Pro Kabaddi League 2024: UP Yoddhas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, Eliminator 1 – Match Preview

UP Yoddhas will take the mat against the inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers in the first Eliminator of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2024 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Thursday. 

When these two teams met earlier in the season, both teams won one match each. We look at the current form, head-to-head, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

UP Yoddhas: Position in PKL standings: 3rd, Matches played: 22, Won: 13, Lost: 6, Tied: 3, Points: 71

Current form of UP Yoddhas: W W W W T

The Eliminator is always a do-or-die contest as there is no scope of any mistake in the knockout game. The Yoddhas have won their previous four games and they will look to keep up the good show. They registered a 44-30 win against Bengaluru Bulls.

Jaipur Pink Panthers: Current position in PKL standings: 6th, Matches played: 22, Won: 12, Lost: 8, Tied: 2, Points: 70

Current form of Jaipur Pink Panthers: L W W W W

The inaugural champions registered four wins in their last five games and thus they were able to qualify for the playoffs. They suffered a 33-31 loss against Dabang Delhi K.C. in their previous game. Arjun Deshwal is going to hold the key for the Panthers.

Head to Head: Matches: 13, Won by Jaipur Pink Panthers: 7, Won by UP Yoddhas: 6.

Match Prediction: UP Yoddhas will enter the contest as favorites against Jaipur Pink Panthers.

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)

UP Yoddhas Full Squad: Sachin, Keshav Kumar, Gangaram, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gagana Gowda HR, Hitesh, Shivam Chaudhary, Ashu Singh, Sumit, Surender Gill, Sahul Kumar, Bharat, Mahender Singh, Bhavani Rajput, Aksham R. Suryawanshi, Vivek, Heidarali Ekrami (F), Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (F)