PKL 9: Dabang Delhi fight Patna Pirates in clash of two extremities

Table toppers will be up against the team at the bottom of the table.

Defending champions Dabang Delhi has been on a rampage in PKL season 9 as well. They are at the top of the points table with five wins in five games while their opponents in last season’s final the Patna Pirates are still looking for their first win.

Patna came close to winning their last game against Tamil Thalaivas but lost the game in the last 30 seconds and therefore they remain winless in the competition. Their defence is struggling this season and the team would hope that it returns to form against Delhi otherwise Patna would have to wait longer for their first win.

Team News

Patna Pirates

Raiders: Sachin, Monu, Anand Tomar, Sushil Gulia, Vishwas S, Rohit, Ranjit Naik, Anuj Kumar

All-Rounders: Rohit Gulia, Sajin C, Sager Kumar, Abdul Insamam, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Daniel Odhiambo

Defenders: Neeraj Kumar, Sunil, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Manish, Shivam Chaudhary, Naveen Sharma

Dabang Delhi KC

Raiders: Naveen Kumar, Manjeet, Ashu Malik, Ashish Narwal, Suraj Panwar

All-Rounders: Vijay, Tejas Patil, Reza Katoulinezhad

Defenders: Ravi Kumar, Sandeep Dhull, Amit Hooda, Vishal, Anil Kumar, Monu, Dipak, Krishan, Vinay Kumar, Vijay, Mohammad Liton Ali, Aakash.

Head to head

Dabang Delhi K.C. and Patna Pirates have met in 15 Pro Kabaddi matches. Dabang Delhi K.C. has won seven of these fifteen games, while Patna Pirates has won seven times. 1 match ended in a tie.

Player to watch

Sunil has been the best defender for Patna this season as he has scored 16 tackle points in 5 games so he would once again have the responsibility to lead the Pirates' defence.

As for Dabang Delhi, Naveen Kumar is their biggest asset as he is currently the leading raider in the tournament so all eyes will be on him once again.

Key to success

For Patna to win their defence needs to play well. Sachin and Rohit Gulia are doing their job in raiding so if Patna’s defence has a good day they can challenge Delhi.

For Delhi to win they just need to play the way they have been playing. Their defence and their raiding unit both have played well as a unit up until now.

Did you know

Patna Pirates remained unbeaten against Tamil Thalaivas since season 7 with three wins and a tie but lost to them for the first time in three seasons.

Broadcast – PKL 9

Time: 9:30 PM

Streaming: Star Sports / Disney + Hotstar