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Match details:
Tournament: PKL Season 8
Venue: Sheraton Grand Whitefield
Date: Friday, 25th February 2022
Time: 8:30 PM IST
Preview:
After 136-matches, the PKL season 8 comes to its conclusion on Friday evening in Bengaluru. The record 3-time champions Patna Pirates take on season 7 finalists Dabang Delhi K.C. in the grand finale. Despite Patna’s excellence this season which saw them run away with the lead at the top, Dabang Delhi K.C.got the better of their opponents and won both head-to-head meetings.
Probable starting lineups:
Patna Pirates:
Prashanth Rai, Sachin, Neeraj Kumar, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, C Sajin, Guman Singh, Sunil.
Dabang Delhi K.C.:
Joginder Narwal, Manjeet Chhillar, Naveen Kumar, Vijay, Ashu Malik, Sandeep Narwal, Krishan.
Fantasy breakdown:
Patna Pirates:
Sunil has won 49 tackle points from 21 matches with a 48% tackle strike rate. He registered his fourth High 5 of the season against UP in the semi-final.
Prashanth Rai has scored 93 raid points from 22 matches. He has got a 46% raid strike rate and earned 6 raid points in his only outing against DEL this season.
Mohammadreza Chiyaneh has been the best defender this season by scoring 87 tackle points from 23 matches. He has a 60% tackle strike rate and has been outstanding throughout the season.
Dabang Delhi K.C.:
Sandeep Narwal has won a total of 62 points from 23 matches. He scored a total of 8 points (7 raid + 1 tackle) against the Pirates in their first meeting.
Naveen Kumar is among the top 5 raiders this season after scoring 194 raid points from 16 matches. He has a 62% raid strike rate and was back in form in the semi-final.
Jeeva Kumar has scored 23 tackle points from 20 matches. He has a 29% tackle strike rate and also has two High 5 this season.
Top picks:
Must-haves:
- Mohammadreza Chiyaneh
- Naveen Kumar
- Prashanth Rai
Worth a shot:
- Sunil
- Sandeep Narwal
- Jeeva Kumar
- Guman Singh
Captaincy options:
Mohammadreza Chiyaneh: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh registered his 10th Super 10 of the season in the semi-final against UP Yoddha. He now has 4 of them in his last 5 games, with the only exception being a game against DEL, in which he finished with 4 tackle points.
Naveen Kumar: Naveen Kumar claimed his 11th Super 10 of this season with 14 raid points in the semi-final against the Bulls, making him another good captaincy choice here.
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