PKL 9, Match 71: U Mumba Vs Puneri Paltan Preview

Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season nine is ongoing in Pune city. Tonight in the Maharashtrian derby season 2 champions U Mumba will take on home team Puneri Paltan.

Team Analysis:

U Mumba

They lost their last match against Jaipur Pink Panthers. Guman Singh, Jai Bhagwan & Ashish played well. Defense consist of Mohit, vice captain Rinku, Harendra Kumar & Surender Singh needs to do better.

Puneri Paltan

The team won their last match against Tamil Thalaivas. Aslam Inamdar, Akash Shinde & Mohit Goyat trio is doing well in the offense. Defense consists of Sanket Sawant, Balasaheb Jadhav, Gaurav Khatri & skipper Fazel Atrachali doing well.

Key Battle

Akash Shinde Vs Surinder Singh

Akash is playing well as a primary raider of Puneri. He is their top raider in past few matches. He will try to snatch points from Mumba captain Surinder Singh. Surinder at his right cover will try to dismiss Akash.

Key Players

Jai Bhagwan, U Mumba

His raiding performance will be crucial.

Aslam Inamdar, Puneri Paltan

His raids will be significant tonight.

Match Prediction

Puneri Paltan has an upper hand over U Mumba.

Match Timing

The match is expected to start at 8.30 pm (IST) at Shri Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune.

Broadcasting

Star Sports network will broadcast the match. Disney+ hotstar will also broadcast the match online.

Squads

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.

Puneri Paltan

Fazel Atrachali (Captain), Mohit Goyat, Aslam Inamdar, Sombir Gulia, Akash Shinde, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Govind Gurjar, Abinesh Nadarajan, Shubham Shelke, Badal Poriya, Aditya Shinde, Ravi Tehlan, Akash Choudhary, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Alankar Kaluram Patil, Rakesh Bhalle Ram, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Harsh Mahesh Lad, D Mahindaprasad, Gaurav Khatri, Saurabh Mann.