Patna Pirates will be up against Gujarat Giants in the 113th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2022 at the Gachibowli Indoor Sports Complex, Hyderabad on Thursday. Patna Pirates are currently in ninth place in the standings with seven wins, eight losses, and three tied matches.
They have a total of 48 points under their belt. On the other hand, Gujarat Giants is struggling at 11th place with six wins, 11 losses, and one tied game. The Giants have mustered 41 points in their kitty.
When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Patna Pirates had come out as winners by 34-28.
Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants won their previous match against Puneri Paltan by 51-39. Parteek Dahiya scored 19 points for the team.
On the other hand, Patna Pirates had lost their last game against U.P. Yoddhas by two points. Rohit Gulia scored 12 points for the Pirates in that game.
Match Prediction: Patna Pirates will enter the contest as favorites against Gujarat Giants given their better form.
Gujarat Giants Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Sonu, Rakesh, Gaurav Chhikhara, Sonu Singh, Sohit Malik, Parteek Dahiya, and Rohan Singh.
Auction Buys: Chandran Ranjit, Pardeep Kumar, Dong Geon Lee, Young Chang Ko, Arkam Shaikh, Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Rinku Narwal, Sourav Gulia, Sandeep Kandola, Vinod Kumar, Baldev Singh, Sawin, Purna Singh, Mahendra Ganesh Rajput, Ujjval Singh, Kapil, and Manuj.
Patna Pirates Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Neeraj Kumar, Monu, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Sajin Chandrasekhar, Manish, Rohit, Ranjit Venkatramana Naik, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Anuj Kumar, and Naveen Sharma.
Auction Buys: Rohit Gulia, Sachin, Sunil Narwal, Daniel Omondi Odhiambo, Abdul Insamam S, Shivam Chaudhari, Anand Surendra Tomar, Sushil Gulia, Vishwas S, and Sagar Kumar.