LIVE PKL 2019 | Match 2 – Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates
PKL
The second game of the opening day will be played between the defending champions Bengaluru Bulls and the three-time winners in the history of the league Patna Pirates. A raiding battle between Pardeep Narwal and Pawan Sehrawat to see who finishes high from the very beginning of the league.
Bengaluru Bulls
The Bulls went for glory last year and under the captaincy of Rohit Kumar, they achieved it. Pawan Sehrawat was the biggest star not only for the team but also in the league. The team from the Garden City will want to get off to a flying start against another strong team and three-time champs Patna Pirates in their first game here in Hyderabad. All eyes will be on the starting 7 for Randhir Singh Sehrawat for their first game of a fresh season.
Key player – Pawan Sehrawat
As said earlier, he was the best raider of the league and turned out to ve a game-changer for the team as well in the final last year. He has the ability to prove any predictions wrong with his sensational raiding abilities. It remains to be seen, can he continue from the same place where he left last season.
Squad: Rohit Kumar, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Ashish Kumar, Amit Sheoran, Sumit Singh, Mohit Sehrawat, Banty, Mahender Singh, Vijay Kumar, Sanjay Shreshtha, Lal Mohar Yadav, Sandeep, Raju Lal Choudhary, Vinod Kumar, Aman, Ajay, Ankit
Predicted 7: Pawan Sehrawat, Rohit Kumar (C), Sumit Singh, Amit Sheoran, Raju Lal Choudhary, Mahender Singh, Ashish Sangwan
Patna Pirates
After winning the third, fourth and fifth seasons of the league, the team from Bihar were not that good in the last edition which was clearly seen with their performance as they failed to make it to the playoffs. The Ram Mehar Singh-coached side will want the top two players Pardeep Narwal and Surender Nada to step up in the respective departments this year to ensure that they are off to a magnificent beginning in the fresh season.
Key player – Pardeep Narwal
Although the team failed to make a mark in the league but Pardeep led from the front in 2018 season, by ending up as the second best raider on the table and he will be the man to watch out for in the seventh edition as well.
Squad: Pardeep Narwal, Vikas Jaglan, Jawahar Dagar, Mohit, Surender Nada, Neeraj Kumar, Jang Kun Lee, Mohammad Maghsoudlou, Jaideep, Hadi Oshtorak, Ravinder, Ashish, Mahendra Choudhary
Predicted 7: Pardeep Narwal, Jang Kun Lee, Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsoudlou, Surender Nada, Jawahar Dagar, Vikash Jaglan, Hadi Oshtorak
Time : 8:30 pm
Venue: Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad
