PKL 12: Bengal Warriorz vs Puneri Paltan, Match 56 – Preview

Bengal Warriorz will square off against Puneri Paltan in the 56th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SDAT Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai on Tuesday. 

Current form of Bengal Warriorz: W L W L L

Bengal Warriorz have managed three wins in eight games so far in the tournament. They won their previous match against Patna Pirates by 48-42 and they would look to build on the winning impetus. Captain Devank led from the front and scored 22 points for his team.

Current form of Puneri Paltan: L W W W L

Puneri Paltan have won six out of their nine matches in the season and they would want to return to winning ways after loss in their last game. They suffered a 30-34 loss against defending champions Haryana Steelers in the previous match despite Pankaj Mohite scoring 14 points.

Head to Head: Matches: 23, Won by Puneri Patlan: 13, Won by Bengal Warriorz: 8, Tied: 2.

Bengal Warriorz squad: 

Raiders: Sushil Kambrekar (right raider), Vishwas S (raider), Manprit (right raider), Punit Kumar (left raider), Rachit Kumar (right raider), Jang Kun Lee (F), Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah (F), Himanshu, Devank

Defenders: Yash Malik (left corner), Manjeet (left cover), Deep Kumar (right cover), Amandeep (right corner), Ankit, Sandeep (right corner), Harander (right corner), Parteek (left cover), Mayur Jagannath Kadam (right cover), Ashish (left corner), Nitesh Kumar

All-rounders: Moolchandra Singh, Shivansh Thakur

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