PKL 9 Day 41 live updates: Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan

Puneri Paltan won a close battle against Bengaluru Bulls in the last encounter (35-33). The western side was leading by more than ten points after the end of the first half but let Bengaluru Bulls take complete control of the match at the fag end of the match. At one point Bulls scored ten successive points and got back into the game.

Jaipur Pink Panthers are having an excellent PKL season 9 winning the last encounter against UP Yoddhas (40-29). The defensive trio of Sunil Kumar, Ankush, and Sahul have been the pillars of Jaipur’s success this season with all three scoring tackle points constantly.

Head to Head

Puneri Paltan and Jaipur Pink Panthers have faced each other 19 times at the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) out of which, Jaipur has won ten matches whereas Puneri Paltan has come out victorious on seven occasions with two matches ending in a tie.

Player to watch

Ankush shall be the player to watch out for and will be up against high-quality raiders like Mohit Goyat and Akash Shinde. Ankush currently leads the tackle points chart with this being his debut PKL season and has sunk in all the pressure situations to date. If he performs well against the tournament favourites then Jaipur will have a great chance of winning the match.

Fazel “Sultan” Athrachali will be up against the most consistent raider from PKL season 9 Arjun Deshwal. Arjun has been the lone warrior for Jaipur Pink Panthers in the raiding department and keeping him out of the match constantly will help Puneri Paltan hold the upper hand.  

Bengal Warriors VS Bengaluru Bulls

Bengal Warriors missed out on an opportunity of winning against Tamil Thalaivas in the last encounter (30-35) in a close battle. Maninder Singh got tackled in the super tackle situation with a minute left in the clock and the next raid from Tamil Thalaivas was a do-or-die raid which Maninder Singh should have calculated but missed out.

Bengaluru Bulls lost a close battle to Puneri Paltan in the last encounter (33-35). The winner could only be known after the last raid of the match and both teams were fighting for the top spot of PKL 9. The right corner defender in the last raid left open space for the raider to score bonus points helping Pune will the match. 

Head to Head

Bengaluru Bulls and Bengal Warriors have faced 19 other times in the Pro Kabaddi League out of which Bengal Warriors have won ten matches whereas Bengaluru Bulls have come out victorious on other nine occasions. 

Player to watch

Neeraj Narwal scored ten points in the last encounter against Puneri Paltan and also scored more points than Bharat proving his name in the team. Along with scoring raid points, the raider also put in a super tackle which helped Bengaluru Bulls to avoid an all-out. Neeraj along with Bharat will be vital against the veteran Surendar Nada.

Surender Nada in the left corner has played very well after his inclusion in the place of Girish Maruthi Ernak. In the limited opportunities, the left corner defender has proved to be good and will be up against two quality raiders, Neeraj and Bharat who have been vital for Bengaluru Bulls’ success.