Bengal Warriorz will lock horns against U Mumba in the last league stage match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Tuesday. When these two teams met earlier in the season, they played a 31-31 tie.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Bengal Warriorz: Current position in PKL standings: 10th, Matches played: 21, Won: 5, Lost: 13, Tied: 3, Points: 41
Current form of Bengal Warriorz: L L L T W
Bengal Warriorz have lost their last three matches and they would want to end their disappointing season on a high. The Warriorz couldn’t qualify for the playoffs and will want to give their fans something to cherish. They suffered a 28-31 loss against inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers in their last game.
U Mumba: Current position in PKL standings: 6th, Matches played: 21, Won: 11 Lost: 8, Tied: 2, Points: 66
Current form of U Mumba: L W L W L
A win against Bengal Warriorz will help U Mumba in qualifying for the playoffs. U Mumba have managed three losses and two wins in their last five games and they will want to enter the last six with some confidence. They suffered a 30-47 loss against table-toppers Haryana Steelers in their last game.
Head to Head: Matches: 21, Won by U Mumba: 14, Won by Bengal Warriorz: 5, Tied: 2.
Match Prediction: U Mumba will enter the contest as favorites against Bengal Warriorz.
U Mumba Full Squad: Rinku, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (F), Ajit Chouhan, Lokesh Ghosliya, Deepak Kundu, Sunny, Bittu, Gokulakannan M., Mukilan Shanmugam, Sombir, Shivam, Sunil Kumar, Manjeet, Parvesh Bhainswal, Satish Kannan, Vishal Choudhary, Stuwart Singh, Shubham Kumar, Aashish Kumar, M. Dhanasekar, Amin Ghorbani (F)
Bengal Warriorz Full Squad: Nitin Kumar, Vishwas S, Yash Malik, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Sushil Kambrekar, Shreyas Umbardand, Aditya S. Shinde, Dipak Arjun Shinde, Maharudra Garje, Maninder Singh, Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje, Sagar Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Pranay Vinay Rane, Praveen Thakur, Akash B Chavhan, Arjun Rathi, Hem Raj, Sambhaji Wabale, Chai-Ming Chang (F), Fazel Atrachali (F)