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Match details:

Tournament: Yuva Kabaddi Series Winter Edition
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pondicherry
Date: Friday, 30th December 2022
Time: 9:00 PM IST

Preview:

The stage is set for a big finale as the defending champions Hampi Heroes are set to face the new entrant to the league Palani Tuskers on Friday night in what is sure to be a belter of a contest. These two teams last met in Qualifier One, with Hampi Heroes recording a 37-30 win.

Probable starting lineups:

Hampi Heroes:

Ashish Malik, Sawan Khatri, Ankit Rana, Yogesh Dahiya, Abhishek Vinod Kumar, Karambir Thakur, Rahul Dayakishan Rathee.

Palani Tuskers:

Murugthamuth Sudhakar, Shanmugam Mukilan, Sakthivel R, Sakthivel Khannan Mukesh, Manoharan Gokula Kannan, Manasa Muthu, Shanmugam Sanjeevi.

Fantasy breakdown

Hampi Heroes:

Ankit Rana has been impressive with his raids this season. He recorded 144 raid points from 18 matches which ranks among the top 10 and scored nine Super 10s in the process.

Ashish Malik racked up 112 tackle points from 23 matches, scoring 15 High 5s in the process. He has been the top defender of this edition and put up six tackle points against PAL in their last meeting.

Yogesh Dahiya registered 39 tackle points from 10 matches and scored four High 5s along the way. He recorded 11 tackle points in his last three outings.

Palani Tuskers:

Murugthamuth Sudhakar has been utterly dominant this whole campaign. He picked up 304 raid points from 27 matches and recorded 17 Super 10s in the process. Sudhakar stands at the top of the raiding charts for this edition.

Manoharan Gokula Kannan scored 93 tackle points from 27 matches, which includes 10 High 5s and is placed among the top five defenders of the tournament. He put up five tackle points in the last match.

Sakthivel R has 18 tackle points from four games, scoring two High 5s in the process. He scalped 15 tackle points in his last three appearances.

Top picks

Must-haves:

• Ankit Rana
• Ashish Malik
• Yogesh Dahiya
• Murugthamuth Sudhakar
• Manoharan Gokula Kannan
• Sakthivel R

Worth a shot:

• Sawan Khatri
• Karambir Thakur
• Sakthivel Khannan Mukesh

Captaincy options

Ankit Rana: Rana scored Super 10s in each of his last two games and that includes the last meeting between these sides where he had 11 raid points and a tackle point.

Murugthamuth Sudhakar: Sudhakar won 15 raid points against HMH in their last meeting for his second straight Super 10 in this fixture.

Fantasy team:

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