PKL 12: Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas, Match 52 – Preview

The inaugural champions, Jaipur Pink Panthers, will square off against Tamil Thalaivas in the 52nd match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SMS Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday.

Current form of Jaipur Pink Panthers: W W W L W

Jaipur Pink Panthers have won four out of their last five games and they would look to carry the good form. The Panthers are in fifth place with five wins in eight games. They won their previous match against U Mumba in a tiebreaker, with Nitin Kumar top-scoring with 14 points.

Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: L L L W W

Tamil Thalaivas have lost their previous three games and they would look to return to winning ways. The Thalaivas are in ninth place with three wins and five losses. They lost their last match against UP Yoddhas by 39-22 and they would look to come up with an improved performance.

Head to Head: Matches: 12, Won by Jaipur Pink Panthers: 7, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 2, Tied: 3.

Jaipur Pink Panthers squad

Raiders: Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Sahil, Vinay, Meetu, Ali Samadi Choubtarash (F), Manjeet, Uday Parte, Nitin Kumar (right raider)

Defenders: Abhishek KS (left cover), Ronak Singh (right corner), Nitin Kumar (right cover), Reza Mirbagheri (F), Deepanshu (right corner), Aryan (left corner), Sahil Deshwal (left cover), Mohit (right cover), Aashish Kumar (right cover),

All-rounders: Nitin Rawal

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, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat