Qualifier 2: Gujarat Fortunegiants VS UP Yoddha Match Preview
Today at Pro Kabaddi League season 6 Qualifier 2 match will be held between Gujarat Fortunegiants and UP Yoddha. The winner of this match will play the Finals against Bengaluru Bulls on 5th January 2018.
Team Analysis:
Gujarat Fortunegiants
Gujarat Fortunegiants lost the Qualifier 1 against Bengaluru Bulls. Sachin, Ajay Kumar, Rohit Gulia will have to put efforts. Their defence of Skipper Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Rututraj Koravi, and Sachin Vitthala will have to work as a team combination in order to beat UP Yoddha.
UP Yoddha
UP Yoddha beat Dabang Delhi K.C. in the Eliminator 3. Raiding trio of Rishank Devadiga, Prashanth Kumar Rai and Shrikant Jadhav have showcased their skills. Nitesh Kumar, Jeeva Kumar, Narender, and Sachin Kumar’s defensive skills have sent many talented and experienced raiders on the bench.
Head-to-head
Gujarat Fortunegiants 1 – 0 U.P. Yoddha. 1 tie
Key Battle
Sachin VS Nitesh Kumar
Sachin who is Gujarat’s strike raider has continued his last season’s brilliant form in this season as well. He has picked 171raid points in 21 games. His raiding heroics has helped Gujarat so many times. He will face UP’s right corner Nitesh Kumar who ranks first in defender’s list. He has grabbed 94 tackle points from 24 matches. This rivalry will be one of the deciding factors of today’s match result.
Key Players
Parvesh Bhainswal, Gujarat Fortunegiants
Gujarat Fortunegiant’s Parvesh Bhainswal has established himself as one of the best-left covers in PKL. He has scored 82 tackle points from 23 matches.
Prashanth Kumar Rai, UP Yoddha
UP Yoddha’s Prashanth Kumar Rai has been a top raider for the team. Till now he has 139 raid points from 20 matches. He will be crucial for UP Yoddha.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 8 pm (IST) at DOME @NSCI SVP Stadium
TV Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. hoststar.com will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
Gujarat Fortunegiants
Sunil Kumar, K Prapanjan, Parvesh Bhainswal, Ruturaj Koravi, Ajay Kumar, Dong Geon Lee, Hadi Oshtorak, Shubham Palkar, Amit Sharma, Dharmender, Sachin, Mahendra Rajput, Lalit Chaudhary, Vikram Chandola, Anil, Yashwant Bishnoi, Amit, C Kalai Arasan, Sachin Vittala, Rohit Gulia
UP Yoddha
Rishank Devadiga, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Jeeva Kumar, Shrikant Jadhav, Sachin Kumar, Seaong Ryeol Kim, Suleiman Kabir, Narender, Rohit Kumar Choudary, Amit, Bhanu Tomar, Pankaj, Nitesh Kumar, Azad Singh, Nitin Mavi, Vishav Chaudhary, Akram Shaikh, Sagar Krishna