Haryana Steelers will take on Puneri Paltan in the 43rd match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2022 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune on Friday. Puneri Paltan has gotten off to a decent start in the ongoing season as they have won three out of their six matches. Paltan has lost two games and tied one and thus they are currently in the fifth position with 19 points under their belt (not taking into account their match on Tuesday).
On the other hand, Haryana Steelers haven’t had a great start to the season as they have won only two matches and have suffered four losses in the tournament. The Steelers are currently in the ninth position with 13 points under their bag (not considering their match on Tuesday).
Meanwhile, Haryana Steelers lost their last game against Gujarat Giants by four points. Meetu Sharma scored 16 points but the rest of the players could not contribute much.
Puneri Paltan won their previous match against Bengal Warriors by 27-25. Fazel Atrachali top-scored with six points whereas Aslam Inamdar and Sombir contributed with five points each.
Match Prediction: Puneri Paltan will enter the contest as favorites against Haryana Steelers.
Haryana Steelers Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Vinay, Meetu, Jaideep, Ankit, Mohit, Monu, Harsh, Naveen, and Sunny.
Auction Buys: Manjeet, Nitin Rawal, Amirhossein Bastami, Mohammad Maghsoudlou, Sushil, K Prapanjan, Manish Gulia, Lovepreet Singh, Joginder Singh Narwal, and Rakesh Narwal.
Puneri Paltan Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Mohit Goyat, Akash Santhosh Shinde, Sanket Sawant, Govind Gurjar, Aslam Inamdar, Sombir, Abinesh Nadarajan, Shubham Nitin Shelke, Pankaj Mohite, Badal Taqdir Singh, and Aditya Tushar Shinde.
Auction Buys: Fazel Atrachali, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Alankar Kaluram Patil, Rakesh Bhalle Ram, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Harsh Mahesh Lad, and D Mahindaprasad.