PKL 9, Match 1: Dabang Delhi KC Vs U Mumba Preview
Pro Kabaddi League season nine is going to start from today. After three years fans will be in the stadium to cheer their favourite teams. The inaugural match will be played between defending champions Dabang Delhi KC & season 2 champions U Mumba.
Team Analysis:
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Captain Naveen Kumar, Vikas Jaglan & Ashish Narwal will be raiders who will start raiding. Vice-captain Sandeep Dhull, Amit Hooda, Ravi Kumar & Vishal Lather will play as defenders.
U Mumba
Guman Singh, Ashish, Shivam are expected to start raids for U Mumba. Skipper Surinder Singh will lead the defense which consists of Rinku, Harendra Kumar & Kiran Magar.
Key Battle
Naveen Kumar Vs Surinder Singh
Delhi’s captain Naveen Express will be Delhi’s important player in offense department. His speedy footwork & fast raids are enough to put another team on back foot. His main challenge will be Mumba captain Surinder Singh. Surinder at right cover will try to dismiss Naveen.
Key Players
Sandeep Dhull, Dabang Delhi K.C.
He will be focusing more on setting up the defense. His tackles will be important.
Guman Singh, U Mumba
Guman has a responsibility of team’s raiding. As he is team’s prime raider he will be the key player for U Mumba today.
Match Prediction
Dabang Delhi KC has an upper hand over U Mumba.
Match Timing
The match is expected to start at 7.30 pm (IST) at Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru.
Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. Disney+ hotstar will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
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.
U Mumba
Surinder Singh (Captain), Rinku (Vice-captain), Shivam, Pranay Vinay Rane, Prince, Rahul, Kamlesh, Shivansh Thakur, Rupesh, Sachin, Ashish, Guman Singh, Heidarali Ekrami, Gholamabbas Korouki, Harendra Kumar, Kiran Laxman Magar, Mohit, Ankush, Jai Bhagwan, Satywan, Viraj Landge, Vishal Mane, Abhimanyu.