Pro Kabaddi League: U Mumba VS Puneri Paltan and UP Yoddhas VS Bengaluru Bulls Preview: Head-to-head, probable lineup

    The 2015 champions U Mumba will lock horns with Puneri Maltan in an all-Maharashtrian derby in Match 22 of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium on October 16

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    U Mumba currently stands at the fifth spot on the points table with two victories and one loss from three matches. In contrast, Puneri Paltan is in the 11th spot with two losses and one tie from three fixtures.

    Puneri Paltan has failed to clinch their first win of the season despite showing moments of brilliance on the mat. They are keen to earn their maiden victory, losing 37-47 to Gujarat Giants in their previous fixture.

    Head-to-Head

    U Mumba and Puneri Paltan have locked horns with each other 18 times. U Mumba emerged victorious on nine occasions, while UP Yoddhas emerged victorious in seven matches. Out of 18, two clashes ended in a tie.

    Puneri Paltan Squad 

    Raiders: Pankaj Mohite, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Aslam Inamdar, Shubham Shelke and Aditya Shinde

    Defenders: Fazel Atrachali (overseas player), Sombir Sanket Sawant, D Mahindra Prasad, Abinesh Nadarajan, Badal Singh, Alankar Patil, Rakesh Ram and Harsh Lad 

    All-Rounders: Mohammad Nabibakhsh (overseas player), Balasaheb Jadhav and Govind Gurjar

    Predicted lineup: Aslam Inamdar, Balasaheb Jadhav, Sanket Sawant, Mohit Goyat, Mohammad Nabibakhsh, Gaurav Khatri, Fazel Atrachali

    U Mumba Squad

    Raiders: Suraj Panwar, Ashish Narwal, Ashu Malik, Manjeet and Naveen Kumar

    Defenders: Rinku, Harendra Kumar, Rahul Sethpal, Mohit, Surinder Singh, Prince, Kiran Magar, Satywan and Shivansh Thakur, 

    All-Rounders: Gholamabbas Korouki (overseas player)

    Predicted lineup: Guman Singh, Surinder Singh, Harendra Kumar, Ashish, Jai Bhagwan, Rinku, Kiran Magar

    Match Prediction

    In favour of U Mumba

    U.P. Yoddhas VS Bengaluru Bulls

    Bengaluru Bulls will be looking to continue with their excellent start in season 9 of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League in Match 23 against U.P. Yoddhas.

    The Bulls performed well in their opening two fixtures but lost 42-33 to Bengal Warriors in their previous clash. Bharat and Vikash Kandola scored eight and seven points, respectively, but the other Bengaluru Bulls players failed to perform well.

    Bengaluru Bulls currently stands at the sixth spot with ten points from three matches, while U.P. Yoddhas are at the eighth spot with seven points.

    Head-to-Head

    U.P. Yoddhas and Bengaluru Bulls have locked horns with each other 11 times. Bengaluru Bulls emerged victorious in seven meetings, while U.P. Yoddhas have won four matches. 

    UP Yoddhas Squad 

    Raiders: Pardeep Narwal, Surender Gill, Anil Kumar, Nitin Tomar, James Namaba Kamweti, Rohit Tomar, Rathan K, Durgesh Kumar, Aman Mahipal and Gulveer Singh

    Defenders: Nitesh Kumar, Abozar Mohajer Mighani(overseas player), Kumar, Shubham, Babu Murugasan, Sumit, Ashu Singh and Jaideep.

    All-Rounders: Nehal Desai, Gurdeep and Nitin Panwar

    Predicted lineup: Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal, Rohit Tomar, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Ashu Singh, and Shubham Kumar.

    Bengaluru Bulls Squad 

    Raiders: Vikash Kandola, More G B, Lal Mohar Yadav (Nepal), Neeraj Narwal, Harmanjit Singh and Bharat Nageshor Tharu (Nepal)

    Defenders: Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Mayur Kadam, Sudhakar Krishant, Rohit Kumar, Vinod Naik, Aman, Rajnesh and Yash Hooda

    All-Rounders: Sachin Narwal and Rahul Khatik

    Predicted lineup: Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal, Rohit Tomar, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Ashu Singh, and Shubham Kumar.

    Predicted lineup: Chandran Ranjit, Shankar Gadai, Rinku Narwal, Parteek Dahiya, Baldev Singh, Arkam Shaikh and Rakesh Sungroya.

    Match Prediction

    In favour of the Bengaluru Bulls

     

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