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Match details:

Tournament: Yuva Kabaddi Series
Venue: Sanskar School, Jaipur
Date: Saturday, 2nd July 2022
Time: 8:00 PM IST

Preview:

The road to the final of the inaugural Yuva Kabaddi Series is here, as Hampi Heroes will go up against Periyar Panthers in Eliminator 4 on Saturday evening. With the stakes as high as they get, with a ticket to face Murthal Magnets in the grand finale on the line, both teams will strive to play their best game yet. Both Hampi Heroes and Periyar Panthers are coming into this match after getting comprehensive wins over Kaziranga Rhinos in qualifier 3 and eliminator 3, respectively.

Probable starting sineups:

Hampi Heroes:

Nitin Kumar Deswal, Mohit Narwal, Bittu, Sandeep-A, Rohit Raghav, Nitin Dhankhar, Sonu Lathwal.

Periyar Panthers:

Naveen Sharma, Anish, Ashish Narwal, Naveen J, Raman, Rinku, Monu Jakhar.

Fantasy breakdown

Hampi Heroes:

Nitin Dhankhar has been a consistent option on the attack line, giving top-drawer performances, and is among the top 5 raiders this season with 260 raid points from 19 matches, averaging 13.68 raid points per match.

Nitin Kumar Deswal has had a fine campaign and he has put up 70 tackle points from 27 matches, including 3 High 5s. He scalped 3 tackle points against PEP last time out.

Sandeep-A has had a good season, striking tackles along Nitin Kumar Deswal, which has seen him rack up 55 tackle points from 18 matches, scoring 3 High 5s in the progress. He excelled with 6 tackle points against PEP last time around.

Periyar Panthers:

Ashish Narwal is only behind Parteek Dahiya on the top raiders of the season list with 396 raid points from 26 matches. He has been one of the stars of this tournament, scoring a massive 15.33 raid points per match.

Naveen Sharma is the top defender in the league this season, with 119 tackle points from 26 games, which includes 11 high 5s. The last time he went up against HMH, Naveen managed to score 3 raid points and 4 tackle points.

Monu Jakhar has won 58 raid points from 20 matches, which is inclusive of a Super 10 this campaign. He managed to pick up 20 raid points and a tackle point over HAM in his last outing against them.

Top picks

Must-Haves:

• Nitin Dhankhar

• Nitin Kumar Deswal

• Sandeep-A

• Ashish Narwal

• Naveen Sharma

• Monu Jakhar

Worth a shot:

• Raman

• Mohit Narwal

• Sonu Lathwal

Captaincy options

Ashish Narwal: Ashish Narwal has scored 23 Super 10s in the tournament and is our top pick for the armband. The last time he played against HMH, he racked up 12 raid points.

Nitin Dhankhar: Nitin Dhankhar is a good vice-captaincy pick here, after scoring 15 Super 10s in the tournament. 2 of them came in 3 meetings against PEP here.

Fantasy team:

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