PKL 12: Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Giants, Match 83 – Preview

Three-time champions Patna Pirates will take on Gujarat Giants in the 83rd match of the Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi, on Tuesday.

Current form of Patna Pirates: L L W L L

Patna Pirates are struggling at the bottom of the standings with three wins and nine losses. The Pirates lost their previous game against defending champions Haryana Steelers by 39-32. Ayan top-scored with 17 points, but other players could not contribute much.

Current form of Gujarat Giants: L W W L W

Gujarat Giants are in 10th place in the standings with four wins and nine losses. The Giants suffered a 39-33 loss against Dabang Delhi K.C. in the last game despite Himanshu Singh scoring 11 points. 

Head to Head: Matches: 15, Won by Gujarat Giants: 6, Won by Patna Pirates: 8, Tied: 1.

Gujarat Giants squad:

Raiders: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu (right raider), Shridhar Ananda Kadam (right raider), Ankit, K Harish, Ajith V Kumar

Defenders: Amit, Sumit, K Harish, Rohit Kumar (left cover), Milad Jabbari (right cover), Lucky Sharma (right cover), Shubham Kumar (left cover)

All-rounders: Himanshu Yadav, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (F)

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