PKL 9, Match 82: Patna Pirates Vs Tamil Thalaivas Preview
Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season nine is undergoing in Pune city. Tonight in the first match, three times champion Patna Pirates will fight against Tamil Thalaivas.
Team Analysis:
Patna Pirates
The team lost their last match against U Mumba. Sachin & Rohit Gulia duo is playing well. The defense of Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, skipper Neeraj Kumar, Sunil & Manish performed well.
Tamil Thalaivas
They lost their last match against Bengaluru Bulls. Narender, Ajinkya Pawar & Himanshu Singh are needed to play well in the offense. M Abhishek, Sahil Gulia, Sagar & Mohit needs to perform well.
Key Battle
Rohit Gulia Vs Sagar
Patna star raider Rohit is in good form. He will try to snatch points from Tamil right corner Sagar. Sagar will try to dismiss Rohit.
Key Players
Sachin, Patna Pirates
His raiding performance will be significant.
Ajinkya Pawar, Tamil Thalaivas
His offensive performance will be significant.
Match Prediction
Patna Pirates has an upper hand over Tamil Thalaivas.
Match Timing
The match is expected to start at 7.30 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
Patna Pirates
Neeraj Kumar (Captain), Monu, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Sajin Chandrasekhar, Manish, Rohit, Ranjit Venkatramana Naik, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Anuj Kumar, Naveen Sharma, Rohit Gulia, Sachin, Sunil Narwal, Daniel Omondi Odhiambo, Abdul Insamam S, Shivam Chaudhari, Anil Surendra Tomar, Sushil Gulia, Vishwas S, Sagar Kumar, Sukesh Hegde, Akash Bodake.
Tamil Thalaivas
Sagar (Captain), Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Abhishek M, Himanshu, Himanshu Singh, Mohit, Ashish, Sahil, Jatin, Himanshu, Narender, Thanushan Laxmamohan, Md. Arif Rabbani, Visvanath V, Arpit Saroha, K Abhimanyu, Ankit