U Mumba will square off against Bengal Warriors in the 101st game of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad on Saturday. Bengal Warriors have so far played 16 matches out of which they have won eight, lost six, and tied two matches.
The Bengal team has a total of 48 points in their bag and they are currently in the fifth position in the standings. U Mumba, on the other hand, has won eight matches and lost as many. They have a total of 44 points and they are in ninth place in the standings.
When these two teams had met earlier in the season, U Mumba had won by 36-25.
Meanwhile, Bengal Warriors won their previous match against Bengaluru Bulls by 41-38. Captain Maninder Singh was the top performer as he scored 12 points.
U Mumba, on the other side, lost their last game against Tamil Thalaivas by a margin of 14 points. Guman and Mohit Singh scored four points each for the team.
Match Prediction: It is expected to be a tight match between these teams but Bengal Warriors might start as slight favorites against U Mumba.
U Mumba Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Rinku, Shivam, Pranay Vinay Rane, Prince, Rahul, Kamlesh, Shivansh Thakur, Rupesh, and Sachin.
Auction Buys: Ashish, Guman Singh, Surinder Singh, Heidarali Ekrami, Gholamabbas Korouki, Harendra Kumar, Kiran Laxman Magar, Mohit, Ankush, Jai Bhagwan, and Satywan.
Bengal Warriors Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Maninder Singh, Manoj Gowda K, Akash Pikalmunde, Suyog Baban Gaikar, R Guhan, Parshant Kumar, Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje.
Auction Buys: Deepak Niwas Hooda, Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre, Girish Maruti Ernak, Shrikant Jadhav, Soleiman Pahlevani, Aslam Saja Mohamed Thambi, Ashish Kumar Sangwan, Vinod Kumar, Balaji D, Parveen Satpal, Amit Sheoran, Surender Nada, Sakthivel R, Shubham Shinde, and Rohit.