Shekhawati Kings will lock horns against Chambal Pirates in the final of the Real Kabaddi League 2022 as the match will begin at 7:45 PM IST on Friday. Chambal Pirates won five out of the seven matches they played in the league stage whereas Shekhawati Kings won three out of their seven matches in the league stage while they lost two and tied two.
Chambal Pirates won their semifinal contest against Singh Soorma by 45-30 on Thursday while Shekhawati Kings won their semifinal clash against Jaipur Jaguars by 50-37.
Suraj Kumar was the top performer for Chambal Pirates against Singh Soorma as he scored a total of four raid points. Deepanshu Khatri did a fine job for Shekhawati Kings in the semifinal against Jaipur Jaguars as he scored a total of eight points.
When these two teams had met earlier in the season, Chambal Pirates had won against Shekhawati Kings by 31-30. Thus, the Pirates will look to replicate the same performance while the Kings will aim to take their revenge in the all-important final.
Meanwhile, Jaipur Jaguars and Singh Soorma will take on each other for third place in the tournament.
Match Prediction: Chambal Pirates will enter the contest as favorites against Shekhawati Kings.
Squads:
Shekhawati Kings: Naveen Sharma (C), Lakshya Malik, Happy Dhaiya, Bhavishya, Hritik, Mohan, Bhagat, Atul Dhaiya, Amit Pawdiya, Ashish Chauhan, Vinod Sharma, Pradeep Thakur, Mayank Vishwakarma.
Coach: Jasbeer Hooda.
Chambal Pirates: Dheeraj Ahlawat (C), Ajay Kumar, Adarsh Sharma, Harsh, Yash Lather, Ajay Kumawat, Abhishek Rajput, Mussadiq Ansari, Deepak Malik, Mukesh Choudhary, Hanuman Choudhary, Suraj Kumar.
Coach: Ram Mehar Rathi