PKL 11: U Mumba vs Bengal Warriorz Predicted 7, team news, head-to-head & free live stream

Both teams are coming after winning their last match.

U Mumba are set to take on Bengal Warriorz in the 17th match of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 (PKL 11), at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad. This match is scheduled to take place on Saturday, October 26 at 8:00 pm, i.e. this will be the first match of the doubleheader.

Both teams have started their campaigns identically, with a defeat in the opener followed by a victory in the second match. The Warriorz suffered a 34-39 defeat against the Jaipur Pink Panthers, before defeating the UP Yoddhas 32-29 on Thursday. While the defence did struggle a bit, the entire raiding department fired as a unit. Maninder Singh scored eight points, and Nitin Kumar and debutant Sushil Kambrekar scored seven each.

On the other hand, U Mumba registered their first win of their campaign, defeating Gujarat Giants 33-27, after having lost to Dabang Delhi 28-36. In stark contrast to their opening match, the raiders weren’t at their best against the Giants, but the defenders were absolutely on fire. The season two champions scored a total of twelve tackle points, committing only six unsuccessful tackles, in their second match of the competition.

U Mumba vs Bengal Warriorz PKL 11 Squads:

U Mumba

Raiders: Manjeet, Satish Kannan, Vishal Choudhary, Stuwart Singh, M. Dhanasekar, Ajit Chouhan

All-Rounders: Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Shubham Kumar

Defenders: Rinku, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sombir, Amin Ghorbani, Gokulakannan, Mukilan Shanmugam, Bittu, Aashish Kumar, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Ghosliya, Sunny

Bengal Warriorz

Raiders: Maninder Singh, Akash B Chavhan, Arjun Rathi, Pranay Vinay Rane, Vishwas S, Nitin Kumar, Sushil Kambrekar

Defenders: Fazel Atrachali, Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Sambhaji Wabale, Hem Raj, Vaibhav Garje, Shreyas Umbardand, Aditya Shinde, Dipak Shinde, Deep Kumar, Manjeet, Yash Malik

All-Rounders: Sagar Kumar, Maharudra Garje, Chai-Ming Chang

Players to watch out for:

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (U Mumba)

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh had impressed everyone in his debut season last time, by displaying quick feet on the mat. With a lot of eyes upon him, the Iranian all-rounder has again managed to deliver in the first two matches.

While he was sent onto the bench five times in super tackle situations against Delhi, he scored 11 points in that match. This was followed by another good outing against the Giants, where he scored 10 points. Against a well-rounded Warriorz unit, he would be again hoping to contribute in both offence and defence.

Nitesh Kumar (Bengal Warriorz)

Nitesh Kumar, the only player to have scored 100 points in a single season of the PKL, hasn’t been at his best for the last few seasons. Subsequently released by the Yoddhas, he was picked up at the auctions by the Warriorz, where he has had an inauspicious start.

After scoring just one tackle point against the Pink Panthers, he was unable to open his account against the Yoddhas and was sent to the bench four times. With the Mumbai raiders having looked a bit under par in their previous outing, the veteran right corner has an opportunity to find some rhythm.

Predicted Starting 7

U Mumba

Manjeet, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Ajit Chavan, Rinku, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sombir

Bengal Warriorz

Maninder Singh, Nitin Kumar, Sushil Kambrekar, Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Fazel Atrachali

Head-to-Head

Matches: 20

Bengal Warriorz: 5

U Mumba: 14

Tie: 1

When and where to watch?

The seventeenth match of PKL 11 between the Bengal Warriorz and U Mumba will be telecasted on the Star Sports network television and can be streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar.

Time: 8:00 PM

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