PKL 2019, Day 11 highlights: Gujarat Fortunegiants beat Dabang Delhi 31-26

Gujarat's raiders have scored just one Super 10 (Rohit Gulia) and that has been enough to support their strong defensive unit as they have won both games so far in convincing fashion

7:11 PM

Captain Joginder standing tall in defence even as Pahal struggles

• Delhi skipper and left corner Joginder Narwal has been a rock in the defence so far for the team. 

• He has comfortably been the team’s best defender and has 11 tackle points so far at an astonishing tackle SR of 100. 

o And he has been consistent as well picking up at least 3 tackle points in every match.

o He has been out just 3 times so far in 3 matches.

o In the match against Tamil Thalaivas he had 0 failed tackles

o He has made 1 Super Tackle in every single match (No other Delhi defender has made a Super Tackle)

18 tackles (tackle SR 17).

o In 2 of the 3 matches he has finished with 0 tackle points.

Delhi Corners – PKL 7
Defender	Mts.	Tackle Points	Avg. Tackle Pts.	Tackle SR	Super Tackles
Joginder Narwal	3	11	3.7	100	3
Ravinder Pahal	3	3	1	17	0

 

6:50 PM

Gujarat Raiding Unit in DoD Raids

Gujarat Raiding Unit in DoD Raids - PKL 2019
Raider	Raids	Raid Points	Raid SR
Sachin Tanwar	4	5	125
Rohit Gulia	5	4	80
More G B	2	2	100

 

6:49 PM

Gujarat's raiding unit performance in Pro Kabaddi 2019

Gujarat Raiding Unit - PKL 2019
Raider	Mts	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Pts.	Raid SR	Super 10s
Rohit Gulia	2	13	6.5	52	1
Sachin Tanwar	2	12	6	48	0
More GB	2	6	3	32	0

 

6:25 PM

Player head to head

(All figures overall PKL; figure in brackets shows PKL 6)

• Sachin (GUJ) 6 – 3 Joginder Narwal (DEL) [all in PKL 6]

• Sachin (GUJ) 2 – 6 Ravinder Pahal (DEL) [0-5 in PKL 6]

• Rohit Gulia (GUJ) 1 – 3 Joginder Narwal (DEL) [all in PKL 6]

• More GB (GUJ) 0 – 4 Joginder Narwal (DEL) [all in PKL 6]

• Naveen Kumar (DEL) 0 – 3 Parvesh Bhainswal (GUJ) [all in PKL 6]

• Naveen Kumar (DEL) 3 – 2 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [all in PKL 6]

• Chandran Ranjit (DEL) 2 – 0 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [all in PKL 6]

• Chandran Ranjit (DEL) 4 – 4 Parvesh Bhainswal (GUJ) [all in PKL 6]

• Meraj Sheykh (DEL) 3 – 3 Sunil Kumar (GUJ) [2-2 in PKL 6]

 

6:24 PM

Chandran Ranjit DIP Performance in Pro Kabaddi 2019

Chandran Ranjit DIP Performance – PKL 7
DIP	Raids	Successful Raid	Raid Points	Raid SR
4-5	14	4	5	36
6-7	21	11	13	62

 

6:22 PM

Chandran Ranjit – playing his role to perfection

• In the last game against Haryana Steelers, it was not just Naveen Kumar who picked up a Super 10, but also Chandran Ranjit, his first of the season. 

• Ranjit gives Delhi the balance in their raiding setup. He is very good when the opposition has more than 5 defenders on the mat as he can get the Bonus and use his Hand Touch to good effect.

• So far Delhi have not used him at all when there are 3 or less defenders on the mat, making the most of his strengths.
 

Chandran Ranjit – PKL 2019
Matches	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Pts.	Raid SR	Super 10s
3	18	6.0	51	1

 

6:18 PM

Can Fortunegiants stop Naveen Kumar this season?

• Naveen Kumar played 3 times against Gujarat last season and was able to score only 16 raid points. 

