The inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers will take on the reigning champions Puneri Paltan in the 60th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida on Sunday. The Pink Panthers are currently in seventh place in the standings with four wins, three losses, and one tie in eight matches they have played (not taking into account their match against Gujarat Giants on Friday).
Jaipur currently has 25 points under their belt and they will look to be at their best against Puneri Paltan. Arjun Deshwal-led team registered a 39-32 win against Bengaluru Bulls in their previous match with their skipper top-scoring with 19 points.
On the other hand, Puneri Paltan is in second place in the PKL standings with five wins, two losses, and as many ties. The defending champions currently have 33 points under their bag and they tied their last game against Dabang Delhi K.C. Raider Akash Shinde top-scored with eight points whereas Mohit Goyat and Aman scored six points each.
Current form of Jaipur Pink Panthers: W L W L T
Current form of Puneri Paltan: T L W W T
Match Prediction: Puneri Paltan might start as slight favorites against Jaipur Pink Panthers.
When and where to watch: Disney Hotstar and Star Sports at 9 PM, 17 November.
Jaipur Pink Panthers Full Squad: Arjun Deshwal, Reza Mirbagheri (F), Nitin Kumar, Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Ronak Singh, Abhijeet Malik, Abhishek KS, Ankush, Surjeet Singh, Lucky Sharma, Arpit Saroha, Ravi Kumar, Neeraj Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Shrikant Jadhav, Navneet, K. Dharanidharan, Mayank Malik, Aamir Wani, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki (F)
Puneri Paltan Full Squad: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Nitin, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sawant, Mohit, Aman, Vishal, V. Ajith Kumar, Sourav, Mohd. Amaan, Aryavardhan Navale, Ali Hadi (F), Amir Hassan Noroozi (F)