PKL 9: Gujarat Giants to face Jaipur Pink Panthers in Match 19
The winners of the first edition of the tournament trail the opponents 3-6 in the head-to-head face-offs.
Gujarat Giants have not started the PKL season 9 on a great note, losing and tying a game each and presently sitting in the last place in the points table. Jaipur Pink Panthers, after losing the first match, bounced back strongly to occupy the sixth spot in the points table.
Team News
Gujarat Giants
Raiders: Chandran Ranjit, Mahendra Rajput, Dong Geon Lee, Purna Singh, Sonu, Pardeep Kumar, Rakesh, Gaurav Chhikara, Sohit, Sonu Singh, Sawin
All-Rounders: Arkam Shaikh, Parteek Dhaiya, Rohan Singh, Shankar Gadai.
Defenders: Vinod Kumar, Young Chang Ko, Rinku Narwal, Baldev Singh, Sourav Gulia, Sandeep Kandola, Manuj, Kapil, Ujjval Singh.
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Raiders: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Devank, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Panwar, Navneet, Bhavani Rajput
All-Rounder: Rahul Gorakh Dhanawade
Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Abhishek KS, Ashish, Ankush, Sahul Kumar, Deepak, Woosan KO, Lucky Sharma, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Chandel
Head to Head
In the 10 matches played Gujarat Giants has won six encounters with Jaipur Pink Panthers winning three.
Player to watch
Rakesh Kumar after a successful start to the season will look to put on a consistent performance going into the game. He is the lone warrior in raiding for Gujarat Giants and has not gotten support from the secondary raiders.
Ajith Kumar after being bought for a hefty price in PKL 9 has not put in his best. He has the potential to score more points and will be of great support to Arjun Deshwal if he gets out.
Key to Success
Gujarat Giants have a great set of youngsters in both the attack and defence departments. The coach has scouted talents from the KIYG, KIUG, and the Yuva Kabaddi series putting in a young squad. Chandran Ranjith and co need to keep the faith and help them gain experience in pressure situations.
Jaipur Pink Panthers will need the secondary raiders to step up with the likes of Ajith Kumar and Rahul Chaudhary against Gujarat Giants. Rahul in particular was excellent at the National Games and will look to put in the same performance at the Pro Kabaddi League as well.
Did you know
Mahendra Ganesh Rajput is three points away from getting to the 250 points raid points.
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