Yoddhas are placed 4th in the league standings with 33 points to their kitty while the Warriors stand 8th with 30 points.
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UP Yoddha – the GMR group owned franchise – riding on the back of two back-to-back wins against Puneri Paltan and Telugu Titans, aim to get their third consecutive win against defending champion Bengal Warriors on 21st January (Friday). Yoddhas are placed 4th in the league standings with 33 points to their kitty while the Warriors stand 8th with 30 points. The match will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports Network and Hotstar 8:30 PM (IST) onwards.
The last time the two sides met, Warriors got the better of the Yoddhas at Sheraton Grand Whitefield Hotel and Convention Centre in a close 38-33 victory on the opening day of the ongoing PKL season. The two sides have met 9 times till now out of which UP Yoddha has been able to get the better of Bengal Warriors twice, drawing thrice and losing four times.
The Yoddhas have stepped up their game and have been the dominating force in their recent encounters. Surender Gill, Pardeep Narwal and Shrikant Jadhav have been leading the attacking unit with able support from Nitesh Kumar and Sumit in defense. Surender Gill, who earned a staggering 21 points in their last game against Puneri Paltans, is now the second highest Super Raider this season with 5 super raids.
Gill, is also placed 5th and 6th in the ‘total points’ and ‘successful raids’ table respectively. On the other hand, star raider Pardeep Narwal looks like returning to form with some scintillating performances. The defense trio of Yoddhas – Captain Nitesh, Sumit and Ashu, have put out a solid display of their mettle.
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Ahead of the match, Jasveer Singh, Head Coach, UP Yoddha said, “We are happy that we have been winning. We are also confident of maintaining our form, but the Pro Kabaddi League is a very competitive league and we are also aware that matches change within seconds so we cannot walk in with anything else other than giving it our all in each game every time we walk onto the mat.”
Earlier, UP Yoddha displayed supreme form continuing their winning momentum with a thumping 50-40 win over Puneri Paltan. Monday’s game being the highest scoring game in PKL 8 saw Surender Gill shine bright earning a whopping 21 points in the game followed by Pardeep Narwal’s 10 important points.
Surender Gill’s scintillating performance stood out on Monday as not only did he achieve his career best of 21 raid points in a game, but this also included 2 Super Raids and four 2-point raids. Pardeep Narwal also achieved his career’s 63rd ‘Super 10’ that also included a ‘Super Raid’. This also becomes the first PKL match of season 8 where a total of 4 ‘Super10’ were made.
