PKL 12: Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas, Match 69 – Preview

Three-time champions Patna Pirates will lock horns against Tamil Thalaivas in the 69th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday.

Current form of Patna Pirates: W L L W L

Patna Pirates are in 10th place in the standings with three wins and seven losses. The Pirates were able to get a much-needed win in their last game. They registered a 36-28 win against UP Yoddhas, with Ayan top-scoring with 15 points. 

Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: L W L W L

Tamil Thalaivas are in eighth place in the standings with five wins and seven losses. The Thalaivas lost their previous match against Bengaluru Bulls by 33-29. Arjun Deshwal scored nine points, but his efforts went in vain.

Head to Head: Matches: 16, Won by Patna Pirates: 9, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 4, Tied: 3.

Patna Pirates squad: 

Raiders: Ayan, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Sudhakar M, Milan, Ankit, Mandeep, Maninder Singh

Defenders: Hamid Mirzaei Nader (F), Navdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Saurabh, Prianshu, Sombir, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav (right cover), Amin Ghorbani (F) (right corner), Sanket Sawant (left cover), Deepak Rajender Singh (right cover)

All-rounders: Ankit

Tamil Thalaivas squad: 

Raiders: Narender, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Vishal Chahal (right raider), Yogesh Yadav, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar (left raider), Rohit Kumar Beniwal (left raider), Arjun Deshwal

Defenders: Himanshu (left corner), Sagar (right corner), Aashish (left cover), Anuj Kaluram Gawade (left cover), Nitesh Kumar (left corner), Ronak (right cover), Tarun (right cover), Mohit (left corner), Alireza Khalili (F) (right corner)

All-rounders: Moein Safaghi (F), Suresh Jadhav.