Pro Kabaddi League top raider Rahul Chaudhari to feature in today's match

In Match 116 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, U Mumba will eye a playoff spot, when they take on Tamil Thalaivas at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Panchkula, on Monday. A win or tie for U Mumba will knock out both Patna Pirates and Gujarat Fortunegiants from the playoff race.

Check Pro Kabaddi points table and schedule here
 
Rahul Chaudhari to play for pride against Fazel Atrachali and Mumba defence
 
Rahul Chaudhari is second in the all-time list of leading raid point scorers with 942 raid points. But PKL 2019 has perhaps been his most disappointing season in PKL and with his team already eliminated will have nothing but personal glory to go for. He will be up against two of the top 5 defenders in PKL – Fazel Atrachali and Sandeep Narwal – both of whom are aiming to cross the 300 tackle point mark.

Pro Kabaddi League top raiders
Raider	Raid Points
Pardeep Narwal	1101
Rahul Chaudhari	942
Deepak Hooda	856
Ajay Thakur	790
Maninder Singh	718

 

Top defenders in Pro Kabaddi League
Defender	Tackle Points
Manjeet Chhillar	339
Ravinder Pahal	318
Sandeep Narwal	296
Fazel Atrachali	292
Mohit Chhillar	277

 

Sandeep and Fazel will be just the 3rd and 4th defenders to reach this milestone. Tamil Thalaivas have one of highest raid failure rates this season (26.2%) which is the 3rd highest. U Mumba, on the other hand, have a defence which has been one of the most reliable with just a 57.3 per cent tackle failure rate, joint-2nd best this season with UP Yoddha.

Highest Raid Failure Rate - PKL 7				Lowest Tackle Failure Rate - PKL 7
Team	Failed Raid %			Team	Failed Tackle %
Gujarat Fortunegiants	26.4%			Gujarat Fortunegiants	55.1%
Bengaluru Bulls	26.3%			U.P. Yoddha	57.3%
Tamil Thalaivas	26.2%			U Mumba	57.3%

 

Can Rahul Chaudhari finish the season on a high?

PKL 7 has been one of the most disappointing seasons in Rahul Chaudhari’s career. Initially it was just the fact that his performances have been below his own previous highs. But in the last few games, he has to deal with his younger teammate outperforming him.

Tamil Thalaivas Raiders – Last 7 Matches
Raider	Raid Points	Super 10s	Avg. Raid Pts.	Raid SR
V Ajith Kumar	66	3	9.4	59
Rahul Chaudhari	45	2	6.4	44

 

Rahul Chaudhari performance in PKL 2019 

• His raid point average of 6.2 is the lowest of any season
• His raid SR of 43 is the lowest of any season
• His raid failure percentage of 27% is the highest of any season
• Since PKL 2, he has not had a raid SR above 50 in any of the seasons
• The drop in both his raid point average and raid SR has not been sudden, it has been on a downward for the last few seasons
• This season 25% of his raid points have been Bonus Points, the highest of any season.
• This has also been steadily increasing since PKL 5

 

Rahul Chaudhari Season-Wise
Season	Mts	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Pts.	Raid SR	Raid Failure %	Bonus %
PKL  1	14	151	10.8	63	18%	12%
PKL  2	14	98	7.0	54	17%	7%
PKL  3	13	87	6.7	42	20%	13%
PKL  4	16	146	9.1	45	14%	12%
PKL  5	22	184	8.4	45	19%	17%
PKL 6	21	159	7.6	45	25%	24%
PKL 7	19	117	6.2	43	27%	25%