PKL 12: Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants, Match 8 – Preview

Puneri Paltan will take on Gujarat Giants in the eighth match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League season 12 at the Vishwanadh Sports Club, Vizag on Monday. While Puneri Paltan started their campaign with a win, Gujarat Giants lost their opening match in a tiebreaker.

Puneri Paltan came up with a collective effort against Bengaluru Bulls with Aditya Shine top-scoring with nine points. Furthermore, Pankaj Mohite scored six points whereas Aslam Inamdar and Gaurav Khatri scored five points apiece.

On the other hand, Himanshu Singh top-scored with seven points in the previous match for Gujarat Giants against U Mumba. It was a close game as it went to the tiebreaker and Giants would want to clinch crucial moments.

Head to Head: Matches: 16, Won by GG: 8, Won by PP: 7, Tied: 1

Puneri Paltan full 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

Gujarat Giants full squad

Raiders: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu (right raider), Shridhar Ananda Kadam (right raider), Ankit, K Harish, Ajith V Kumar

Defenders: Amit, Sumit, K Harish, Rohit Kumar (left cover), Milad Jabbari (right cover), Lucky Sharma (right cover), Shubham Kumar (left cover)

All-rounders: Himanshu Yadav, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (F)