PKL 2019, Match 12 preview: Can Jaipur's defender stop Bengal's Maninder?

In Match 12 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League, PKL 2019, Jaipur Pink Panthers, led by Deepak Niwas Hooda, lock horns with Maninder Singh’s Bengal Warriors at NSCI SVP Stadium in Mumbai. Both the teams have won their first match in Pro Kabaddi 2019 and look to continue their dominating performance. Jaipur Pink Panthers have two of the best corners in Pro Kabaddi league with Amit Hooda in the right corner and Sandeep Dhull in the left corner. The two defenders combined scored 116 tackle points last season with Sandeep Dhull finishing as the 5th highest tackle point scorer overall.

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Player battle: Jaipur’s corners vs Maninder

Jaipur Pink Panlthers’ Amit Hooda and Sandeep Dhull have a good record against Bengal Warriors’ star raider Maninder Singh. Amit Hooda is 6-6 against Maninder and did very well against him last season in particular [5-2].  Sandeep Dhull despite playing just 1 match against Maninder has a 2-0 record over him. Amit Hooda has successfully used the Ankle Hold and Thigh Hold well against Maninder to get him out. Last season 2 of the 5 successes he had were from Thigh Holds. The other 3 successes each came from a different skill – Ankle Hold, Chain and Dash.

Amit Hooda Successful Tackles vs. Maninder Singh – Skill wise (Overall PKL)
Successful Tackle	Ankle Hold	Thigh Hold	Dash	Chain
6	2	2	1	1

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors head to head
 
Jaipur Pink Panthers have won only three of their 10 matches against Bengal Warriors. The two of three wins came in their first two meetings back in first season of Pro Kabaddi. Bengal Warriors have won 7 of the last 8 matches including the last 3. The seven matches won by Bengal Warriors against Jaipur is the joint-highest for them against a team (7 wins against Bengaluru Bulls also).

Jaipur vs Bengal head to head in last five meetings

Match No.	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Bengal Warriors	Result
PKL 6, Match 35	28	39	Bengal won by 9 points
PKL 5, Match 104	31	32	Bengal won by 1 point
PKL 4, Match 36	25	32	Bengal won by 7 points
PKL 4, Match 12	36	33	Jaipur won by 3 points
PKL 3, Match 40	18	34	Bengal won by 16 points

 

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors probable starting seven

Jaipur Pink Panthers	Vs	Bengal Warriors
Amit Hooda	Right Corner	Baldev Singh
Deepak Narwal	Right In	Mohammed Nabibaksh
Sunil Siddhgavali	Right Cover	Naveen Narwal
Deepak Hooda ©	Center	Maninder Singh ©
Vishal	Left Cover	Jeeva Kumar
Nitin Rawal	Left In	Prapanjan K
Sandeep Dhull	Left Corner	Rinku Narwal