Pro Kabaddi 2019: UP's Nitesh Kumar lacks support from other defenders

In four meetings so far in Pro Kabaddi League, both the teams have won two matches each. Three of the four meetings have been close contests with the margin of victory being 5 points or less

In Match 19 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League, PKL 2019, U Mumba will take on UP Yoddha at Sardar Vallabbhai Stadium, Mumbai. Mumba started their home leg on an average note, winning their first match while losing the second to defending champions Bengaluru Bulls. On the other hand, UP Yoddha have failed miserably in both their matches so far after Nitesh Kumar-led defenders made too many failed tackles.

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Player battle

Battle of the corners – Fazel Atrachali vs Nitesh Kumar

Nitesh and Fazal were among the top three defenders with most tackle points in PKL 2018 and it turned out to be the best season for both the defenders in terms of their tackle points tally. Both feature in the top two among the defenders with the largest number of HIGH 5s in PKL 6. Fazel and Nitesh have been one of the best defenders when it comes to do or die situations. Among defenders with at least 50 tackle points in do-or-die raids, Nitesh’s tackle strike rate of 71 is the 2nd best only next to Fazel Atrachali (72).

Highest Tackle SR in Do-or-Die situations – PKL (minimum 50 tackle points)
Defender	Tackle Pts.	Tackle SR
Fazel Atrachali	75	72
Nitesh Kumar	53	71
Sandeep Dhull	55	70

 

 
U Mumba vs UP Yoddha head to head
 
In four meetings so far in the Pro Kabaddi League, both the teams have won two matches each. Three of the four meetings have been close contests with the margin of victory being five points or less.

Match No.	U Mumba	UP Yoddha	Result
PKL 6, Eliminator 1	29	34	UP Yoddha won by 5 points
PKL 6, Match 124	32	34	UP Yoddha won by 2 points
PKL 6, Match 61	41	24	U Mumba won by 17 points
PKL 5, Match 34	37	34	U Mumba won by 3 points

 

U Mumba vs UP Yoddha probable starting seven

U Mumba	Vs	UP Yoddha
Sandeep Narwal	Right Corner	Nitesh Kumar©
Arjun Deshwal	Right In	Monu Goyat
Surinder Singh	Right Cover	Narender
Rohit Baliyan	Center	Shrikant Jadhav
Harendra Kumar	Left Cover	Amit
Abhishek Singh	Left In	Azad Singh
Fazel Atrachali ©	Left Corner	Sumit