Match details:

Tournament: VIVO Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22
Venue: Sheraton Grand, Bengaluru
Date: Thursday, 6th January 2022
Time: 8:30 PM IST

Preview:

Bengaluru Bulls have been flying high, riding on the back of their talisman Pawan Kumar Sehrawat. He has been well assisted by his fellow raider Ranjit and the defensive trio as well. They are 2nd on the table with 4 wins and a tie in their 6 games and are unbeaten in the last 5 games. They will look to continue the run. Jaipur Pink Panthers on the other hand, have had a disappointing season thus far and have failed to offer much beyond Deshwal. They will need their superstars to rise up to the occasion if they are to have any chances tonight. 

Probable starting lineups:

Bengaluru Bulls

Mahender-Singh, Aman, Saurabh Nandal, Chandran Ranjit, Pawan Kumar-Sherawat, Mayur Kadam, Bharat

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Deepak Niwas Hooda, Nitin Rawal, Sandeep Kumar Dhull, Vishal, Naveen, Arjun Deshwal, Shaul Kumar.

Fantasy breakdown:

Bengaluru Bulls

Pawan Kumar Sherawat: Pawan Kumar Sherawat is among the top raiders in the competition and has the ability to win games by himself. He was the top raider last season and has had a fine start to Season 8 as well. The Bengaluru man has 73 raid points and has climbed from 5th to 2nd on the list of top raiders. He will look to produce another special effort tonight.

Saurabh Nandal: Saurabh has emerged as the leader of the Bengaluru defence and has played wit panache. The right-corner defender has brought out his best this season and his tally for the season reads 15 tackle points and is the top-scoring defender for his team. He will be a big threat for the one-man dependent Jaipur raiding unit.

Aman: Aman has shown a lot of promise and has made the most of the chances been given to him.  The left-corner defender has put in 13 tackles and will be eyeing a big haul tonight. 

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Deepak Niwas Hooda: Deepak Niwas Hooda is the star player for the Jaipur Pink Panthers. The all-rounder adds tremendous value to both departments. He hasnt had the best of seasons thus far as he has managed just 32 raid points and has failed to register even a single successful tackle. 

Sahul Kumar: Sahul Kumar has made a thunderous entry into this Jaipur Pink Panthers side. The right corner defender has been the top defender for the side and has claimed 11 tackle points in just 4 games and will have a big role to thwart the threat of Bengalurus strong raiding unit.

Arjun Deshwal: Arjun Deshwal formed a key part of the U Mumba raiding department last season, which had no superstars and he is making the most of that experience this season. Deshwal has shown immense potential this season and has registered double-digit scores in all games thus far, securing 68 raid points thus far. He has been the leader for Jaipur and will be looking to prove his former suitors a point.

Must-haves:

Pawan Sherawat

Arjun Deshwal

Saurabh Nandal

Worth a shot:

Aman

Deepak Niwas Hooda

Sahul Kumar 

Captaincy options:

Pawan Kumar Sherawat: Pawan Kumar Sherawat can be unstoppable on his day and hed hope its one of those days as he looks to build on his performance from their last few games, where he really came into his own. He will look to pounce on Jaipur Pink Panthers poor form.

Arjun Deshwal: Arjun Deshwal is looking in electric form and he has improved his game massively as compared to last season. He has continued to accumulate points irrespective of the quality of the opposition defence and looks set to bag another big haul. 

Fantasy team:

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