Pro Kabaddi 2019 preview: Can Jaipur's defence stop Pawan Sehrawat?

Head to head, Jaipur Pink Panthers have an edge as they have won six out of 11 matches. One match ended in a tie

In Match 58 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Jaipur Pink Panthers will take on Bengaluru Bulls at the Thayagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi on Sunday. This match will be a clash between one of the top defensive units (Jaipur) against one of the best raiding units (Bengaluru) in PKL 2019. Jaipur Pink Panthers have the best tackle point average and tackle strike rate among all teams. Meanwhile, Bengaluru Bulls have the secnd best raid point average and raid strike rate. Today’s first match will also see the best raider in Pro Kabaddi 2019 battle the best defender – Pawan Sehrawat vs Sandeep Dhull.

Sandeep Dhull: Best performer in last 10 minutes

Jaipur have taken many games down to the wire this season and have ended up winning. Their top defender Sandeep Dhull has come through repeatedly for them in the closing stages of the match. He is slow to start the game, but keeps getting better as the game progresses and has a tackle strike rate of 70 in the final 10 minutes of matches, which is just too good by any defender.

Sandeep Dhull Phase Wise – PKL 2019
Time	Tackle Points	Tackle SR
1-10	5	38
11-20	11	79
21-30	7	58
31-40	14	70

 

Bengaluru’s team relying on Pawan’s success

In Pro Kabaddi 2019, Bengaluru Bulls have depended on Pawan to get them through the matches. Pawan has scored six Super 10s this season out of which Bengaluru have won the game four times and ended up on the losing side twice. The last such instance happened on Saturday against Dabang Delhi when Pawan scored 15 raid points.

Impact of Pawan Sehrawat's SUPER 10 - PKL 2019
	Instances	Won	Lost	Win%
Pawan scoring a SUPER 10	6	4	2	67%
Pawan not scoring a SUPER 10	4	1	3	25%

 

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls head to head
 
Head to head, Jaipur Pink Panthers have an edge with six wins out of 11 matches. One match ended in a tie. 

Match No.	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Bengaluru Bulls	Result
PKL 6, Match 131	32	40	Bengaluru Bulls won by 8 points
PKL 6, Match 70	32	45	Bengaluru Bulls won by 13 points
PKL 5, Match 35	30	28	Jaipur Pink Panthers won by 2 points
PKL 4, Match 31	24	22	Jaipur Pink Panthers won by 2 points
PKL 4, Match 10	28	28	Tie

 

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls live streaming
 

Date and Day: August 25, 2019, Sunday.

Venue: Thayagraj Sports Complex, New Delhi

Time: 7:30 pm IST

The Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls will be broadcast live on Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 2 with English Commentary and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD and Star Sports 1 Hindi with Hindi Commentary. The live streaming of Jaipur vs Bengaluru match will be available on Hotstar in various languages.