PKL 12: Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas, Match 74 – Preview

Gujarat Giants will square off against UP Yoddhas in the 74th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Thursday. 

Current form of Gujarat Giants: W L W L L

Gujarat Giants are in 10th place in the standings with three wins and eight losses. The Giants need to come up with consistent performances to keep their playoff hopes alive. GG won their previous match against Bengal Warriorz by 47-40 after captain Rakesh top-scored with 18 points.

Current form of UP Yoddhas: L L L L W

UP Yoddhas have lost their last four games and they would aim to return to winning ways. The Yoddhas have won four and lost eight games thus far in the tournament. UP lost their previous match against Patna Pirates by 36-28 despite Gagan Gowda scoring 10 points.

Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by UP Yoddhas: 4, Won by Gujarat Giants: 8, Tied: 2.

Gujarat Giants full squad:

Raiders: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu (right raider), Shridhar Ananda Kadam (right raider), Ankit, K Harish, Ajith V Kumar

Defenders: Amit, Sumit, K Harish, Rohit Kumar (left cover), Milad Jabbari (right cover), Lucky Sharma (right cover), Shubham Kumar (left cover)

All-rounders: Himanshu Yadav, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (F)

UP Yoddhas full squad:

Raiders: Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Keshav Kumar, Gagana Gowda HR (right raider), Shivam Chaudhary (left raider), Jatin (right raider), Pranay Vinay Rane, Dong Geon Lee (F), Guman Singh

Defenders: Ashu Singh (right cover), Jayesh Vikas Mahajan (left corner), Gangaram (left cover), Sachin (right cover), Sahul Kumar (right corner), Sumit (left corner), Hitesh (right corner), Ronak (left cover), Mahender Singh (left cover), Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (F) (left corner)