Haryana Steelers will look for their second win of the season

In the first double-header night of vivo Pro Kabaddi on Monday we came across two exciting encounters in which Dabang Delhi K.C. and U Mumba emerged victorious.

On terrific Tuesday we are in for two tempting matches. In the first game of the night, Haryana Steelers will be up against Tamil Thalaivas, whereas in the second game Patna Pirates will lock horns with Telugu Titans.

Here are our previews for Day 5.

Match 12: Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas

Haryana Steelers registered an emphatic win in their opening game of vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9. In their second encounter of the campaign, they will face Tamil Thalaivas and will look to continue the momentum. Manjeet looked in sublime form for Haryana Steelers as he amassed 18 raid points in the first game of the season. Raiders like Rakesh Narwal and Vinay need to up their sleeves and up the ante in the raiding department. Haryana Steelers captain Joginder Narwal was on point while executing his plans on the mat but he couldn’t manage to open his account in the defence. The skipper will look to lead his side by example by adding points to his tally and encouraging defenders like Monu and Jaideep Dahiya to take up the responsibility. Mohit was the pick of the defenders for Haryana Steelers in the previous game with 3 tackle points and will look to continue his form. Nitin Rawal looked promising in the first game in both departments and scored 7 points. The ace all-rounder will be expected to stay on top of his game.

On the other hand, Tamil Thalaivas had a decent start to vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 as they managed to end the game in a tie and earn 3 points. Narender who made his debut in the previous game against Gujarat Giants was mighty impressive as he scored a Super 10 and was the best raider for the team. Tamil Thalaivas would expect him to go full throttle while raiding. Ajinkya Pawar managed to get only three raid points and will look to live up to the billing in this upcoming encounter. In defence, Sahil Gulia was a big positive for Tamil Thalaivas who produced four tackle points. Himanshu who is listed as a defender contributed to the attack with five raid points. He would look to support Sahil and add more value to Tamil Thalaivas’ defence. Sagar who was the best defender for Tamil Thalaivas in the previous season is yet to get off the mark in defence but will look to up his game in this clash.

Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas head-to-head

Haryana Steelers and Tamil Thalaivas have played seven matches against each other. Both teams have won three matches each while one of these matches ended in a tie. 

Match 13: Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans

Three-time champion Patna Pirates have one tie and a loss to their name and are still searching for their first win. Sachin scored eight raid points in the opener and was the top raider for the side while Rohit Gulia was the star raider in the second match and earned 11 points for his side. The Pirates would be relying heavily on Sachin and Rohit Gulia to do the bulk of scoring in the attack. Vishwas has looked good in bits and pieces and the raider would look to show his prowess in this game. Neeraj Kumar, the captain of the side is yet to join the party and will look to be an asset in defence. However, Sunil and Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj have shown their power in the defence with five and four tackle points to their credit and Patna Pirates will bank on these two defenders.

Telugu Titans got off to a dismal start in vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 as they lost the last two matches they played. In their first game, Rajnish with seven raid points and Parvesh Bhainswal with three tackle points were the top performers for the team. In their second contest, Monu Goyat with seven raid points and Vishal Bhardwaj with three tackle points were the pick of the players for Telugu Titans. Telugu Titans would be expecting their star players like Abhishek Singh and Siddharth Desai to go all guns blazing in this crucial fixture. Ankit Beniwal is also a talented raider and can also be a lethal force in attack. Their power defenders like Vishal Bhardwaj, Parvesh Bhainswal and Ravinder Pahal would be expected to live up to the billing and help Telugu Titans to register their first win of the season.

Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans head-to-head

Patna Pirates and Telugu Titans have met on 19 occasions in vivo Pro Kabaddi. Out of these 19 matches, Patna Pirates and Telugu Titans have nine wins each while one of these matches finished in a tie.

vivo PKL Schedule for October 11, Monday 7:30 PM onwards

Match 12: Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas

Match 13: Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans

Where to watch vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 LIVE?

Catch all the LIVE action from vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 on the Star Sports Network and LIVE

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