Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Match 43: JAI vs DEL

Preview

The Pink Army Jaipur(JAI) is all set to square off against Northern's army Delhi(DEL) in the 43rd match of the Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24 on Wednesday. This match is scheduled to take place at SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai on 27th December 2023. JAI is currently placed at 3rd in the points table of the ongoing season 10 whereas DEL footholds eighth placed in the tally. 

JAI won its last match against Tamil(TAM) in a nail-biting encounter by 25-24 on Saturday. On the other hand, Delhi also convincingly won its last fixture against Bengal(BEN) with a scoreline of 38-29. It will be a good encounter as both teams will be heading for this match with a win each in their last game. JAI has added 25 points in the seven games that they have played so far; winning 4 matches, losing 2 matches and shared points in one match. The Northern Army Delhi has notched 17 points in six games with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses.

The return of 23-year-old DEL's raider Naveen Kumar helped defeat the much stronger Bengal(BEN) last match. DEL got back to winning ways as they have moved to the 8th place in the points table. JAI survived the southern side Tamil(TAM) in their last match. The Pink Army won the low-scoring game by a margin of just 1 point. It was a tactical blunder from the Tamil that helped Jaipur go past the finish line. 

Jaipur's rivalry with Delhi is well known and this will be a face-off between the 24-year-old Arjun Deshwal and 23-year-old Naveen Kumar. This will also be a direct contest between JAI defender Ankush and DEL defenders Ashish and Yogesh. Jaipur has a success rate of about 38% in team tackles while Delhi’s efficiency is around 35%. Both sides have faced each other 20 times in Indian Kabaddi League. Out of these 20 matches, DEL has won 7 whereas JAI has won 11 matches. However, since season 7 of this league, Delhi hasn't won a game against Jaipur.

Match Details

Match: JAI vs DEL

League: Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Date: Wednesday, 27th December 2023

Time: 08:00 PM (IST)

Venue: SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai

JAI vs DEL Squads

JAI: Shaul Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Reza Mirbagheri, Ankush Jr, Sunil-Kumar(C), Arjun Deshwal, V Ajith Kumar, Rahul Chaudhari, Lavish, Akshay Kumar Soni, Navneet, Abhishek KS, Abhijeet Malik, B Shashank, Sumit Malik, Bhavani Rajput, Devank, Ashish Jagat Birwal, Amir Mohammad Maleki

DEL: Yogesh, Ashish, Ashu Malik, Vikrant, Mohit, Naveen-Kumar(C), Manjeet-II, Himmat Antil, Vishal Bharadwaj, Manu, Felix Li, Balasaheb Jadhav, Sunil, Rahul Kumar, Nitin Chandel, Meetu Mehender Sharma, Yuvraj Pandeya, Akash Prasher, Vijay Kumar-A, Suraj Panwar

JAI vs DEL Probable Starting 7s

JAI: Shaul Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, Ankush Jr, Sunil-Kumar(C), Abhishek KS, Arjun Deshwal, V Ajith Kumar

DEL: Vishal Bharadwaj, Yogesh, Ashu Malik, Himmat Antil, Mohit, Naveen-Kumar(C), Meetu Mehender Sharma

JAI vs DEL Key Players

JAI: The 23-year-old prowess defender Sahul Kumar was outstanding for JAI in the Indian Kabaddi League 9 despite Ankush and Sunil in the defense. Furthermore, being listed among the top 10 defenders with the highest productivity this season, Sahul added 56 tackle points and amassed 101 tackle points throughout 42 Indian Kabaddi games.

DEL: Delhi's raider Ashu Malik did a respectable job and has earned 51 points this season in the IND Kabaddi League. At an average of 6.13 raid points per match, A. Malik collected 141 raid points from 23 matches. Since making his league debut in the 8th season, Malik has played for DEL, adding 192 raid points. He is going to be the crucial player for this fixture.

Match Prediction

The game may witness a few all-outs from both sides and JAI is likely to have an upper hand in the second half. This will be a tough match for DEL. We anticipate JAI to beat DEL in this match.

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