The teams will be updated after the final lineups are out.
Match Details:
Tournament: Pro Kabaddi League
Venue: Dome, NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai
Date: Thursday, 15th December 2022
Time: 7:30 PM IST
The stage for the first semi-final is set. The Jaipur Pink Panthers, who finished the league stage as table-toppers, will face the Bengaluru Bulls. They are coming through after winning the eliminator against Dabang Delhi K.C. When these two met the last time, the Jaipur Pink Panthers were victorious by a 45-25 scoreline.
Jaipur Pink Panthers - Arjun Deshwal, Sunil Kumar, Sahul Kumar, V Ajith Kumar, Abhishek KS, Reza Mirabagheri, Ankush JR.
Bengaluru Bulls - Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Neeraj Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Bharat, Aman.
Jaipur Pink Panthers:
Arjun Deshwal has been the most impactful player of this season. He racked up 286 raid points from 22 matches and is on top of the raiding charts.
Ankush JR put up 81 tackle points from 22 matches and ranks second in the tournament. He put up eight High 5s along the way and scored four tackle points against BLR in their last meeting.
Reza Mirabagheri scalped 30 tackle points from 14 matches and put up a High 5 in the process. He got four tackle points against BLR when they last met.
Bengaluru Bulls:
Bharat has been one of the stars of this season having recorded 272 raid points from 22 matches. He currently ranks second in the tournament. He also put up 16 Super 10s along the way.
Saurabh Nandal has been a consistent performer this season. He picked up 68 tackle points from 23 matches which also includes three High 5s and is ranked among the top five defenders of the season.
Mahender Singh is a solid defender. He registered 44 tackle points from 22 matches and in the process, scored a High 5.
Must-Haves:
Worth a Shot:
Bharat: Bharat scored Super 10s in each of his last two games and he also won 10 raid points versus JAI when these sides last met.
Arjun Deshwal: Arjun Deshwal scored his 17th Super 10 by recording 17 raid points against GUJ last time out. He also scored 13 raid points against BLR when he last faced them.
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