• Against teams where he has played a minimum of 2 matches, his raid point average of 5.3 versus Gujarat is his lowest.

o He has not been able to score a Super 10 even once against this team. 

o Only once in those 3 matches has he managed to score > 5 raid points

 • He has not been able to dominate against Sunil and Parvesh

o Naveen has a narrow 3-2 edge against Sunil Kumar

o But he is 0-3 versus Parvesh Bhainswal

• Whoever wins this matchup will give their team a huge advantage in the match.  
 

Naveen Kumar vs. Gujarat Fortunegiants
Mts	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Points	Raid SR	Super 10
3	16	5.3	41	0

 

6:04 PM

Naveen Kumar's record in Pro Kabaddi 2019

Naveen Kumar – PKL 2019
Matches	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Pts.	Raid SR	Super 10s
3	31	10.3	60	2

 

6:02 PM

Naveen Kumar Top of the Charts In PKL 2019

• 19 years old, Delhi’s Naveen Kumar seems to have taken his game to a new level in PKL 7. 

• Still an NYP, Naveen Kumar has already scored 31 raid points and is the joint-top raid point scorer at the moment in PKL 7 along with Deepak Hooda

• Naveen Kumar scored 172 raid points in PKL 6 in his debut season, but at his current rate will easily cross that total. He is averaging more than 10 raid points per game. 

Most Raid Points - Pro Kabaddi 2019
Raider	Matches	Raid Points
Naveen Kumar	3	31
Deepak Hooda	3	31
Abhishek Singh	5	30

 

6:01 PM

Gujarat's coach tactical adjustments in Pro Kabaddi 2019

• Gujarat coach Manpreet Singh has continued with his philosophy of promoting youngsters.
• Despite having Ruturaj Koravi in the team, who played right corner last season, he has gone with the untested youngsters Ankit and Sumit as corners and they have both played well so far.
• While Sunil Kumar led the team in tackle assists last season, it looks like coach Manpreet has given that responsibility to Ankit this time.
• The youngster has 11 tackle assists as he has been very quick to react to the initial tackle and provide immediate support. 
• The other thing which the Gujarat defence is doing very well is using the raiders to make tackles from the IN positions.
• Their raiders Sachin Tanwar, GB More and Rohit Gulia have contributed 7 tackle points for the team with More contributing 5 of them. 
• More also has 12 tackle assists.
• This has made the Gujarat defence impenetrable in the first 2 matches as even raiders like Pawan Sehrawat found it tough to score raid points against them. 

 

5:50 PM

SUNIL-PARVESH OFF TO A GREAT START

• Two of the main pillars in this Gujarat team, their elite cover combination of Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal has helped the team get off to the best possible start.
• They have taken turns with Sunil starring in the first match and Parvesh in the second
• Vs. Bengaluru Bulls – Sunil Kumar finished with 6 tackle points from just 7 tackles
• Vs. UP Yoddha – Parvesh Bhainswal finished with 6 tackle points from just 6 tackles
• Their accuracy has been just brilliant as Sunil Kumar has made just 1 unsuccessful tackle so far while Parvesh Bhainswal has made just 2. This is reflected in their amazing tackle SR.

 

5:43 PM

key stats ahead of Gujarat vs Delhi match

• This will be Sachin Tanwar’s (GUJ) 50th match in PKL.
• More GB (GUJ) is 1 raid point away from 100 raid points in PKL.
• Parvesh Bhainswal (GUJ) is 5 tackle points away from 150 tackle points in PKL.

 

5:42 PM

Gujarat vs Delhi head to head with details

Match No.	Gujarat Fortunegiants	Dabang Delhi	Result
PKL 6, Match 73	26	29	Dabang Delhi won by 3 points
PKL 6, Match 48	45	38	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 7 points
PKL 6, Match 5	32	32	Tie
PKL 5, Match 106	42	22	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 20 points
PKL 5, Match 25	29	25	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 4 points
PKL 5, Match 7	26	20	Gujarat Fortunegiants won by 6 points

 

5:35 PM

Dabang Delhi Pro Kabaddi 2019 record

3 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties

Last match: Beat Haryana Steelers 41-21

Delhi have won the first 3 matches of the season for the first time in history

 

5:34 PM

Gujarat Fortunegiants PKL 2019 record

2 wins, 0 losses, 0 ties

Last match: Beat UP Yoddha 44-19