PKL 9: Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba to fight for the second spot

Arjun Deshwal will play against Surinder Singh in the exciting clash between one of the best raiders and defenders from the league.

U Mumba after a three-match winning streak lost a close encounter against Patna Pirates (31-34). Ashish played the role of an all-rounder scoring two tackle points and five raid points. The youngster could have concentrated more on raiding in the absence of Guman Singh but Ashish looks to be good at both raiding and defence. Jaipur Pink Panthers will next play U Mumba in their PKL 9 game.

Jaipur Pink Panthers after a three-match losing streak won a close match against Dabang Delhi KC (40-45) and are currently placed third in the points table. Arjun Deshwal was the star of the match scoring 16 raid points and getting good support from Rahul Chaudhari and Ajith Kumar. 

Team News

U Mumba

Raiders: Guman Singh, Ashish, Heidarali Ekrami, Jai Bhagwan Ankush, Kamlesh, Shivam, Pranay Rane, Sachin, Rupesh

Defenders: Rinku, Surinder Singh, Harendra Kumar, Shivansh Thakur, Prince, Kiran Magar, Rahul, Satywan, Mohit

All-Rounders: Gholamabbas Korouki

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Raiders: Ajith V Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Devank, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Panwar, Navneet, Bhavani Rajput

Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Abhishek KS, Ashish, Ankush, Sahul Kumar, Deepak, Woosan KO, Lucky Sharma, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Chandel

All-Rounder: Rahul Gorakh Dhanawade

Head to Head

U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers have faced each other 17 times at the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Jaipur has won seven matches whereas U Mumba has come out victorious on ten occasions with two matches ending in a tie.

Player to watch

Ankush along with captain Sunil Kumar has been excellent in defending. Even when Sunil failed to score points Ankush has scored points consistently throughout and is ranked inside the top 10 in the tackle points table. Ashish and Heiderali will be leading the raiding and Ankush will have to be careful with their threat.

Heiderali the Iranian with the limited opportunities has looked good and has scored a super 10 as well. In the absence of Guman Singh coach Anil Chaprana has been banking heavily on Heiderali who can take over the primary raiding role and also has the ability to score quick points when required.

Key to Success

For U Mumba to hold an upper edge throughout the match Arjun Deshwal needs to be sent to the bench frequently. Both Rahul and Ajith have played supporting roles but aren't able to take over the primary role which might put pressure on Arjun against a strong U Mumba defence that the western side needs to take advantage of.

Sunil Kumar and Ankush will form an important part in stopping the young raiders in the absence of Guman Singh. The U Mumba raiders do not have much experience which Sunil Kumar can take advantage of and attack. Sunil Kumar after a couple of games at the start of the season has always been in the top 5 tackle points list and should look to score points consistently.

Did you know

Rahul Chaudhari became the third player to cross the 1000 raid points mark in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Broadcast - PKL 9

Time - 07:30 PM

Streaming - Star Sports / Disney + Hotstar