The Yoddha’s, now have 10 points to their kitty and are placed 7th on the points tally. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants are placed second with 12 points.
UP Yoddha, currently placed 7th in the points tally, will face the 6th placed Gujarat Giants in their fourth game of the 8th PKL on 29th December.
The Yoddhas are now placed 7th in the points table with a total of 7 points in their kitty that include a win and two losses.
The last time the two sides met, UP Yoddha won 38-32 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune.
The game will invoke a lot of fan support as UP Yoddha’s star raider Pardeep Narwal would take on the mat against his former team Patna Pirates.
UP Yoddha, who started on a slow note, put up a brave fight towards the end, but it could not prevent them from losing the match 38-33 to Bengal Warriors.
The last time these two sides met, UP Yoddha got the better of the defending champions at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in a 32-29 victory.
The Haryana Steelers will take on Patna Pirates in their first match of this year’s season on 23rd December in Bengaluru.
Nitesh currently holds the record of being the first defender to score 100 points in a single season, therefore winning the ‘Best Defender’ title in PKL season 6.
The team will be guided by Jasveer Singh as the head coach and Arjun Singh as the assistant coach.