U Mumba will look to top the Zone A as they face UP Yoddha
With intriguing and energetic matches everyday Pro Kabaddi League is ongoing in its current destination at Kolkata. On day 2 of Kolkaat leg, two matches will be held. Home team Berngal Warriors and Patna Pirates will lock horns with each other. Before this match, U Mumba will be up against UP Yoddha in the second interzone wildcard match.
Team Analysis:
U Mumba
U Mumba has qualified for the playoffs. They are at second position of Zone A points table. Their last match against Jaipur Pink Panthers was draw. In offence Siddharth Desai, Rohit Baliyan Abhishek Singh scored good raid points. Defence of Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Surender Singh, Rohit Rana and skipper Fazel Atrachali worked well.
UP Yoddha
UP Yoddha won their last match against Patna Pirates. Tonight’s match will be a crucial for them in order to stay in playoffs hunt. Raiding duo of Prashanth Kumar Rai and Shrikant Jadhav have showcased their skills. Nitesh Kumar, Jeeva Kumar and Sachin Kumar’s defensive skills have sent many talented and experienced raiders on the bench.
Head To Head
U Mumba 2 – 0 UP Yoddha
Key Battle
Siddharth Desai VS Nitesh Kumar
U Mumba’s raiding sensation Siddharth Desai is the top raider of season 6. 211 raid points have been scored by him in 19 matches. He is a emerging player of PKL 6. He will get challenged by UP Yoddha’s top defender Nitesh Kumar. Nitesh is the third player to score most tackle points in PKL 6. He has clinched 74 tackle points from 20 matches.
Key Players
Surender Singh, U Mumba
One of the key player’s pf U Mumba defence Surender Singh has grabbed a total of 57 tackle points from 20 matches.
Shrikant Jadhav, UP Yoddha
Shrikant Jadhav has been in excellent form with having 118 raid points from 20 matches. His game will be crucial for his team tonight.
Match Timing
The match will be held at 8 pm (IST) at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata.
TV Broadcasting
Star Sports network will broadcast the match. hoststar.com will also broadcast the match online.
Squads
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
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