U Mumba will look to capitalise on Gujarat’s loss of momentum
With intriguing and energetic matches everyday Pro Kabaddi League is ongoing in its current destination at Ahmedabad. On day 4 of Ahmedabad leg, two matches will be held. In the first encounter, Patna Pirates will be up against the Tamil Thalaivas. Later on, home team Gujarat Fortunegiants and U Mumba will lock horns with each other.
Team Analysis:
Gujarat Fortunegiants
Yesterday Dabang Delhi shocked the Fortunegiants and handed them the first loss at their home leg in the history of PKL. Sachin had a good match but he was not supported by other raiders. In defense Parvesh Bhainswal and Sunil Kumar were successful. But their corners Sachin Vitthala and Ruturaj Koravi did not contribute anything which proved Gujarat costly. But the fans will be hoping for them to play today with the same coordination.
U Mumba
U Mumba will be on the mat after a successful home leg. Siddharth Desai, Rohit Baliyan and Abhishek Singh’s raiding trio is in a good form and have the ability to destroy any defense. Skipper Fazel is the top defender of this season. Surender Singh, Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Vinod Kumar have also shown their skills.
Head-to-head
Gujarat Fortunegiants 4 – 0 U Mumba
Key Battle
Sachin VS Fazel Atrachali
Gujarat’s strike raider Sachin has continued his form in this season also. He has clinched 88 raid points from 11 matches. Yesterday he took 9 raid points. Sachin performs fearlessly against his opposition. His battle today is against the U Mumba skipper Fazel Atrachali. Leading from the front Fazel has 57 tackle points from 14 matches and he tops the defender’s list.
Key Players
Sunil Kumar, Gujarat Fortunegiants
Gujarat captain Sunil Kumar is the top defender having a total of 39 tackle points from 12 matches. Sunil is the backbone of their defense. So his maximum presence on the mat is the key to success for Gujarat.
Siddharth Desai, U Mumba
U Mumba’s raiding sensation Siddharth Desai is the top raider of season 6. 131 raid points have been scored by him in 12 matches. He has 100% success rate in do-or-die raids. He will be crucial for U Mumba.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 9 pm (IST) at The Arena By Transstadia, Ahmedabad
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
U Mumba
Fazel Atrachali, Dharmarajan Cheralathan, Abhishek Singh, Siddharth Desai, Vinod Kumar, Abofazl Maghsodloumahali, R Sriram, Rohit Baliyan, Hadi Tajik, Adinath Gavali, E Subash, Surinder Singh, Shiv Om, Gaurav Kumar, Mohit Balyan, Anil, Arjun Deshwal, Darshan Kadian, Rajaguru Subramanian