PKL 12: Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas, Match 46 – Preview

Tamil Thalaivas will square off against UP Yoddhas in the 46th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur on Monday.

Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: L L W W L

Tamil Thalaivas are currently in eighth place in the PKL standings with three wins and four losses. The Thalaivas lost their previous match against reigning champions Haryana Steelers by 38-26. Captain Arjun Deshwal scored 13 points for the Thalaivas but it went in a losing cause.

Current form of UP Yoddhas: L L L L W

UP Yoddhas have lost their last four games, and it would be imperative for them to get back the winning impetus. The Yoddhas have managed only two wins in six games. They lost their previous match against Bengal Warriorz by 41-37, with raider Gagan Gowda top-scoring with seven points.

Head to Head: Matches: 17, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 8, Won by UP Yoddhas: 6, Tied: 3

UP Yoddhas full squad: 

Raiders: Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Keshav Kumar, Gagana Gowda HR (right raider), Shivam Chaudhary (left raider), Jatin (right raider), Pranay Vinay Rane, Dong Geon Lee (F), Guman Singh

Defenders: Ashu Singh (right cover), Jayesh Vikas Mahajan (left corner), Gangaram (left cover), Sachin (right cover), Sahul Kumar (right corner), Sumit (left corner), Hitesh (right corner), Ronak (left cover), Mahender Singh (left cover), Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (F) (left corner)

Tamil Thalaivas full 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