LIVE PKL 2019 | Eliminator 1 – UP Yoddha vs Bengaluru Bulls

LIVE PKL 2019 | Eliminator 1 – UP Yoddha vs Bengaluru Bulls

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UP Yoddha won both the encounters against the Bulls and they are in good form too so they will hope to reflect that in this match. Bengaluru is facing issues of a support raider as well as an unstable defence and if they wish to retain their title they will have to perform better than past matches. 

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UP Yoddha have been in excellent form as in their last 12 encounters they have won 10 of them. Even in both their meeting with Bengaluru Bulls this season, they have emerged victorious. Their first win against them came at a time when the team was struggling and that match setup Shrikant Jadhav as the lead raider for the team, he scored nine points in that match and even in their last match he scored eight points. In defence, skipper Nitesh Kumar had started coming back in form and him with Sumit at the other corner make for a lethal pair. Their biggest plus in the last match was being able to crib Pawan Sehrawat and they know how important it is to stop him. They have a psychological advantage against the Bulls and they would hope to replicate last match's result.

Bengaluru Bulls still have a lot of unanswered questions in the name of a better support raider for Pawan Sehrawat, though in the last match's press conference, he mentioned the return of Rohit Kumar and so that might provide him some relief. Another issue is their unsteady defence which seemed to leak points at the wrong moments. The defence strike is only 42% and even their top defender Mahender Singh has 2.47 tackle points per match. Coach Randhir Singh will work with his players hard and so by counter-strategy they hope to move one step closer to retaining their title.

Key players

Shrikant Jadhav 

One expected either Rishank or Monu to be their lead raider, Shrikant came in as a surprise and by being consistent he has proved that he is more than capable of being the lead raider of the team. Till now he has scored points and in the last match as well he was able to score points. He needs to be on top of his game if Yoddhas want to get a step closer to the titles.

Pawan Sehrarwat

There is no doubt about him being the most important player from his team for this encounter, as he is the most successful player for team as well as the league. He scored a total of 308 points till now. even though he scored 13 points in the last match but against UP Yoddha their defence gave him a tough time and he was ousted 7 times which is the most for him till now. So, in this match, he would be mindful of that fact and will come with a better counter-strategy.

Squad

UP Yoddha: Amit Narwal, Sachin Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Aashish Nagar, Azad Singh, Akram Shaikh, Monu Goyat, Shrikant Jadhav, Rishank Devadiga, Mohsen Maghsoudloujafari, Narender, Masud Karim, Surender Singh, Gulveer Singh, Gurdeep, Ankush

Bengaluru Bulls: 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

UP Yoddha: Shrikant Jadhav, Nitesh Kumar, Amit, Rishank Devadiga, Monu Goyat, Sumit, Ashu 

Bengaluru Bulls: Rohit Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, Mahender Singh, Saurabh Nandal, Ashish, Vijay, Amit 

Time: 14th October, 7:30 pm

Venue: Eka Arena By Transstadia, Ahmedabad

Fantasy picks: Pawan Sherawat (Captain), Shrikant Jadhav (vice-captain)

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