Premier Handball League 2023: Rajasthan Patriots to lock horns with Delhi Panzers

Home team Rajasthan currently holds the third spot in the points table.

Rajasthan Patriots, the Krida Pvt Ltd own franchisee competing in the first ever Premier Handball League (PHL) will aim to get back to winning ways when they face Delhi Panzers tomorrow here at the Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium. The Patriots are currently third in the league standings with 8 points to their kitty. This will be the second encounter between the two teams in the season. The game between the Rajasthan Patriots and Golden Delhi Panzers will be broadcast LIVE & Exclusive on Sports 18 & can be streamed LIVE on the Jio Cinema platform on June 19, 2023, from 8:30 PM onwards.

The last time both sides met, Rajasthan Patriots went down to Delhi Panzers 18-34. For the Patriots, Dmitrii Kireev with 5 goals was the highest scorer in the game, while Bhupender Ghanghas was the highest scorer amongst both the teams scoring 11 past Patriots captain Atul Kumar. Rajasthan Patriots will go into this match with an aim to equalize their head-to-head record with the Panzers.

Naya Chandra Singh, Head Coach, Rajasthan Patriots, said ahead of the clash, “The last match did not go the way we had planned for, but we always learn from our mistakes and make sure we do not repeat them. Handball, as a sport, is fast where the margin of errors does not exist and I am confident we will perform to the best of our capabilities in the next match and will give our supporters many reasons to cheer.”

The Patriots captain and goalkeeper Atul Kumar has been in immaculate form and is vital to his team keeping the opponents from scoring. He is also vocal on the court and encourages the team from the back, in the whole game.

The Panzers will go into this match high on confidence after winning by a huge margin in their last clash with the Patriots. Besides the in-form Bhupender Ghanghas, Jasmeet Singh and Deepak Ahlawat are also a threat in the scoring department while Mohit Ghanghas, Hardev Singh, Sumit Kumar and Dmitrii Kireev of Patriots will have to show their top game against Panzer’s custodian Nitin Sharma who had single handily kept the host’s attack at bay.