U.P Yoddhas will lock horns against Haryana Steelers in the 70th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League 2022 at the Shree Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex, Pune on Friday. Both of these teams are struggling in the bottom half of the points table and they will look to bounce back stronger.
U.P Yoddhas are currently in 10th place in the standings with four wins, five losses, and two tied games. The Uttar Pradesh team has a total of 30 points under their bag.
Haryana Steelers, on the other hand, are in 11th position in the points table with four wins, six losses, and two tied games. They have a total of 29 points in the standings.
U.P. Yoddhas had tied their previous game against Bengal Warriors by 41-41. Rohit Tomar and Pardeep Narwal scored 16 and 11 points respectively for the UP team.
Meanwhile, Haryana Steelers had lost their previous match against Bengaluru Bulls on Wednesday by 36-33. Meetu Sharma and Manjeet scored 10 and eight points respectively but their efforts were not good enough.
Match Prediction: U.P Yoddhas might enter the contest as slight 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.
UP Yoddhas Squad 2022 for PKL 9
Retained Players: Nitesh Kumar, Surender Gill, Sumit, Aman, Ashu Singh, Nitin Panwar, Shubham Kumar, Rohit Tomar, Anil Kumar, Mahipal, and Durgesh Kumar.
Auction Buys: Pardeep Narwal, Nitin Tomar, James Namaba Kamweti, Abozar Mighani, Gurdeep, Jaideep, Gulveer Singh, Rathan K, Nehal B Sawal Desai, and Babu Murugasan.