On Monday we will witness two high voltage contests in vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. U.P. Yoddhas will face Bengal Warriors in the first game of the evening whereas Telugu Titans will collide against Jaipur Pink Panthers in the second.
Here are our previews for this double-header.
Match 106: U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors
U.P. Yoddhas head into Monday’s contest with back-to-back wins under their belt. They have nine wins, six losses and two ties so far. Pardeep Narwal (171 raid points) and Surender Gill (132 raid points) have been their best performers in attack, while Rohit Tomar has also chipped in with 49 raid points. Defensively, the trio of Sumit (44 tackle points), Ashu Singh (41 tackle points) and Nitesh Kumar (27 tackle points) have been effective and imposed themselves on opposition raiders.
Bengal Warriors, on the other hand, lost their last match. They have eight wins, seven losses and two ties in Season 9. Captain Maninder Singh has been the team’s talisman with 198 raid points, while Shrikant Jadhav (87 raid points) and Deepak Hooda (42 raid points) have supported him in attack. On the defensive front, Girish Maruti Ernak has been the Warriors’ top tackler with 49 tackle points. He has been aided in defence by Shubham Shinde and Vaibhav Garje who have managed 33 and 28 tackle points respectively.
U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors head-to-head
U.P. Yoddhas and Bengal Warriors have played against each other in 11 matches. Out of these, U.P. Yoddhas have won three while Bengal Warriors have won four matches. Four matches resulted in ties.
Match 107: Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Telugu Titans will want to give their home fans something to cheer about when they face Jaipur Pink Panthers. The Titans are at the bottom of the standings having registered two wins and suffered 16 losses this season. Siddharth Desai with 142 raid points in the ongoing campaign has been the team’s go-to raider. Vinay (37 raid points), Monu Goyat (32 raid points), Adarsh T (31 raid points) and Abhishek Singh (30 raid points) will know that they can do better to support Desai. In defence, Vishal Bhardwaj (40 tackle points) and Parvesh Bhainswal (37 tackle points) have been their top performers.
Jaipur Pink Panthers, meanwhile, have managed 11 wins and suffered six losses, putting them third in the standings. Arjun Deshwal has been in great form and has 211 raid points to his name this season. Deshwal has been helped in attack by Rahul Chaudhari (52 raid points), V Ajith Kumar (48 raid points) and Bhavani Rajput (34 raid points). As far as their defence goes, Ankush has been a dominant force and has managed 61 tackle points this season. Captain Sunil Kumar and Sahul Kumar have also contributed 46 and 30 tackle points respectively.
Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers head-to-head
Telugu Titans and Jaipur Pink Panthers have met on 16 occasions. Telugu Titans have won eight games while Jaipur Pink Panthers have won seven matches. One game ended in a tie.
vivo PKL Schedule for November 28, Monday 7:30 PM onwards
Match 106: U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors
Match 107: Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
Where to watch vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 LIVE?
Catch all the LIVE action from vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 on the Star Sports Network and LIVE streaming on Disney+Hotstar.
