The inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers will take the mat against Bengaluru Bulls in the 118th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2024 at the Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on Tuesday.
When these two teams met earlier in the season, Jaipur Pink Panthers registered a 39-32 win against Bengaluru Bulls. 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: 7th, Matches played: 19, Won: 10, Lost: 7, Tied: 2, Points: 59
Current form of Jaipur Pink Panthers: W W L T W
The Pink Panthers have managed three wins, one loss, and one tie in their last five games. They clinched a 34-27 win against Tamil Thalaivas in their previous game with Arjun Deshwal and Neeraj Narwal scoring six points each.
Bengaluru Bulls: Current position in PKL standings: 12th, Matches played: 19, Won: 2, Lost: 16, Tied: 1, Points: 19
Current form of Bengaluru Bulls: L L L T L
Bengaluru Bulls haven’t won a solitary match in their last five games. They suffered a huge loss of 56-18 against defending champions Puneri Paltan. Captain Pardeep Narwal scored seven points for the team but efforts went in vain.
Match Prediction: Jaipur Pink Panthers will enter the contest as favorites against Bengaluru Bulls.
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).
Bengaluru Bulls Full Squad: Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rohit Kumar, Sushil, Pankaj, Manjeet, Chandranaik M, Lucky Kumar, Aditya Shankar Powar, Akshit, Arulnanthababu, Parteek, Saurabh Nandal, Pardeep Narwal, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Nitin Rawal, Jai Bhagwan, Jatin, Pramot Saising (F), Hasun Thongkruea (F)
