Dabang Delhi vs Bengal Warriors final: Pro Kabaddi to get a new champion

The Pro Kabaddi 2019 has come to the fag end as Dabang Delhi and Bengal Warriors will play the PKL final at EKA Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad on Saturday. This will be first final appearance for both the teams which means Pro Kabaddi League will a get new champion in the seventh season.

Catch Pro Kabaddi 2019 final match (Bengal vs Delhi) Live action here

 
First-time finalists to play for PKL title

Bengal Warriors have entered the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season in PKL 2019. But this is the first time they have reached the final. Dabang Delhi did not qualify for the playoffs at all in the first five seasons of PKL and they too have made the final for the first time.
 
Delhi vs Bengal: A complete raid unit

The teams which were the front-runners in the raiding department have reached the final this season. In terms of raiding accuracy, Bengal Warriors have the least failed raid per cent of 19.5 and Dabang Delhi has the 2nd lowest failed raid of 20.5 per cent.

Comparison of Raid Units - Delhi vs. Bengal in PKL 7
Dabang Delhi	Vs.	Bengal Warriors
22.0 (2nd)	Avg. Raid Pts	21.4 (3rd)
54 (1st)	Raid SR	52 (3rd)
20.5 (2nd)	Failed Raid %	19.5 (1st)

 

Lead raider scoring 200-plus raid points; support raider scoring 100-plus raid points for both teams

Dabang Delhi - Top two raiders in PKL 7					Bengal Warriors - Top two raiders in PKL 7
Raider	Raid Points	Raid SR			Raider	Raid Points	Raid SR
Naveen Kumar	283	63			Maninder Singh	205	64
Chandran Ranjit	116	45			K. Prapanjan	102	50

 

 
The defining metric: All-Outs matter

The teams are at the top two in terms of most all-outs inflicted and least all-outs conceded this season. Net All-Outs is 16-plus for both the teams.
 

Most All-outs Inflicted - PKL 7				Least All-outs Conceded - PKL 7
Team	All-Outs Inflicted			Team	All-Outs Conceded
Dabang Delhi	39			Bengal Warriors	22
Bengal Warriors	38			Dabang Delhi	23
Patna Pirates	34			Gujarat Fortunegiants	25

 

Different Shades of youth and experience
 
All of Bengal’s raid trio have played 75-plus matches in PKL and are very experienced. Barring Jeeva Kumar, none of their defenders boast a similar experience.

Experience of Bengal vs. Delhi - PKL (Overall)
Team	Bengal Warriors		Dabang Delhi
Category	Player	Matches	Player	Matches
Raiders	Sukesh Hegde	99	Naveen Kumar	44
	K. Prapanjan	81	Chandran Ranjit	62
	Maninder Singh	79	Vijay	56
	Mohammad Nabibakhsh	21	Meraj Sheykh	97
Defenders	Jeeva Kumar	121	Vishal Mane	126
	Rinku Narwal	48	Ravinder Pahal	111
	Baldev Singh	40	Joginder Narwal	81
	Mayur Shivtarkar	30	Anil Kumar	54

 

For Delhi, it’s the opposite. Their defence trio have played 75+ PKL matches whereas their raid unit barring Meraj Sheykh are fairly inexperienced.
 
Key player stats ahead of Pro Kabaddi 2019 final

If Dabang Delhi wins this time, Vishal Mane would be the first player in PKL history to be a part of three different winning teams (Season 2 with U Mumba, Season 5 with Patna Pirates and this season with Dabang Delhi).
 
Sukesh Hegde ended up as the runner-up in PKL 5 with Gujarat and Prapanjan ended up as runner-up with Gujarat in PKL 6. Both these players are yet to lift the PKL title in their career.
 
Jeeva Kumar will be playing in his 4th final (won 1, lost 2). All his previous finals were with U Mumba (PKL 1-3).