PKL 9: U Mumba's stern defence will be against toothless Telugu Titans

Abhishek Singh is the latest raider to be added to the list of raiders to have failed for Manjeet Chhiller's side.

Telugu Titans season 9 is going from bad to worse without showing much fight and effort. Telugu Titans lost the last encounter to UP Yoddhas (24-43). Abhishek Singh was brought into the playing 7 but did not have much impact on the match scoring just three points which can be due to lack of game time. Telugu Titans will next play U Mumba in PKL 9.

U Mumba won the last encounter against Bengal Warriors and their performances have only been on the upward curve since the start of season 9 against Tamil Thalaivas. Rinku and Mohit played an important role scoring eight and seven points in the win against Bengal Warriors.

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

Telugu Titans 

Raiders: Abhishek Singh, Monu Goyat, Siddharth Sirish Desai, Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal, Vinay, Aman Kadian.

Defenders: Surjeet Singh, Parvesh Bhainswal, Vishal Bhardwaj, Adarsh T, Ravinder Pahal, Vijay Kumar, Nitin, Mohit, Mohit Pahal. Muhammed Shihas S.

All-Rounders: Mohsen Maghsoudlou Jafari, K Hanumanthu, Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Ravinder.

Head to Head

U Mumba and Telugu Titans have faced each other in 14 matches at the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Telugu Titans have won four matches whereas U Mumba has come out victorious on eight occasions with two matches ending in a tie.

Player to watch

Mohit scored seven tackle points in the last game of PKL 9 and shall be the player to watch out for against the out-of-form Telugu Titans raiders. Abhishek Singh and Monu Goyat will be the primary target for Mohit and if he succeeds to tackle both then it will become easy for U Mumba to win the game.

Adarsh T has been a bright spot in the Telugu Titans setup and has shown promise in the raiding department. Of all the experienced raiders he has performed well in the limited opportunities provided and can also turn out to be a vital all-rounder.

Key to Success

Guman Singh could only score one point in the last encounter but still with the help of other raiders and mainly defenders U Mumba succeeded to win against a strong side. Similarly in the game against the southern side, if U Mumba is aggressive then the team can win the match very easily.

Telugu Titans need to play attentively without making many mistakes in both defence and raiding. Both departments have played inconsistently throughout and Manjeet Chillar should look to rectify those mistakes as soon as possible. 

Did you know

Telugu Titans last beat U Mumba in season 5 after which all five encounters have been won by U Mumba.

Broadcast - PKL 9

Time - 07:30 PM

Streaming - Star Sports / Disney + Hotstar