PKL 12: UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas, Match 84 – Preview

UP Yoddhas will square off against Tamil Thalaivas in the 84th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi on Tuesday. 

Current form of UP Yoddhas: W L L L L

UP Yoddhas are in ninth place in the PKL standings with five wins and nine losses. The Yoddhas were able to break their losing streak with a 40-24 win against U Mumba. Guman Singh played a key role in the win, scoring 12 points for the team.

Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: L W L W L

Tamil Thalaivas are in seventh place in the standings with six wins and eight losses. The Thalaivas suffered a 23-36 loss against Puneri Paltan after Arjun Deshwal scored six points. TT would want to be more consistent in the ongoing season.

Head to Head: Matches: 18, Won by UP Yoddhas: 7, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 8, Tied: 3

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)

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