Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Match 42: PUN vs PAT

Preview

The 42nd match in the Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24 is all set to take place between the current table toppers Puneri(PUN) up against the 3-time competition winner Patna(PAT), who is currently standing in eighth place in the points table. This match is scheduled to take place at the SDAT Indoor stadium in Chennai on 26th Dec 2023. So far in the 10th season, PUN has won 5 out of the 6 matches that the Northern side has played. On the other hand, PAT has not got a good start to this season, former champions PAT has won 3 out of 6 games that the southern side has played. 

PUN is by far the best team in the league as they enter the mat as if it’s the finals of season 9 which Pune lost. It left a huge scar on them which is quite visible in this season and they are proving every worth to it. PUN has collected 26 points whereas Patna has got 17 points in the league so as of now. PUN will be looking to win this match as well to continue its solidarity on the top of the table. PUN defeated Bengaluru comprehensively with a huge margin of 43-18 in its last fixture.

PAT is a shadow of the past the southern side seems to be playing just above average in this season too. PAT defeated Tamil(TAM) in their last match with a score line of 46-33. Young raider 21-year-old Sudhakar impressed everyone with his skills as he scored a Super 10. The PAT blanked out the BEN by a margin of 25 points as their defense was hot and spicy. The southern side will face the heat when they face the northern side on Tuesday.  PAT dominated the PUN in the league with 13 wins out of their 19 games. But Patna has not defeated Pune since season 8 and this will be an entertaining encounter.

Puneri has faced Patna 19 times in the history of the Indian Kabaddi League. With 13 wins against PUN, PAT is ahead in the h2h record, whereas the PUN has won 3 times while 3 matches ended in a tie.

Match Details

Match: PUN vs PAT

League: Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Date: Tuesday, 26th December 2023

Time: 08:00 PM (IST)

Venue: SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai

PUN vs PAT Squads

Puneri (PUN): Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyanneh, Vahid Rezaei Mehr, Ahmed Mustafa Enamdar, Ishwar, Hardee, Abhinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Badal Singh, Aditya Shinde

Patna (PAT): Manjeet, Zheng-Wei Chen, Daniel Odhiambo, Rohit, Sajin Chandrasekar, Krishan, Ankit, Deepak Kumar, Mahendra Choudhary, Sandeep Kumar, Rakesh Narwal, Sanjay, Sachin, Neeraj Kumar, Manish, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Naveen Sharma, Ranjit Venkatramana Naik, Anuj Kumar, Sudhakar M

PUN vs PAT Probable Starting 7s

PUN: Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Abinesh Nadarajan, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Mohit Goyat, Gaurav Khatri, Mohammadreza Chiyaneh

PAT: Sachin, Neeraj Kumar, Manish, Sudhakar M, Sandeep Kumar, Krishan, Ankit

PUN vs PAT Key Players

PUN: The 23-year-old Pune's Mohit Goyat has earned 55 points in 6 games this season, including 40 successful raids. The raider is undoubtedly one of the key players for PUN in this game. 

PAT: Patna's Sachin Tanwar has added 58 points in 6 games, including the joint fourth-best successful raider this Indian Kabaddi League season with 47. The 24-year-old raider will certainly be one to watch out for in this match. 

Match Prediction

It is going to be a good contest between the two sides. But we back Pune to win this match against Patna.

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