PKL 9 Final Live Updates: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan

07:30 Welcome to the Khel Now's live updates of finals of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 9.

Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan will clash in the final of Pro Kabaddi League season 9. Both team occupied first and second spot on the tables after the league stage games.

Puneri Paltan after a close win against Tamil Thalaivas progress through to the finals for the first time. Pankaj Mohite stood out and scored 16 raid points in the absence of lead raiders Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat. Nabibaksh scored only six points but helped Pune bail out from crucial situations using his experience.

Khel Now TV on Youtube has been producing pre-match and post-match shows throughout the league with three top ex-players Preetam Chhillar, Rohit Baliyan, and Mohit Chhillar as the guest experts. Today the GOAT of Kabaddi ‘Record Breaker’ Pardeep Narwal will be the new addition to the ‘Bol Kabaddi Khel Kabaddi’ show for the PKL 9 finals. Surender Nada was present as a guest for the semifinals.

Jaipur Pink Panthers progressed to the finals for the first time since season 4 after winning a one-sidded battle against Bengaluru Bulls. The defensive unit setup the momentum especially Sahul Kumar who scored ten tackle points joint most in the playoffs. Apart from Sahul, Ankush and Reza too completed their high 5s.

Head to Head

Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan have faced each other 20 times in the Pro Kabaddi League out of which, Jaipur has won ten matches whereas Puneri Paltan has come out victorious on eight occasions with two matches ending in a tie.

Player to watch

Pankaj Mohite shall be the player to watch out for in the absence of injured Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat. Pankaj will be up against season’s top most defender Ankush with the defensive unit of Jaipur working in unison. Pankaj was able to make use of the inexperience defence of Tamil Thalaivas but he shall be more smart against Jaipur Pink Panthers. One way to score consistently is through running hand touch which will put Jaipur under toes rather than just sticking to one side of the mat.    

Arjun Deshwal the leagues top most raider shall make use of his experience against Puneri Paltan. He will be up against the combo of Nabibaksh and Fazel Athrachali in the right corner position. Fazel has not been in great form off late but can turn up at crucial moments. Arjun Deshwal should also look to make use of the inexperienced cover position and try to score more points from that region.