PKL 12: Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers, Match 81 – Preview

Patna Pirates will lock horns against defending champions Haryana Steelers in the 81st of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi on Monday.

Current form of Patna Pirates: L W L L W

Three-time champions Patna Pirates are at the bottom of the standings with only three wins and eight losses. The Piraes suffered an ignominious loss of 37-56 against Tamil Thalaivas. Ankit Kumar and Ayan scored 14 and 16 points respectively but their efforts went in vain.

Current form of Haryana Steelers: L L L L L

The reigning champions have veered off the track as they have lost their last five games. The Steelers have won six games whereas they have suffered seven losses and they are in seventh place in the standings. Haryana lost their previous match against Telugu Titans by 46-29 after none of their players could score more than five points.

Head to Head: Matches: 15, Won by Haryana Steelers: 9, 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