Pro Kabaddi 2019, UP vs Pune preview: Battle of defence heavy teams

In Match 61 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, UP Yoddha will lock horns with Puneri Paltan at Thayagraj Sports Complex in New Delhi on Monday. It will be a battle between two defence heavy teams. UP Yoddha defence averages 9.7 tackle points per match and have a tackle strike rate of 43 which is 2nd lowest in Pro Kabaddi 2019. But one of the best finds for UP Yoddha is the Left Corner Sumit. Like Nitesh Kumar last season, Sumit might be the star for UP Yoddha in the defence for PKL 2019. On the other hand, Puneri Paltan have Surjeet Singh and Girish Ernak in their ranks, who have proved their defensive techniques in past.

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Surjeet Singh the initiator in Pune defence
 
Captain Surjeet Singh in the past few matches have led from the front in the defensive setup and has been the initiator for the team. Surjeet Singh has scored 26 tackle points in Pro Kabaddi 2019 out of which 18 tackle points are scored in the last four matches. He has scored at an average of 4.5 tackle points per match. He also had a Tackle strike rate of 67 in the past four matches. He scored two consecutive HIGH 5s in the past 2 matches.

Surjeet Singh - PKL 2019
	Tackle Points	Avg. Tackle Points	Tackle SR	HIGH 5s
Last 4 Matches	18	4.5	67	2

 

Surjeet Singh’s performance has also helped the team to be one of the best defensive powerhouses in the season. Pune is currently 2nd in average tackle points scored per match in the league.

Highest Avg. Tackle Points - PKL 2019
Team	Avg. Tackle Pts
Jaipur Pink Panthers	11.6
Puneri Paltan	11.4
Bengaluru Bulls	10.6

 

 UP Yoddha vs Puneri Paltan head to head
 
Head to head, Puneri Paltan have an edge as they won two out of three matches while UP Yoddha have one match.

Match No.	UP Yoddha	Puneri Paltan	Result
PKL 6,Match 32	29	23	UP Yoddha won the match by 6 points
PKL 5, Eliminator 1	38	40	Puneri Paltan won the match by 2 points
PKL 5, Match 102	33	34	Puneri Paltan won the match by 1 point

 

UP Yoddha vs Puneri Paltan live streaming details
 
Date and Day: August 26, 2019, Monday.
 
Venue: Thayagraj Sports Complex, New Delhi
 
Time: 8:30 pm IST
 
The UP Yoddha vs Puneri Paltan will be 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 UP vs Pune match will be available on Hotstar in various languages.