PKL 12: Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriorz, Match 51 – Preview

Patna Pirates will lock horns against Bengal Warriors in the 51st match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur on Saturday.

Current form of Patna Pirates: W L L W L

Three-time champions Patna Pirates had stunned Dabang Delhi K.C. in their previous match by 33-30 and they would look to build on the momentum. Captain Ankit scored six points whereas substitute Ankit Kumar scored a dozen points. PP are in 10th place in the PKL standings with two wins and five losses in seven games.

Current form of Bengal Warriorz: L W L L L

Bengal Warriorz have managed a solitary win in their last five games and have won two out of their three games and thus they are in 11th place in the points table. The Warriorz lost their previous match against inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers by 45-41. Captain Devank scored 16 points and Manprit added 10 points but their efforts were not enough.

Head to Head: Matches: 25, Won by Patna Pirates: 16, Won by Bengal Warriorz: 6, Tied: 3.

Bengal Warriorz squad:

Raiders: Sushil Kambrekar (right raider), Vishwas S (raider), Manprit (right raider), Punit Kumar (left raider), Rachit Kumar (right raider), Jang Kun Lee (F), Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah (F), Himanshu, Devank

Defenders: Yash Malik (left corner), Manjeet (left cover), Deep Kumar (right cover), Amandeep (right corner), Ankit, Sandeep (right corner), Harander (right corner), Parteek (left cover), Mayur Jagannath Kadam (right cover), Ashish (left corner), Nitesh Kumar

All-rounders: Moolchandra Singh, Shivansh Thakur

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