PKL 12: Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan, Match 78 – Preview

Tamil Thalaivas will square off against Puneri Paltan in the 78th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi on Saturday.

Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: W L W L W

Tamil Thalaivas are in 6th place in the PKL standings with six wins and seven losses.  The Thalaivas won their previous match against three-time champions Patna Pirates comprehensively by 56-37. Captain Arjun Deshwal led from the front as he scored 26 points.

Current form of Puneri Paltan: W W W W L

Puneri Paltan are in second place in the standings with 10 wins and three losses. The Paltan has won their last four games and they would look to carry the winning impetus. Puneri Paltan won their previous match against U Mumba by 37-27 after Aditya Shinde top-scored with 14 points.

Head to Head: Matches: 13, Won by Puneri Paltan: 7, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 4, Tied: 2.

Puneri Paltan squad:

Raiders: Mohit Goyat, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Abhishek Tukaram Gunge (right raider), Stuwart Singh (right raider), Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (F), Milad Mohajer (F), Sachin

Defenders: Gaurav Khatri (right corner), Abinesh Nadarajan (right cover), Dadaso Shivaji Pujari (right corner), Sanjay Enania (right corner), Rakesh (left corner), Vaibhav S. Rabade (right cover), Rohan Ashok Tupare, Vishal Bhardwaj, Mohd. Amaan (left corner)

All-rounders: Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Gurdeep

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,