PKL 2019, Match 14 preview: Delhi need Ranjit, Meraj to support Naveen

In Match 14 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League, PKL 2019, Haryana Steelers will look to continue their good form when they face Dabang Delhi in their second match at NSCI SVP Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Naveen, who scored 14 points (including raid and defence), helped Haryana get off to a great start of Pro Kabaddi 2019, defeating Puneri Paltan 34-24 in Hyderabad on Monday. On the other hand, Delhi will bank upon their experienced corners, Ravindra Pahal and Joginder Narwal, while young Naveen Kumar will be key for them in the raiding unit with his brilliant footwork and ability to score touch point. However, Delhi need their support raiders – Chandran Ranjit and Meraj Sheykh – to assist the youngster while raiding.

Check Pro Kabaddi schedule and points table here
 
Here’s what Haryana Steelers said before Haryana vs Delhi match

Haryana Captain Dharmaraj Cheralathan said that an excellent start to the competition makes a big difference to the team’s campaign. "A good start makes a big difference to the team. Our key players (Vikash Kandola and Prashanth Kumar Rai) were rested for the first match, and if they return to the team, we will play even better in the upcoming matches," said Cheralathan.
 
Player battle
 
The battle of young raiders – Naveen Kumar vs Naveen

Both the Naveen’s have been exceptional for their team this season. Naveen Kumar of Dabang Delhi has already scored 21 raid points from just 2 matches. This includes a 14-raid-point opening match against Telugu Titans where he was not tackled even a single time. Naveen Kumar has scored 21 out of Delhi’s 36 total raid points (58%) so far in PKL 2019. Naveen of Haryana Steelers scored 12 raid points to guide his team to victory in their opening match against Puneri Paltan. Haryana only scored 14 raid points in total in that match out of which Naveen scored 12. Both of these raiders made their Pro Kabaddi debut last season and have become very important to their respective teams in a very short span.

Naveen Kumar (DEL)		Vs.	Naveen (HAR)
Overall	PKL 7	Raider	Overall	PKL 7
24	2	Mts	22	1
193	21	Raid Points	100	12
9	1	Super 10s	2	1
8	10.5	Avg Raid Pts	4.5	12
56	57	Raid SR	47	55

 


Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers head to head
 
The Haryana Steelers got the better of Dabang Delhi two out of three times in PKL 2018. Haryana won the first and third Zone A matches against Delhi with scores of 34-31 and 34-27 respectively.

Match No.	Dabang Delhi	Haryana Steelers	Result
PKL 6, Match 81	27	34	Haryana Steelers won by 7 points
PKL 6, Match 52	39	33	Dabang Delhi won by 6 points
PKL 6, Match 21	31	34	Haryana Steelers won by 3 points
PKL 5, Match 93	24	42	Haryana Steelers won by 18 points
PKL 5, Match 74	24	27	Haryana Steelers won by 3 points
PKL 5, Match 42	25	27	Haryana Steelers won by 2 points

 

Dabang Delhi vs Haryana Steelers probable starting seven

Dabang Delhi	Vs	Haryana Steelers
Ravinder Pahal	Right Corner	Dharmaraj Cheralathan ©
Naveen Kumar	Right In	Selvamani K
Vishal Mane	Right Cover	Vikas Kale
Meraj Sheykh	Center	Vikas Kandola
Anil Kumar	Left Cover	Parveen
Chandran Ranjit	Left In	Naveen
Joginder Narwal ©	Left Corner	Kuldeep Singh