GUJ vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: 3 surprise picks for today's Pro Kabaddi 2024 match - November 13, 2024
The Gujarat Giants and the Bengal Warriorz go head-to-head in the 51st match of Pro Kabaddi 2024 on Wednesday, November 13, at the Noida Indoor Stadium. This will be a battle between two teams in very contrasting runs of form.
The Giants have made a disastrous start to the season and are currently on a seven-match losing streak. The Warriorz have fared better, winning three and tying two out of seven matches, with a win in this fixture taking them up to fourth place.
The Warriorz come into this match with plenty of confidence after beating another bottom-of-the-table side, the Bengaluru Bulls, in their last outing and they'll back themselves to do a similar job against the Giants.
Meanwhile, coach Ram Mehar Singh will desperately look for a turnaround in their fortunes after suffering defeat at the hands of his former side Patna Pirates on Monday.
On that note, let's look at the top three Dream11 surprise picks for this fixture.
#3 Pranay Rane (RAI) (BEN)
Bengal Warriorz's third raider Pranay Rane could have a solid outing against the Giants and is a Dream11 differential option to consider for this one. He got a start out of the blue against the Bengaluru Bulls, coming in for Sushil Kambrekar and did a decent job, picking up two raid points and one tackle point in that match.
Rane started his PKL journey with U Mumba and scored 49 raid points and one tackle points across 23 appearances for them in PKL 9 and 10, mostly as a substitute. He certainly has a good sense of tackle timing and whether or not he scores raid points, he's very likely to chip in with a handy tackle point or two.
While risky, Sane's a great Dream11 surprise pick if he starts this match.
#2 Rakesh HS (RAI) (GUJ)
The Gujarat Giants' raiding unit has simply not delivered throughout this tournament, with Guman Singh their highest point-scorer. But even he hasn't left a good enough impact in their matches so far.
While not the highest pointscorer for the team, Rakesh HS has stayed on the mat for longer with a not-out % of 75.3 this season. He has scored only 25 raid points and three tackle points in seven matches. More importantly, he didn't get too many negative points for unsuccessful raids, which is quite an important factor in Dream11.
It's pretty much a lottery on which Gujarat raider will score the raid points in this match, but a proven performer like Rakesh HS who has a high points ceiling can be a solid Dream11 surprise pick.
#1 Mohit (DEF) (GUJ)
Gujarat Giants' right-cover defender Mohit has been one of their best performers in their recent matches. The side's captain at the start of the season, Neeraj Kumar has been in dismal form, prompting the management to take the tough call of dropping him for Mohit.
While the raiding unit's struggles continued, Mohit's arrival definitely helped to solidify the defense. He has five tackle points to his name in two appearances this season at a stellar tackle strike rate of 71%.
Despite the small sample space of those numbers, they bode well for this defender's point-scoring chances in upcoming matches. With Sombir in the right corner not in good form, Mohit also often deputizes in that position, giving him additional opportunities to initiate tackles and pick up tackle points.
Against a mostly right-raiding Bengal unit, Mohit is well positioned in the right cover to record a solid Dream11 points haul. With an ownership of less than 10%, he could be a very useful Dream11 surprise pick.