PKL 12: U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants prediction, possible starting 7, head-to-head & free live stream

U Mumba will begin their campaign against the Gujarat Giants.

Season two champions U Mumba will start their Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12) campaign against two-time finalists Gujarat Giants. There are many big names in the defence of both these teams, so a great match is expected between them.

The Giants have injected young blood into the team by signing star Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Shadloui. On the other hand, U Mumba have a dangerous cousin cover duo of Sunil Malik and Parvesh Malik. Both teams would like to start their campaign with a solid win.

U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants squads

U Mumba:

Raiders: Ajit Chouhan, Sathish Kannan, Mukesh Kannan, Sandeep Kumar, Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi.

Defenders: Rinku, Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Lokesh Ghosliya, Deepak Kundu, Shanmugam Mukilan, Sunny, Ravi.

All-rounders: Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Rohit Raghav, Aanil Mohan, Mohammad Ghorbani, Amarjeet.

Gujarat Giants:

Raiders: Himanshu Singh, Himanshu, Rakesh HS, Parteek Dahiya, Ajith V Kumar, K Harish, Ankit, Sridhar Ananda Kadam (NYP)

Defenders: Rohit Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Shubham Kumar, Sumit, Amit

All-Rounders: Mohammedreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Milad Jabbari, Nitin Panwar, Visvanth V, Himanshu Yadav

U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants head-to-head:

• Matches Played: 16
• U Mumba: 5
• Gujarat Giants: 10
• Tie: 1

Players to watch out for

U Mumba

Sunil Kumar has been the most successful Indian skipper in the history of PKL. His role not only as captain but also as a cover defender is very valuable to this team. He will again be the key to U Mumba‘s chance this season, and Sunil would like to start it on a wonderful note.

Gujarat Giants

In the four seasons he played, Mohammadreza Shadloui has topped the defenders’ chart thrice. Shadloui would look to change the fortunes of the Gujarat Giants as they struggled a lot last year.

Shadloui might have to contribute more as a raider as well, and the opening bout could give us the direction on how the Giants have planned this year.

Possible starting 7

U Mumba – Lokesh Ghosaliya, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Parvesh Bhainswal, Ajit Chouhan, Sunil Kumar, Aanil Mohan, Rinku Sharma

Gujarat Giants – Mohammadreza Shadloui, Ajith Kumar, Shubham Kumar, Parteek Dahiya, Milad Jabbari, Rakesh, Lucky Sharma

Match Prediction

Gujarat Giants have pressed the reset button and have formed a formidable squad. With two-time MVP Mohammadreza Shadloui in their backline with usual suspects Parteek Dahiya and Rakesh, they could start the new journey with a win.

When and where to watch the U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants PKL 12 clash?

The live-action of the U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants PKL 12 game will be telecast on Star Sports television and can be streamed live on JioHotstar.

You can tune in to Khel Now TV YouTube channel for free live streaming and every update of the match.

Time- 9:00 pm.

Streaming- Star Sports and JioHotstar.

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