PKL 9 Day 39 live updates: UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants

Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriors
Bengal Warriors has started the Hyderabad leg of PKL 9 on a positive note defeating Telugu Titans in front of their home crowd (36-28). Maninder Singh as always was the star scoring 12 raid points and getting good support from secondary raider Shrikant Jadhav. The corner duo of Subham and Girish Ernak combined to perform well after a long time.
Tamil Thaliavas are coming into this encounter after a tie against Patna Pirates (33-33) and will be looking to make it to the playoffs for the first time since their inception in season 5. Narender Kandola after scoring a super 10 was also involved in the defence section scoring a crucial tackle point to earn a tie after trailing in the last five minutes.
Head to Head
Tamil Thalaivas and Bengal Warriors have faced each other 11 times in the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Bengal Warriors have won nine matches whereas Tamil Thalaivas has come out victorious on only one occasion with one match ending in a tie.
Player to watch
Maninder Singh scored 18 points the last time Bengal Warriors met Tamil Thalaivas which ended in a tie. The 32-year-old last time started of slowly and caught up pace in the 2nd half but this time should look to score from the start to put Tamil Thalaivas defenders on the back foot and put them under pressure with the cover duo prone to unsuccessful tackles.
Sahil Gulia will be up against mighty Maninder Singh the raider will look to attack the left-corner defender frequently. Sahil Gulia started the season well but then lost pace and couldn’t score tackle points consistently. This will be a proper test for Sahil and if he succeeds Tamil Thalaivas will be on the top.
Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas
Gujarat Giants has started the Hyderabad leg on a losing note to Bengaluru Bulls (38-45) and are going through a rough patch after a good start to season 9. In the absence of primary Rakesh Kumar, captain Chandran Ranjith and youngster Partheek Dahiya stood up and scored super 10s in the last encounter which did not prove to be sufficient.
UP Yoddhas on the other hand lost to Jaipur Pink Panthers (29-42) in the last encounter comprehensively. UP Yoddhas did not score a single point in the first five minutes and were on the verge of an all-out without scoring a point showing the team’s ineffective defence. Pardeep Narwal continued from where he left and scored yet another super 10.
Head-to-Head
Gujarat Giants and UP Yoddhas have faced each other eight times in the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Gujarat has won five matches whereas UP Yoddhas has come out victorious on only one occasion with two matches ending in a tie.
Player to watch
Pardeep Narwal the “Dubki King” shall be the player to watch out for after scoring back-to-back super 10s against Dabang Delhi KC and Jaipur Pink Panthers. Surinder Gill was injured in the first half of the last match and may not feature in the next few matches as well. So Pardeep Narwal will be the lone warrior battling in the raiding department for UP Yoddhas with the inexperienced Rohit Tomar giving support.
Partheek Dahiya was back to the mat after a brief time due to an injury and scored a super 10 in the comeback match and has started from where he left off. The duo of Chandran Ranjith and Partheek Dahiya performed well in the last encounter and if Rakesh Kumar gets back to form then the opposing team shall be under pressure as they will be battling with three quality raiders.
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