The two teams at the bottom of the standings – Bengaluru Bulls and Gujarat Giants – will take on each other as Pro Kabaddi League action will shift from Noida to Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on Tuesday.
Gujarat Giants have won four matches, lost nine, and have tied one game with a total of 26 points. The Giants are in 11th place in the PKL standings.
Current form of Gujarat Giants: L W W T L
Gujarat Giants have won two out of their previous five matches with two losses and one tie. They suffered a narrow loss of 33-34 in their last game against defending champions Puneri Paltan. Captain Guman Singh was the best performer with 16 points but his efforts went in vain.
On the other hand, Bengaluru Bulls are struggling at the bottom of the standings with two wins and 13 losses and they have bagged only 16 points.
Current form of Bengaluru Bulls: L L L L L
The Bulls have lost all of their last five games and they are under the pump for their ordinary performance. They suffered a huge loss of 54-29 against Patna Pirates in the previous match. Pardeep Narwal and Jai Bhagwan scored eight and nine points respectively but it was not good enough.
Head to Head: Matches: 14, Won by Bengaluru Bulls: 5, Won by Gujarat Giants: 8, Tied: 1.
Match Prediction: Gujarat Giants will enter the contest as favorites against Bengaluru Bulls.
Bengaluru Bulls Full Squad: Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rohit Kumar, Sushil, Pankaj, Manjeet, Chandranaik M, Lucky Kumar, Aditya Shankar Powar, Akshit, Arulnanthababu, Parteek, Saurabh Nandal, Pardeep Narwal, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Nitin Rawal, Jai Bhagwan, Jatin, Pramot Saising (F), Hasun Thongkruea (F)
Gujarat Giants Full Squad: Balaji D, Jitender Yadav, Nitin, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh, Guman Singh, Sombir, Rohan Singh, Nitesh, Harsh Mahesh Lad, Manuj, Mohit, Neeraj Kumar, Himanshu Singh, Monu, Himanshu, Aadesh Siwach, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (F), Vahid RezaEimehr (F), Raj D. Salunkhe