PKL 9, Match 9: Puneri Paltan Vs Bengaluru Bulls Preview
Pro Kabaddi League season nine has been started at Bengaluru. Tonight in the third match, Puneri Paltan will play against season 6 champions Bengaluru Bulls.
Team Analysis:
Puneri Paltan
The team tied their first match against Patna Pirates. Aslam Inamdar & Mohit Goyat duo is doing well in the offense. But Paltan defense straggled in the absence of their regular skipper Fazel Atrachali. This will have to be changed.
Bengaluru Bulls
They won their first match against Telugu Titans. Bharat & Neeraj Narwal had a very good match. But star raider Vikash Kandola is yet to pick up the momentum. Skipper Mahender Singh, vice-captain Saurabh Nandal set up the defense well.
Key Battle
Mohit Goyat Vs Mahender Singh
Puneri’s young raider Mohit was very impressive in the first match. He is expected to do the same. His main target will be to snatch points from Bulls captain Mahender Singh. Mahender’s challenge will be to dismiss Mohit.
Key Players
Aslam Inamdar, Puneri Paltan
His raids will be crucial for Paltan.
Saurabh Nandal, Bengaluru Bulls
His tackles will be significant factor.
Match Prediction
Bengaluru Bulls has an upper hand over Puneri Paltan.
Match Timing
The match is expected to start at 9.30 pm (IST) at Shree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru.
Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. Disney+ hotstar will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
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.
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.