Tamil Thalaivas will lock horns against Bengaluru Bulls in the 127th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2024 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Sunday. When these two teams met earlier in the season, Bengaluru Bulls registered a 36-32 win against Tamil Thalaivas.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Bengaluru Bulls: Current position in PKL standings: 12, Matches played: 20, Won: 2, Lost: 17, Tied: 1, Points: 19
Current form of Bengaluru Bulls: L L L L T
Bengaluru Bulls have suffered four losses in their last five games and have managed only two wins in PKL 2024. The Bulls suffered a 35-26 loss against inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers in their last game despite Ajinkya Pawar scoring seven points.
Tamil Thalaivas: Current position in PKL standings: 9th, Matches played: 20, Won: 7, Lost: 12, Tied: 1, Points: 45
Current form of Tamil Thalaivas: W L L L W
Tamil Thalaivas have registered two wins and three losses in their last five games. The Thalaivas clinched a convincing 60-29 win against Bengal Warriorz in their previous match. Moein Shafaghi and Himanshu scored 13 points each.
Head to Head: Matches: 15, Won by Bengaluru Bulls: 12, Won by Tamil Thalaivas: 3.
Match Prediction: Tamil Thalaivas 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)
Tamil Thalaivas Full Squad: Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Ramkumar Mayandi, Anuj Kaluram Gawade, Nitesh Kumar, Nitin Singh, Ronak, Vishal Chahal, Narender, Aashish, Himanshu, M. Abishek, Mohit, Sagar, Sahil, Sachin, Sourabh Fagare, Moein Safaghi (F), Amirhossein Bastami (F)