Tournament: Yuva Kabaddi Series
Venue: Sanskar School, Jaipur
Date: Friday, 1st July 2022
Time: 5.30 PM IST
Hampi Heroes take on Kaziranga Rhinos in Qualifier 3 with the winner heading to Eliminator 4 for a shot at the Finals. HMH lost in Qualifier 1 to Murthal Magnets by 27 points (48-21) while KAR won against Aravalli Arrows by 1 point (37-36) in Qualifier 2. The loser of this tie still stays alive in the tournament, as they would play Eliminator 3.
Hampi Heroes
Nitin Dhankhar, Nitin Kumar Deswal, Rohit Raghav, Mohit Narwal, Sandeep A, Sonu Lathwal, Bittu.
Kaziranga Rhinos
Parteek Dahiya, Sahil Kumar, Hitesh Kadiyan, Manu, Rajnesh Narwal, Rohit Kumar, Mohit Khaler.
Hampi Heroes
Nitin Dhankhar has done a fine job leading their raiding department for the Heroes. He has scored 253 raid points with 15 Super 10s so far.
Rohit Raghav has been a good all-round contributor here with 36 raid points and 10 tackle points in 6 matches. He scored 2 raid points to go with 3 tackle points against Kaziranga Rhinos in their last meeting.
Bittu has been the lead defender of the Heroes in the last few matches. He has scored 54 tackle points in the tournament with his best game being a 9-tackle point outing against Kaziranga Rhinos in the previous round.
Kaziranga Rhinos
Parteek Dahiya has been the best raider in Yuva Kabaddi Series. He has scored 421 raid points in the season with 24 super 10s and no one else has even hit 360.
Hitesh Kadiyan has scored 73 tackle points in the tournament which includes 8 High 5s. He has been one of the best defenders since his debut.
Sahil Kumar has been a solid support raider to Parteek Dahiya. He has scored 127 raid points in the tournament with 4 super 10s after picking up 11 raid points in the previous game against Aravalli Arrows.
Must-Haves:
Parteek Dahiya
Nitin Dhankhar
Rohit Raghav
Hitesh Kadiyan
Worth a Shot:
Sahil Kumar
Rajesh Narwal
Manu
Bittu
Nitin Kumar Deswal
Parteek Dahiya: Parteek Dahiya has scored Super 10s in each of the last 3 games and is our top pick for the armband. He also had 15 raid points when he last played against HMH.
Nitin Dhankhar: Nitin Dhankhar has hit a bit of a rough patch but he remains a good vice-captaincy choice. He had also picked up 20 raid points against Kaziranga Rhinos when he last played them.
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