PKL 12: Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates, Match 38 – Preview

Defending champions Haryana Steelers will square off against Patna Pirates in the 38th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur on Wednesday. 

Current form of Haryana Steelers: W L W W L

Haryana Steelers are in eighth place in the standings with three wins in five games. The reigning champions won their previous match against Gujarat Giants by 40-37. Shivam Patare scored a dozen points, whereas Vinay added eight points.

Current form of Patna Pirates: L W L L L 

The three-time champions, Patna Pirates, have managed a solitary win in five games. They lost their previous match against U Mumba by 40-39. Ayan scored 21 points for the Pirates but he was the lone warrior for the team.

Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by Haryana Steelers: 8, Won by Patna Pirates: 5, Tied: 1.

Haryana Steelers squad: Raiders: Vikas Ramadas Jadhav (right raider), Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare (left raider), Jaya Soorya NS (left raider), Vishal S. Tate (right raider), Mayank Saini, Ghanshyam Roka Magar (F), Shahan Sha Mohammed (F), Naveen Kumar

Defenders: Jaideep (left cover), Manikandan N (right cover), Rahul Sethpal (right corner), Ankit (right corner), Sachin (right cover), Ritik (left cover), Hardeep (left corner), Rahul (left corner), Zubair (right cover)

All-rounders: Sahil, Ashish

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