UP Yodhhas will lock horns against Puneri Paltan in the 26th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Vishwanadh Sports Club, Vizag on Wednesday. After winning their first three matches of the season and getting off to a dream start, Puneri Paltan have lost their last two games to slightly veer off the track.

They suffered a 37-48 loss against three-time champions Patna Pirates. Paltan could not keep Ayan at bay as the raider top-scored with 21 points.

On the other hand, UP Yoddhas has won two and lost one match out of their three games. After winning their first two games of the season, the Yoddhas suffered a 32-37 loss against defending champions Haryana Steelers.

Gagan Gowda top-scored with 13 points but his efforts went in vain as his team suffered a five-point loss.

Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by Puneri Paltan: 6, Won by UP Yoddhas: 7, Tied: 1.

UP Yoddhas 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)

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