The teams will be updated after the final lineups are out. 

Match details:

Bengal Warriors v Puneri Paltan
Tournament: Pro Kabaddi League
Venue: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune
Date: Monday, 14th November 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST

Preview:

The seventh-placed Bengal Warriors will go up against the second-placed Puneri Paltan who have hit a bit of a rough patch. The Warriors are coming into this match after a win over Gujarat Giants in their last outing and are now unbeaten in their last 4 games. Meanwhile, the Paltan, who were the in-form team of the tournament, lost to U Mumba for their 2nd defeat in the last 3 games. When these two teams met earlier, it was the Puneri Paltan who came away with the win by a 27-25 margin.

Probable sarting lineups:

Bengal Warriors:

Maninder Singh, Balaji D, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Shrikant Jadhav, Sakthivel-R, Vaibhav Garje, Girish Maruti Ernak.

Puneri Paltan:

Mohit Goyat, Sombir, Fazel Atrachali, Sanket Sawant, Rakesh Ram, Mohammed Nabibakhsh, Akash Shinde.

Fantasy breakdown

Bengal Warriors:

Maninder Singh has won 133 raid points from 12 matches and ranks among the top 5 raiders of the season. He has recorded 7 Super 10s in the process.

Vaibhav Garje is a solid defensive-minded player. He has registered 24 tackle points from 12 matches and has scored a High 5 along the way as well.

Deepak Niwas Hooda is an important player who has regained his form recently. He has picked up 40 raid points and 6 tackle points from 12 matches.

Puneri Paltan:

Aslam Inamdar has put up 95 raid points and 6 tackle points from 12 matches which also include 4 Super 10s. He had 7 raid points and a tackle point in his last outing against MUM.

Mohit Goyat continues to be a factor on both ends of the mat in his second season in the PKL. He has recorded 90 raid points and 13 tackle points from 13 matches.

Fazel Atrachali has won 35 tackle points from 11 matches and has 3 High 5s to his name. One of them came when he struck 6 tackle points against BEN in the reverse fixture.

Top picks:

Must-haves:

• Maninder Singh
• Vaibhav Garje
• Deepak Niwas Hooda
• Aslam Inamdar
• Mohit Goyat
• Fazel Atrachali

Worth a shot:

• Sakthivel-R
• Sombir
• Girish Maruti Ernak

Captaincy options:

Maninder Singh: Maninder Singh is in excellent form at the moment, as he has scored Super 10s in each of his last 4 games. He had 12 raid points against GUJ in his last game.

Mohit Goyat: Mohit Goyat scored his 4th Super 10 of the campaign last time out as he finished with 10 raid points and he also had 3 tackle points. He is a good alternative here.

Fantasy team:

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