PKL 8, Semi Final 2: Dabang Delhi K.C. Vs Bengaluru Bulls Preview
Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8 is underway in Bengaluru. In the second semi-final match, Dabang Delhi K.C. will play against season 6 champion Bengaluru Bulls. The winner of this match will play final match on 25th February. This will be a repeat of season 7 semi-final where Delhi had defeated Bengaluru.
Team Analysis:
Dabang Delhi K.C.
The team has played 22 matches. There are 12 wins, 6 losses & 4 tie to their name. As the team stand at second place in league stage they got qualified for the semi-finals. Star raider Naveen Kumar, Vijay, Ashu Singh & Neeraj Narwal are playing in the offense. Naveen Kumar’s performance will be the key to win for Delhi. The defense including skipper Joginder Singh Narwal, Manjeet Chhillar, Sandeep Narwal & Jeeva Kumar is playing well & defending the team. It will be important.
Bengaluru Bulls
The team has played 22 matches. There are 11 wins, 9 losses & 2 tie to their name. They beat Gujarat Giants in the eliminator to reach semi-final. Skipper Pawan Kumar Sehrawat is leading team’s offense from the front. He is getting support from Chandran Ranjit & Bharat. Pawan-Bharat raiding duo will be hoping to keep going. The defense of Vice-captain Mahender Singh, Aman, Saurabh Nandal, Mohit Sehrawat & Mayur is stable. Their defense will be important.
Key Battle
Manjeet Chhillar Vs Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Delhi left cover Manjeet Chhilllar is team’s top defender in this season. He has scored 48 tackle points in 22 matches. He is leading the team’s defense from the front. Manjeet is the top defender of PKL history. His main responsibility will be to stop Bengaluru raider Pawan Kumar Sehrawat. Pawan is the top raider of PKL 8. He has clinched 286 raid points from 23 games. He is consistently scoring raid points. This battle will be one of the match result deciding factors.
Key Players
Naveen Kumar, Dabang Delhi K.C.
As a top raider his performance in raiding is good with 180 raid points from 15 matches.
Saurabh Nandal, Bengaluru Bulls
He is the top defender of Bengaluru. He has done well with 65 tackle points in 23 games.
Head To Head in PKL 8
Bengaluru Bulls won the first match & second match was ended up with a tie.
Match Prediction
Dabang Delhi K.C. might win the match
Match Timing
The match will be held at 8.30 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
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Joginder Singh Narwal (Captain), Ashu Malik, Emad Sedaghatnia, Naveen Kumar, Neeraj Narwal, Nitin Panwar, Sushant Sail, Jeeva Kumar, Mohit, Sumit, Mohammad Malak, Vikash Kumar, Balram, Manjeet Chhillar, Sandeep Narwal, Vijay Jaglan
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.