PKL 12: Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls, Match 59 – Preview

Puneri Paltan will lock horns against Bengaluru Bulls in the 59th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the SDAT Multi-Purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai, on Thursday.

Current form of Puneri Paltan: W L W W W

Puneri Paltan is currently in second place in the standings with seven wins and three losses in 10 games. The Paltan won their previous match against Bengal Warriorz by 49-44 and they would look to carry the winning impetus. Aditya Shinde and Pankaj Mohite scored 18 and 10 points, respectively.

Current form of Bengaluru Bulls: L W L W W

Bengaluru Bulls are in seventh place in the PKL standings with five wins and as many losses in 10 games. The Bulls lost their previous match against the UP Yoddhas in the tiebreaker. Alireza Mirzaian scored 11 points, but his efforts went in vain.

Head to Head: Matches: 21, Won by Puneri Paltan: 14, Won by Bengaluru Bulls: 7.

Bengaluru Bulls squad:

Raiders: Manjeet, Pankaj, Pirati Srisivatejesh (left raider), Ganesha B. Hanamantagol (right raider), Aashish Malik (right raider), Shubham Bitake, Mahipal, Akash Santosh Shinde

Defenders: Lucky Kumar (right cover), Deepak S (left corner), Shubham Rahate (left cover), Manish, Satyappa Matti (right cover), Ankush (left corner), Sanjay (right cover), Yogesh (right corner)

All-rounders: Chandranaik M, Amit Singh Thakur, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Ahmadreza Asgari (F), Alireza Mirzaeian (F), Dheeraj

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