Gujarat Giants will face Rajasthan Warriors in the 29th match of the ongoing Ultimate Kho Kho League at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on Wednesday. Gujarat Giants have won six out of their nine matches and they have qualified for the playoff stages of the tournament.
This will be the last league stage match for both of these teams. Rajasthan Warriors, on the other hand, have had a dreadful season and they will look to finish their season on a high.
Gujarat Giants were beaten by a huge margin of 67 points against Telugu Yoddhas and they will look to get back to the winning ways.
When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Gujarat Giants had won by two points.
Akshay Prashant Ganpule and Majahar Kalandar Jamadar are the co-captains of Rajasthan Warriors while Ranjan Sridhar Shetty will lead Gujarat Giants.
Match Prediction: Gujarat Giants will enter the contest as favorites against Rajasthan Warriors.
Rajasthan Warriors squad:
Category A: Abhijit Patil, Dilrajsing Sengar, Sushant Dattatray
Category B: Akshay Prashant Ganpule, Hrushikesh Vijay Murchavade, Sourabh Shivaji Adavkar, Suresh Shamrao Sawant
Category C: Majahar Kalandar Jamadar, Mohammed Taseen, Shailesh Mahadev Sankapal, Govind Yadav, Sk. Murtaja Ali, Bharat Kumar Pradhan, Nikhil .b, Yalla Satish, Jithin B, Konjengbam Dhananjoy Singh
Category D: Sushant Sanjay Kaldhone, Atla Siva Nagi Reddy, Tapan Pal, Mahesh M, Biswajit Das, Ashwani Ranjan, Mukesh Maurya, Bhuneshwar Sahu.
Gujarat Giants squad:
Category A: Ranjan Shetty, Pothireddy Sivareddy, Mareppa
Category B: Aditya Sunil Kudale, Nilesh Ananda Jadhav, Suraj Shital Lande
Category C: Abhinandan Mahadev Patil, Akshay Sandip Bhangare, Sagar Subhash Lengare, Monoj Sarkar, Dhiraj Vinod Bhave, S. Kavin Raj, Vinayak Sadashiv Pokarde, Bhat Hakmaji Govind, Chinmoy Nandi, Shubham Motiramji Jambhale, S Sarathkumar, Ajay Kumar Mandra
Category D: Aniket Bhagawan Pote, Nilesh Sarjerao Patil, Saleem Khan, Debendra Nath, Praful Raju Bhange.