Indian Kabaddi League 2022

Semi-Final 1- JAI vs BLR

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Indian Kabaddi league 2022: The first semi-final match of the Indian Kabaddi league 2022 will be played between Jaipur and Bengaluru (JAI vs BLR) on December 15. This knock-out match between the two teams is going to be played at the NSCI Stadium in Mumbai at 07:30 PM IST. The winner will be heading to the final and loser will have to go home.

Bulls have won 13 out of 22 matches in the league stage of the Indian Kabaddi league 2022, lost 8 matches and had one tie. They finished third in the points table with 74 points. The bulls are coming into this match having won three of their last 5 matches. On the other hand, Jaipur has played 22 matches in the Indian Kabaddi league 2022 so far, in which they have won 15 matches, lost 06 matches, and shared a point in a match. They ended the league table with 82 points, won 9 matches out of their last 10 matches, and remained on the top of the tally. Jaipur had defeated Bengaluru twice in the league stage.

The bulls are one of the most consistent teams in the league. During the league, they consistently finished in the top 6 and finished third in the league stage with 13 wins, eight losses and 1 tie. They have 74 points on the board. They will be looking to maintain their form as they already defeated defending champions Delhi in the Eliminator(Playoffs 1) on Tuesday and will also be looking to upset Jaipur in tonight's fixture.

Bharat has been the top scorer for the Bulls with 257 raid points, while Vikas Kandola and Neeraj Narwal have scored 117 and 88 raid points respectively. In defence, Saurabh Nandal was the top defender for the Bulls with 63 tackle points. Aman and Mahendra Singh have also contributed to the Bulls with 54 and 41 tackle points respectively. But beating Jaipur is not going to be easy for the Bulls as the Panthers have dominated the entire season of the Indian Kabaddi League 2022.

Squads of Both teams: JAI vs BLR:

JAI:

Raiders: Ajith V Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Devank, Rahul Chaudhari, Nitin Panwar, Navneet, Bhavani Rajput

Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Abhishek KS, Ashish, Ankush, Sahul Kumar, DeepakWoosan KO, Lucky Sharma, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Chandel

All-Rounder: Rahul Gorakh Dhanawade

BLR:

Raiders: Vikash Kandola, Harmanjit Singh, Nageshor Tharu, Lal Mohar Yadav, Neeraj Narwal, More G B, Bharat

Defenders: Saurabh Nandal, Mahender Singh, Aman, Rajnesh, Yash Hooda, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Vinod Lachmayya Naik, Rohit Kumar

All-Rounders: Rahul Khatik, Sachin Narwal

Match Details:

Match: Semi-Final 1- JAI vs BLR
League: Indian Kabaddi 2022
Date: Thursday, 15th December 2022
Time: 07:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Dome, NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai

(JAI) Possible Playing 7

• Arjun Deshwal
• Rahul Chaudhari
• Reza Mirbagheri
• Sunil Kumar
• Sahul Kumar
• Ankush
• V Ajith Kumar

(BLR) Possible Playing 7

• Mahender Singh (Captain)
• Saurabh Nandal
• Bharat
• Vikas Kandola
• Neeraj Narwal
• Aman
• Mayur Kadam

Key Players

JAI: Raider and in-form Arjun is the raider to get for this match against Gujarat. With Gujarat's weak raiding trio taking raiding responsibilities equally, it reduces their point potential and makes Deshwal more enticing of an option.

BLR: The Bulls raider and in-form Neeraj Narwal edges out Deepak Niwas Hooda as the best all-around option for this match. He has more than one-and-a-half times the number of points Hooda has scored and should be selected by a majority of the players.

Match Prediction:

We predict Jaipur to beat Bengaluru in the first semifinal and make it to the finals of the Indian Kabaddi League 2022. They won 9 matches out of the last 10 league matches and stayed on the top of the table. Bengaluru also won their last match against Delhi in the Playoffs on Tuesday but they will be under pressure when they will face the top side of Jaipur for the final race, the loser will go home and the winner will qualify for the final.

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