PKL 10: UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates Predicted 7, team news, when & where to watch, head-to-head

UP Yoddhas will look to comeback in front of their home fans.
UP Yoddhas are all set to take on the Patna Pirates (UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates) in the 52nd match of the Pro Kabaddi League season 10 on 1st January at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex. UP Yoddhas will be all set to play their 10th match of the tournament, they would be looking forward to continuing their form from their last outing where they defeated Bengaluru Bulls through a narrow margin, currently, the Yoddhas stands ninth on the point table with 5 losses and 3 wins in the season so far.
On the other hand, the Patna Pirates will also be keen to keep their winning momentum alive, they would be backing themselves to put up a strong fight against the UP franchise in their 9th match of the season. Currently, the Pirates stand seventh on the points table, the victory against the Haryana Steelers from their previous outing would have surely given the side a lot of confidence.
UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates
UP Yoddhas
Raiders- Pardeep Narwal, Gulveer Singh, Surender Gill, Mahipal, Anil Kumar, Gagana Gowda, Shivam Choudhary.
Defenders- Nitesh Kumar, Harendra Kumar, Sumit, Anshu Singh, Kiran Magar, Hitesh, Vijay Malik.
All-rounders- Nitin Panwar, Gurdeep, Helvic Wanjala, Samuel Wafula.
Patna Pirates
Raiders- Rakesh Narwal, Manjeet, Sachin, Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M, Ranjit Naik, Anuj Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Zheng-Wei Chen.
Defenders- Neeraj Kumar, Mahendra Chaudhary, Krishan, Manish, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Naveen Sharma, Abhinand Subhash, Sanjay, Deepak Kumar.
All-rounders- Sajin Chandrashekhar, Rohit, Danien Odhiambo, Ankit.
Head to head
Patna Pirates and UP Yoddhas have squared off in thirteen Pro Kabaddi encounters. Patna Pirates have won 7 of these 13 games, while UP Yoddhas have won 5. One match resulted in a draw.
Players to watch out for
UP Yoddhas
Sumit’s defensive skill has proven to be an asset for the Yoddhas throughout the season. In their previous outing against Dabang Delhi, the defender scored 7 tackle points for the team.
Patna Pirates
Manjeet could be an impact player for the Patna Pirates, his performance from their last outing helped the team to clinch a victory against the strong-looking Haryana Steelers, the Raiders scored 13 raid points in the match against the Steelers.
Predicted starting 7
UP Yoddhas- Sumit, Nitesh Kumar, Gurdeep, Nitin Pawar, Vijay Malik, Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal©.
Patna Pirates- Manjeet, Sachin Tanwar, Rakesh Narwal, Neeraj Kumar, Sajin Chandrashekhar, Krishnan, Manish.
When and Where to watch
The live-action of UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates will be telecasted on Star Sports television and can be streamed live on Hotstar.
Time- 9:00 pm
Streaming- Star Sports/ Disney+ Hotstar
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