PKL 9: Haryana Steelers' defence will have to stop Bharat of Bengaluru Bulls

The newcomer is the raider with the second-most points in the league.

Haryana Steelers played out a tie in the last encounter against Puneri Paltan which was also their first match in the Pune leg. Both Meetu and Manjeet Dahiya scored eight points each in the raiding showing good promise. Haryana Steelers will now look to get back to winning ways after a drop in form in the middle of the Bengaluru leg. Haryana Steelers will play Bengaluru Bulls in their next PKL 9 game.

Bengaluru Bulls won the last encounter against Jaipur Pink Panthers and with this win have increased their stay at the top of the points table. Bharat is continuing his good form but the star was Vikash Kandola who scored crucial points at the end of the game. Vikash Kandola scored nine points and shall now continue to score points consistently.

Team News

Haryana Steelers Squad

Raiders: Prapanjan, Rakesh Narwal, Manjeet, Vinay, Mohammad Mahalli, Lovepreet Singh, Sushil, Meetu, Manish Gulia.

Defenders: Joginder Narwal, Jaideep, Mohit, Ankit, Monu, Naveen, Harsh, Sunny, Amirhossein Bastami.

All-Rounder: Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

Raiders: Vikash Kandola, More G B, Lala Mohar Yadav, Neeraj Narwal, Harmanjit Singh, Bharat, Nageshor Tharu

All-Rounders: Sachin Narwal, Rahul Khatik

Defenders: Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Mayur Kadam, Sudhakar Krishant, Rohit Kumar, Vinod Naik, Aman, Rajnesh, Yash Hooda

Head to Head

Bengaluru Bulls and Haryana Steelers have faced each other six times in the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Bengaluru Bulls have won four matches whereas Haraya has come out victorious on two occasions.

Player to watch

Vikash Kandola from Bengaluru Bulls looked in good touch in the last game and was close to getting to super 10. After being out of form for most of the season he will look to make justice to his price tag and this performance against Jaipur Pink Panthers should be the start.

Amir Hossein Bastami the young Iranian arrived late to the Pro Kabaddi League but hasn't shown his full potential yet. He shall play a crucial role in stopping both Bharat and Vikash Kandola which will help Haryana’s chances of winning.

Key to Success

Haryana's defence needs to play a huge role in stopping the in-form Bharat who is scoring at a rapid pace. With Vikash Kandola not in great form, Haryana’s defence should look to keep Bharat quiet for the majority of the match.

Manjeet Dahiya and Meetu have been scoring points simultaneously at a good pace. Haryana is one of the few teams in Pro Kabaddi to have two raiders performing well together. Saurabh Nandal will look to break the duo in the right corner defence.

Did you know

K.Prapanjan recently crossed the 400 raid points mark (407) and scored 414 points in the Pro Kabaddi League overall.

Broadcast - PKL 9

Time - 08:30 PM

Streaming - Star Sports / Disney + Hotstar