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

Match Details:

Tournament: Pro Kabaddi League

Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad

Date: Saturday, 26th November 2022

Time: 9:30 PM IST

Preview:

The fourth-placed UP Yoddha are set to face the eighth-placed Patna Pirates in their next match. UP won against the Gujarat Giants in their last outing and have now won four of their last five. Meanwhile, the Pirates lost to the Haryana Steelers in their previous game and have managed to win in just one of their last 5 outings. When these two met earlier, it was the Patna Pirates who got the win by a 34-29 scoreline.

Probable Starting Lineups:

U.P. Yoddha:

Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal, Ashu Singh, Shubham Kumar, Rohit Tomar.

Patna Pirates:

Sachin Tanwar, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Sunil Kumar, Manish, Neeraj Kumar, Rohit Gulia, Monu.

Fantasy Breakdown

U.P. Yoddha:

Pardeep Narwal has been the top raider of this UP side as he has picked up 156 raid points from 16 matches and is placed among the top 10 raiders of the season. Pardeep has five Super 10s to his name so far.

Ashu Singh is a very capable defensive-minded player. He has recorded 41 tackle points from 16 matches and has scored two High 5s in the process.

Rohit Tomar has registered 47 raid points and 12 tackle points from 12 matches which include a Super 10 and a High 5. He scored three raid points and two tackle points against PAT when they last met.

Patna Pirates:

Sachin has scored 148 raid points from 16 matches which also includes seven Super 10s and is among the top 10 raiders of the season. He won 11 raid points against UP in the reverse fixture.

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh is once again one of the toughest defenders to beat this season. He has struck 59 tackle points from 15 matches and is ranks second on the tackling charts.

Rohit Gulia has racked up 114 raid points from 15 matches and has scored four Super 10s along the way. He had 11 raid points against HAR in his last game.

Top Picks:

Must-Haves:

• Pardeep Narwal
• Ashu Singh
• Rohit Tomar
• Sachin
• Mohammadreza Chiyaneh
• Rohit Gulia

Worth a Shot:

• Gurdeep
• Surender Gill
• Monu

Captaincy Options:

Pardeep Narwal: Pardeep Narwal almost made it three Super 10s in a row coming into this game as he finished with nine against GUJ. He also won 12 raid points versus PAT the last time they met.

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh: Mohammadreza Chiyaneh had put up at least four tackle points in successive games before that run came to an end last time out. He has three High 5s to his name in total and is a fine vice-captaincy choice.

Fantasy Team:

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