PKL 9 Day 38 Live Updates: Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi

Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan

Bengaluru Bulls, after a good outing in the Pune Leg, have started the PKL 9 third leg in Hyderabad with a bang, defeating Gujarat Giants (45-38). With this win, Bengaluru Bulls have regained their top spot from Puneri Paltan. It will be the battle for the top spot and whichever team wins will stay firm in the first position.

Puneri Paltan won their last encounter comfortably against Haryana Steelers (41-28) with the defenders not allowing the opposition raiders to settle down. Abhilash Nadarajan at the covers was highly engaging putting up a good fight along with captain Fazel Athrachali and all-rounder Aslam Inamdar. 

Head-to-Head

Puneri Paltan and Bengaluru Bulls have faced each other 15 times in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) history. Bengaluru Bulls have won seven of those meetings, whereas Puneri Paltan has come out victorious on eight occasions.

Player to watch

Aslam Inamdar is turning out to be a proper all-rounder for Puneri Paltan. In his debut season last year, Aslam scored 20+ tackle points along with showing good consistency in raiding. In the last match against Haryana, Aslam Inamdar scored three tackles and seven raid points putting in equivalent effort in both departments. 

Bharat soared to the top of the raiding points chart after scoring 18 points in the last encounter of PKL 9. He will have a good chance to widen the lead against Puneri Paltan. With Vikash Kandola not firing it will be up to Bharat, along with secondary raider Neeraj Narwal, to score maximum points against a strong defensive side.

Did you know?

Mahender Singh of Bengaluru Bulls is two points away from reaching the 250-point mark. He is also five points away from reaching the 250 tackles points mark.