BLR vs HAR Dream11 Prediction: 3 surprise picks for today's Pro Kabaddi 2024 match - November 21, 2024
The Bengaluru Bulls and the Haryana Steelers square off in the 68th match of Pro Kabaddi 2024 on Thursday, November 21, at the Noida Indoor Stadium.
The Bulls' season is nearing a premature exit. The team has lost ten out of its first 12 matches, including a 31-54 hammering at the hands of the Patna Pirates on Tuesday. They have an uphill task ahead of them, and they now take on the table leaders, Haryana Steelers.
The Steelers suffered a minor setback on what was a complete off-day for them against the Telugu Titans. Despite missing their captain Pawan Sehrawat, the Titans completely outplayed the Steelers, who lost 27-49, ending their incredible run of form. Nevertheless, they'll back themselves to return to winning ways against the Bulls.
Let's now look at the top three Dream11 surprise picks for this one.
#3 Vishal Tate (RAI) (HAR)
Vishal Tate should return to the Haryana Steelers' starting 7 for their clash against the Bulls, replacing Ghanshyam Magar, who hasn't done much in his opportunities. Vishal, who scored a brilliant Super 10 in the Steelers' win over U Mumba, looks to be their third raider of choice this season, scoring 22 raid points in five appearances already.
Against a Bulls' defense that has stifled some top raiders, Vishal could emerge as a surprise for the Haryana raiding unit, and with a fairly high points ceiling, he's a solid Dream11 differential.
#2 Ajinkya Pawar (RAI) (BLR)
The Bengaluru Bulls' raiders have been one of the worst this season along with the Gujarat Giants', but the one player who has done well would be left-raider Ajinkya Pawar. He has scored 50 raid points in 12 matches so far, with a noticeably high not-out rate of 76.19%.
That stat means that he's unlikely to earn negative points for unsuccessful raids, which is huge, since the Bulls already pick up plenty of negative points for all-outs enforced on them. A player with a high points ceiling, Ajinkya is a high-risk, high-reward Dream11 pick.
#1 Sahil (ALL) (HAR)
With Jaideep Dahiya sitting out the Steelers' last game due to an injury, Sahil deputized in the left cover position, and he's likely to do so for this match as well. While he hasn't had the best numbers this season, a game against the Bengaluru Bulls' defense is statistically one of the best to be a right corner and left cover defender. They almost exclusively operate with left raiders, making it easy for defenders in these positions to pick up tackle points.
Playing for what's clearly the better team on paper, Sahil already has a huge advantage in terms of scoring points due to points gained for all-outs. In addition, he could have his first big tackle point haul of the season and get his tournament up and running.
He's a potentially powerful Dream11 surprise option.