PKL 9, Eliminator 1: Bengaluru Bulls Vs Dabang Delhi KC Preview
Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season nine caravan has moved to Mumbai city. The knockout matches will begin from tonight. In the first Eliminator match season 6 champion Bengaluru Bulls will lock their horns with defending champions Dabang Delhi KC. This match will be repeat of season 8 semi final match. The winner of this match will take on Jaipur Pink Panthers on 15th December in the semi-final 1.
Team Analysis:
Bengaluru Bulls
The team has played 22 matches. There are 13 wins, 8 losses & 1 tie to their name. Bharat is leading team’s offense from the front. He is getting support from Neeraj Narwal & Vikash Kandola. Bharat & Vikash raiding duo will be hoping to keep going. The defense of captain Mahender Singh, vice captain Saurabh Nandal, Aman & Mayur is stable. Their defense will be important.
Dabang Delhi KC
The team has played 22 matches. There are 10 wins, 10 losses & 2 tie to their name. Skipper Naveen Kumar, Ashu Malik, Vijay Malik, Manjeet are doing well in raiding. A lot will be dependent on Naveen & Ashu duo. Delhi defenders Vishal, Dipak, Amit Hooda & vice-captain Sandeep Dhull are defending the team well. Vishal & Amit’s tackles will be significant.
Key Battle
Bharat Vs Vishal
Bharat is the top raider of Bulls team. He is the second highest raid points scorer in PKL 9. He has notched up 257 raid points from 21 games. He will try to snatch points from Dekhi left cover Vishal. Vishal has clinched 58 tackle points in 21 matches. He is team’s top defender in this season. He is leading the team’s defense from the front. His main responsibility will be to stop Bengaluru raider Bharat. This battle will be crucial.
Key Players
Saurabh Nandal, Bengaluru Bulls
As a top defender his performance in raiding is good with 63 tackle points from 22 matches.
Naveen Kumar, Dabang Delhi KC
As a primary raider of Delhi skipper Naveen has done well with 246 raid points in 22 games.
Head To Head in PKL 9
Bengaluru Bulls 2 – 0 Dabang Delhi KC
Match Prediction
Bengaluru Bulls has an upper hand over Dabang Delhi KC.
Match Timing
The match is expected to start at 7.30 pm (IST) at Dome National Sports Club of India (NSCI) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (SVP) Indoor Stadium, Mumbai.
Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. Disney+ hotstar will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
Bengaluru Bulls
Mahender Singh (Captain), Saurabh Nandal (Vice-captain), Mayur Kadam, Yash Hooda, Rohit Tanwar, GB More, Bharat, Aman, Vinod Lachmayya Naik, Rajnesh, Vikash Khandola, Nageshor Tharu, Lal Mohar Yadav, Sachin Narwal, Rahul Khatik, Sudhakar Krishanth Kadam, Neeraj Narwal, Harmanjit Singh, Rajesh Narwal, Ran Singh, Rakesh Gowda, Rakshith S.
Dabang Delhi KC
Naveen Kumar (Captain), Sandeep Kumar Dhull (Vice-captain), Vijay Malik, Vinay Kumar, Krishan Dhull, Ashu Malik, Dipak, Manjeet, Suraj Panwar, Ashish Narwal, Vijay, Vishal Lather, Md. Liton Ali, Reza Katoulinezhad, Amit Hooda, Anil Kumar, Ravi Kumar, Aakash, Tejas Maruti Patil, Monu.