The inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers will lock horns against Bengal Warriorz in the 123rd match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2024 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Friday.
Jaipur Pink Panthers registered a 39-34 win against Bengal Warriors when these two teams met earlier in the PKL 2024 season. We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Jaipur Pink Panthers: Current position in PKL standings: 5th, Matches played: 20, Won: 17, Lost: 6, Tied: 2, Points: 62
Current form of Jaipur Pink Panthers: W W W L T
The inaugural winners have won their last three games and they will look to continue the winning streak. The Pink Panthers claimed a 35-26 win against Bengaluru Bulls in their previous game as their captain Arjun Deshwal led from the front, scoring 17 points.
Bengal Warriorz: Current position in PKL standings: 10th, Matches played: 20, Won: 5, Lost: 12, Tied: 3, Points: 40
Current form of Bengal Warriorz: L T W L W
Bengal Warriorz have managed two wins, as many losses, and one tie in their last five games. The Warriorz suffered a 60-29 loss against Tamil Thalaivas in their previous game with Manjeet top-scoring for the team with seven points.
Head to Head: Matches: 18, Won by Bengal Warriorz: 10, Won by Jaipur Pink Panthers: 7, Tied: 1.
Match Prediction: Jaipur Pink Panthers will enter the contest as favorites against Bengal Warriorz.
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)
Jaipur Pink Panthers Full Squad: Arjun Deshwal, Reza Mirbagheri (F), Nitin Kumar, Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Ronak Singh, Abhijeet Malik, Abhishek KS, Ankush, Surjeet Singh, Lucky Sharma, Arpit Saroha, Ravi Kumar, Neeraj Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Shrikant Jadhav, Navneet, K. Dharanidharan, Mayank Malik, Aamir Wani, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki (F)