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