Pro Kabaddi 2019 preview: Can Naveen Kumar break Pardeep's Super 10 record?

In Match 66 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Dabang Delhi will look to end their home leg with fourth consecutive win, when they lock horns with Pardeep Narwal’s Patna Pirates, who are the bottom half of the PKL Points table, at Thayagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi on Friday. In today’s second PKL match, the contest will feature two of the best raiders in pro kabaddi. The seasoned campaigner in Pardeep Narwal and a young superstar raider in Naveen Kumar.

Check Pro Kabaddi points table and schedule here

Highest Avg. Raid Pts - Overall PKL				Best Mts/ SUPER 10 ratio - PKL 7
Raider	Avg Raid Pts			Raider	Mts/ SUPER 10
Pardeep Narwal	10.0			Naveen Kumar	1.9
Siddharth Desai	9.3			Pardeep Narwal	2.0
Naveen Kumar	9.0			Siddharth Desai	2.2

 

Only 3 raiders in the history of PKL have managed to score nine or more raid points on an average. Both Pardeep (1st) and Naveen Kumar (3rd) feature in the top among the list. In terms of frequency in getting a SUPER 10, both Naveen Kumar (Once in 1.9 matches) and Pardeep Narwal (Once in 2 matches) are the best among raiders in PKL. However, both the raiders have experienced a different route in pro kabaddi 2019. While Naveen Kumar has the least failed raid% (10%) among raiders, Pardeep Narwal has the 2nd most failed raid% (29%) in PKL 2019.
 

Highest Failed Raid % - PKL 7				Least Failed Raid % - PKL 7
Raider	Failed Raid %			Raider	Failed Raid %
Siddharth Desai	31%			Naveen Kumar	10%
Pardeep Narwal	29%			Deepak Hooda	14%
Rohit Kumar	29%			Mohammad Nabibakhsh	17%

 

Can Naveen Kumar break Pardeep’s Super 10 record?

Naveen Kumar has been a class apart in PKL 2019 scoring 115 raid points in 10 matches. He has an average of 11.5 raid Points per match, the 2nd best among raiders this season.

Most Raid Points – PKL 7			Highest Avg. Raid Pts. – PKL 7
Raider	Most Raid Points		Raider	Avg. Raid Points
Pawan Sehrawat	128		Pawan Sehrawat	11.6
Naveen Kumar	115		Naveen Kumar	11.5
Maninder Singh	92		Vikas Kandola	9.5

 

Naveen Kumar has been scoring SUPER 10s for fun this season. Currently, he has eight consecutive SUPER 10s, the joint-most consecutive SUPER 10s in a season by any raider in PKL history. The major talking point in this contest will be whether Naveen can break Pardeep Narwal’s record by scoring another SUPER 10 against Pardeep’s team.

Most Consecutive SUPER 10s – PKL (in a Season)
	Season	No. of Consecutive Matches
Pardeep Narwal	PKL 5	8
Naveen Kumar	PKL 7	8
Deepak Hooda	PKL 6	6

 

Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates head to head
 
Head to head, Patna Pirates have an advantage as they won seven out of 10 matches while Dabang Delhi won only two. However, Patna had one of their worst PKL this season while Dabang Delhi have won all the three matches played at home.

Head to head in last 5 meetings

Match No.	Dabang Delhi	Patna Pirates	Result
PKL 6, Match 64	35	38	Patna Pirates won by 3 points
PKL 5, Match 95	34	36	Patna Pirates won by 2 points
PKL 4, Match 52	31	32	Patna Pirates won by 1 point
PKL 4, Match 26	33	15	Dabang Delhi won by 18 points
PKL 3, Match 45	34	67	Patna Pirates won by 33 points

 

Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates probable starting seven
 

Dabang Delhi	Vs	Patna Pirates
Ravinder Pahal	Right Corner	Hadi Oshtorak
Meraj Sheykh/ Vijay	Right In	Monu
Vishal Mane	Right Cover	Neeraj Kumar
Naveen Kumar	Center	Pardeep Narwal ©
Anil Kumar	Left Cover	Vikas Jaglan
Chandran Ranjit	Left In	Mohammad Esmaeil
Joginder Narwal ©	Left Corner	Jaideep

 

Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates live streaming details
 
Date and Day: August 30, 2019, Friday.
 
Venue: Thayagraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
 
Time: 8:30 pm IST
 
The Dabang Delhi vs Patna Pirates will 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 Delhi vs Patna kabaddi match will be available on Hotstar in various languages.