PKL 8, Match 79: UP Yoddha Vs Puneri Paltan Preview
Pro Kabaddi League season 8 is underway in Bengaluru. On the second day of week six, UP Yoddha will face the challenge of Puneri Paltan. The last time when these two teams played against each other in PKL 8, match was won by UP Yoddha.
Team Analysis:
UP Yoddha
The team lost their last match against Haryana Steelers. The raiding trio of Pardeep Narwal, Shrikant Jadhav, Mohammad Taghi & Surender Gill is doing well in the raiding. The defense of Skipper Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Shubham Kumar & Ashu Singh is playing well for the team.
Puneri Paltan
The team won their last match against Dabang Delhi K.C. Skipper Nitin Tomar, Aslam Inamdar & Mohit Goyat are playing in the offense. The defense including Abinesh Nadarajan, Sanket Sawant, Sombir & Vice-captain Vishal Bhardwaj are playing well & defending the team.
Key Battle
Nitesh Kumar Vs Mohit Goyat
UP skipper Nitesh Kumar has gained back his form. He is leading the team’s defense from the front. His main responsibility will be to stop Puneri raider Mohit Goyat. Mohit is consistently scoring raid points.
Key Players
Surender Gill, UP Yoddha
As a secondary raider of UP Yoddha he has done well.
Aslam Inamdar, Puneri Paltan
As a top raider his performance in raiding is good.
Match Prediction
UP Yoddha 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
UP Yodhha
Nitesh Kumar (Captain), Pardeep Narwal, Shrikant Jadhav, Gulveer Singh, Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali, Surender Gill, Sahil, Rohit Tomar, James Kamweti, Ankit, Aman, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Aashish Nagar, Ashu Singh, Gaurav Kumar, Shubham Kumar, Gurdeep, Nitin Panwar
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