Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Match 22: BLR vs JAI

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Bengaluru Bulls (BLR) and Jaipur Pink Panthers (JAI) will cross swords in match number 22 of the Indian Kabaddi League 2023-2024 on December 13, Wednesday at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. 

Led by Saurabh Nandal, BLR are currently positioned at eighth in the league standings. With a solitary win in five games, the Bengaluru based franchise has secured nine points. They are heading into this encounter on the back of a morale boosting win over the UP Yoddhas (UP). 

With two super 10s in five games, Bharat has been their leading raider. Vikas Khandola was the chief architect of their only win against UP. He hit form just in the nick of time completing nine successful raids. 

Jaipur on the other hand under the captaincy of Sunil Kumar are at seventh place on the points table with one win, one tie and a loss in three games. They are holding nine points and are looking eager to make it count in their upcoming games. 

The raiding department will be led by the pair of Bhavni Rajput and Arjun Deshwal for Jaipur and they are coming off a 35-32 win over Gujarat (GUJ)

Match Details

Match: BLR vs JAI

League: Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24

Date: Wednesday, 13th December 2023

Time: 09:00 PM (IST)

Venue: Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

BLR vs JAI Squads

BLR: Aman, Banty, Bharat Hooda, Neeraj Narwal, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rakshith S, Ran Singh, Sachin Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Yash Hooda Khatri, Abhishek Singh, Aditya Shankar Powar, Arul Nandha Babu Velusamy, Md Liton Ali, Monu, PO Surjeet Singh, Sunder, Sushil Om Khatri, Vishal Lather, Piotr Pamulak, Akshit Kuldeep Dhull, Ankit Nandal, Parteek, Rohit Surender Nandal and Saurabh Nandal

JAI: Abhishek KS, Amirhossein Mohammad Maleki, Ankush, Arjun Deshwal, Ashish Jagat Birwal, Bhavani Rajput, Devank, Lucky Sharma, Navneet, Rahul Chaudhari, Reza Mirbagheri, Sahul Kumar, V. Ajith Kumar, Shashank B, Lavish, Sumit Malik, Abhijeet Malik and Sunil Kumar

BLR vs JAI Possible Starting 7s

BLR: Saurabh Nandal(C), 2. Aman-II, 3. Surjeet Singh, 4. Vishal, 5. Monu, 6. Bharat-II, 7. Vikash Khandola

JAI: 1.Shaul Kumar, 2. Reza Mirbagheri, 3. Ankush Jr, 4. Sunil-Kumar(C), 5. Abhishek KS, 6. Arjun Deshwal, 7. V Ajith Kumar

BLR vs JAI Key Players

BLR: Surjeet Singh will hold the key for BLR in the defence. The 33 year old defender has fetched 359 tackle points in the history of the tournament. This season he has bagged 1 High 5s and looks in supreme touch. 

JAI: Rahul Chaudhari is the player to keep an eye on. The raider has grabbed 2 raid points this season and has 1041 raid points overall points in the history of the competition. 

Match Prediction

Considering the head to head record, JAI has an edge over their opponents. We expect JAI to win this encounter. 

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