PKL 12: UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates, Match 68 – Preview

UP Yoddhas will square off against three-time champions Patna Pirates in the 68th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Monday.

Current form of UP Yoddhas:  L L L W W

UP Yoddhas are in ninth place in the PKL standings with four wins and seven losses in 11 games. UP have lost their last three games and they would want to return to winning ways. The Yoddhas lost their previous match against Telugu Titans by 40-35 despite Bhavani Rajput scoring 16 points.

Current form of Patna Pirates: L L W L L 

Patna Pirates are struggling at the bottom of the standings with two wins and seven losses in nine games. The three-time winners have failed to bring their best in the tournament. The Pirates suffered a 37-28 loss in their last game against Telugu Titans despite Ayan scoring 13 points.

Head to Head: Matches: 18, Won by Patna Pirates: 10, Won by UP Yoddhas: 7, Tied: 1.

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

UP Yoddhas 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)