Pro Kabaddi League 2018, Match 82: Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates | Match Preview and Predicted Lineups
The home side, Bengaluru Bulls, take on the Patna Pirates in a Zone B clash at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune today, Sunday at 9 pm IST.
The Bulls are coming off a 14-point win (36-22) against the Tamil Thalaivas in yesterday night's encounter courtesy an all-round performance by the side.
The raiders of the Bulls scored 18 raid points led by their captain, Rohit Kumar who scored a Super-10 with 10 raid points, while Pawan Kumar supported well with 5 raid points. It was their defence that was quite impressive on the night with 13 tackle points. Mahender Singh and Amit Sheoran were the side's top defenders with 4 points apiece.
The Patna Pirates are also coming off a win (45-27) against the Tamil Thalaivas courtesy a 23-raid point contribution by the Narwals, Pardeep and Deepak. While Pardeep was the top raider with 13 raid points, Deepak wasn't far behind with his contribution of 10 raid points.
The defence of the Pirates scored 10 tackle points, and surprisingly Manjeet, a raider, was the top defender for his side with 3 tackle points.
Ravinder Kumar, who had a bad night yet again, would most likely be replaced by Jawahar Dagar against the Bulls at the right corner position.
The last time the two teams, Bengaluru Bulls and Patna Pirates, faced each other was in Match 42 of the current season where the Bulls got the win (43-41) by a wafer-thin margin of 2 points.
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Key Battles to keep an eye on
#1 Pawan Sehrawat (right raider) vs Jaideep (left corner)
#2 Pardeep Narwal (left raider) vs Raju Lal Choudhary (right corner)
Probable playing 7
Bengaluru Bulls: Rohit Kumar (c), Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Kashiling Adake, Ashish Kumar Sangwan, Mahender Singh, Amit Sheoran, and Raju Lal Choudhary
Patna Pirates: Pardeep Narwal (c), Deepak Narwal, Manjeet, Kuldeep Singh/Vijay, Vikas Kale, Jawahar, and Jaideep
When and where to watch: 21:00 IST on the Star Sports network and on digital streaming platform Hotstar.