Pro Kabaddi: Pawan Sehrawat eyes top spot in PKL 2019 raider leaderboard

Pawan Sehrawat needs 12 raids points to top PKL 2019 raiders leaderboard after Pardeep Narwal pipped him to second position.

In Match 109 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, U Mumba take on Bengaluru Bulls at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Friday. The match will feature a well-oiled defensive unit of Mumbai, led by Fazel Atrachali, against Bengaluru’s Pawan Sehrawat, who will look to top PKL 2019 raiders leaderboard. Pawan Sehrawat is one of the only four raiders to average 10-plus raid points per match, while Fazel Atrachali is one of the only four defenders to average 3-plus tackle points per match this season.

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Best Avg. Raid Points - PKL 2019				Best Avg. Tackle Points - PKL 2019
Raider	Avg Raid Pts			Defender	Avg Tackle Pts
Pawan Sehrawat	12.9			Vishal Bhardwaj	3.5
Pardeep Narwal	12.8			Sandeep Dhull	3.4
Naveen Kumar	12.3			Sumit	3.4
Maninder Singh	10.1			Fazel Atrachali	3.2

 

The incredible quality that both these players possess is their sustained excellence in all phases of the game. While Pawan Sehrawat has a raid SR above 60 in all phases, Fazel Atrachali has a tackle SR above 50 in all phases this season.
 

Pawan Sehrawat Phase-wise - PKL 7						Fazel Atrachali Phase-wise - PKL 7
Time	Raids	Raid Points	Raid SR			Time	Tackles	Tackle Points	Tackle SR
1-10	72	48	67			1-10	20	12	60
11-20	67	43	64			11-20	19	12	63
21-30	77	54	70			21-30	20	13	65
31-40	111	87	78			31-40	33	18	55

 

Pawan Sehrawat, a lone warrior standing tall for Bengaluru Bulls

Pawan Sehrawat single handedly has scored 66 per cent of Bengaluru’s raid points in the last six matches. Sehrawat (101 raid points) has scored nearly twice the amount of raid points as compared to other Bengaluru raiders (53 raid points).

Bengaluru Bulls Raiders - Last 6 Matches
Raider	Raids	Raid pts	Avg. Raid Pts	Raid SR	% of Raid Pts
Pawan Sehrawat	116	101	16.8	87	66%
Rohit Kumar	77	32	5.3	42	21%
Sumit Singh	37	15	2.5	41	10%

 

Pawan Sehrawat needs 12 raids points PKL 2019 raiders leaderboard
 

Rank	Name	Team	Matches played	Raid points
1	Pardeep Narwal	Patna Pirates	19	243
2	Pawan Sehrawat	Bengaluru Bulls	18	232
3	Naveen Kumar	Dabang Delhi	18	222
4	Maninder Singh	Bengal Warriors	19	192
5	Siddharth Desai	Telugu Titans	17	152

U Mumba defence rock solid in the last six matches
U Mumba’s defence has improved significantly in the last six matches. They have been averaging over 11 tackle points with a tackle strike rate above 50 in the last six matches. As a direct consequence, the team has lost just one match in the last six outings.
 

U Mumba Defence - PKL 2019
Timeline	Avg. Tackle Pts	Failed Tackle %	Tackle SR	Team Win%
First 6 Mts	9.0	61%	45	50%
Next 5 Mts	9.4	62%	43	40%
Last 6 Mts	11.3	48%	53	67%

 

Surinder coming back to form augurs well for Fazel and company

Surinder had a great start to the season scoring more than three tackle points per match in the first six matches. However, he had a miserable run in the next five matches scoring just Six tackle points. Now, he has regained his form and has been averaging 2.7 tackle points in the last 6 matches.

Surinder Singh Performance - PKL 7
Timeline	Tackle Pts	Avg. Tackle Pts	Failed Tackle %	Tackle SR
First 6 Mts	20	3.3	47%	56
Next 5 Mts	6	1.2	79%	21
Last 6 Mts	16	2.7	52%	52

 

U Mumba’s defence haven’t clicked together as a unit for the majority of the season. For the first time this season, all three of Fazel, Sandeep and Surinder are averaging 2+ tackle points in a season’s phase (Last 6 Mts).

Average tackle points of U Mumba's defenders - PKL 7
	Fazel Atrachali	Sandeep Narwal	Surinder Singh
First 6 Mts	2.5	1.7	3.3
Next 5 Mts	3.2	3.2	1.2
Last 6 Mts	4.0	2.3	2.7