not able to convert it into a win and sharing points with other teams.
Haryana Steelers
The team won their last match against Bengal Warriors. The raiding partnership of Captain Vikash Kandola and Meetu is successful for Haryana. All-rounder Rohit Gulia is also contributing for the team. Talking about defense, Surender Nada, Mohit and Jaideep are good in defending the team.
Key Battle
PO Surjeet Singh Vs Meetu
Tamil skipper PO Surjeet Singh is team’s top defender. He is tough to beat with his dashes. On the other side Haryana’s young raider Meetu is been amazing in his first season. This battle will be exciting.
Key Players
Manjeet Dahiya, Tamil Thalaivas
This top raider has improvised his game. Still he needs to score points at crucial times.
Vikash Kandola, Haryana Steelers
Captain Vikash is team’s most raid points scorer till now. His form has been gaining him points.
Match Prediction
Haryana Steelers 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
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.
Haryana Steelers
Vikash Kandola (Captain), Akshay Kumar, Ashish, Mohammad Esmaeil, Vinay, Ravi Kumar, Chand Singh, Rajesh Gurjar, Surender Nada, Ajay, Hamid Nadar, Rajesh Narwal, Rohit Gulia, Shrikant Tewathia, Vikas Jaglan