PKL 12: Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates, Match 88 – Preview

Bengaluru Bulls will lock horns against Patna Pirates in the 88th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi on Thursday.

Current form of Bengaluru Bulls: W W W L L

The Bulls are in fourth place in the standings with eight wins and six losses. Bengaluru Bulls have won their last three games and they would want to carry the winning impetus. BB won their previous match against Bengal Warriorz by 43-32 after Alireza Mirzaian top-scored with 18 points.

Current form of Patna Pirates: L L L W L

Three-time champions Patna Pirates are struggling at the bottom of the standings with only three wins and 10 losses. They suffered a 32-40 loss against the Gujarat Giants in the last game despite Mandeep Kumar scoring a dozen points.

Head to Head: Matches: 26, Won by Patna Pirates: 14, Won by Bengaluru Bulls: 8, Tied: 4.

Bengaluru Bulls squad:

Raiders: Manjeet, Pankaj, Pirati Srisivatejesh (left raider), Ganesha B. Hanamantagol (right raider), Aashish Malik (right raider), Shubham Bitake, Mahipal, Akash Santosh Shinde

Defenders: Lucky Kumar (right cover), Deepak S (left corner), Shubham Rahate (left cover), Manish, Satyappa Matti (right cover), Ankush (left corner), Sanjay (right cover), Yogesh (right corner)

All-rounders: Chandranaik M, Amit Singh Thakur, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Ahmadreza Asgari (F), Alireza Mirzaeian (F), Dheeraj

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