Pro Kabaddi 2019: Haryana Steelers look to end home leg with a win

In Match 121 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Haryana Steelers will look to end their home leg with a win, when they lock horns with Telugu Titans at Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex, Panchkula, on Friday. Haryana Steelers have already qualified to the PKL 2019 playoffs while Telugu Titans have been eliminated as their last chance for playoffs qualification get shattered yesterday.

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Contrasting fortunes for Vikas Kandola and Prashanth Kumar Rai in home leg

Vikas Kandola’s return post injury proved a tipping point for Haryana Steelers this season. He averaged nearly 10 raid points before the start of Haryana’s home leg. He had a mixed bag scoring just seven raid points per match, a number which is pretty low for a raider of Vikas Kandola’s quality.
 

Vikas Kandola - Performance in PKL 7
Before Home Leg	Vs.	At Home Leg
20.3	Raids/ Match	16.0
9.9	Avg. Raid Pts	7.0
19%	Failed Raid %	27%
49	Raid SR	44

 

While Vikas Kandola’s form has dipped after the start of home leg, while it has been reverse for Prashanth Kumar Rai.  At home leg, he has averaged nearly 10 raid points per match at a raid strike rate of 71.

Prashanth Kumar Rai - Performance in PKL 7
Before Home Leg	Vs.	At Home Leg
6.8	Raids/ Match	13.7
4.2	Avg. Raid Pts	9.7
24%	Failed Raid %	17%
61	Raid SR	71

 

Prashanth Kumar Rai has been the lead raider for Haryana Steelers in the home leg. Vikas Kandola, though going for the most raids among the three has had the lowest raid strike rate of 44.
 

Haryana Steelers Raiders - Performance in Home Leg
Raider	Raids	Raid pts	Raid SR
Prashanth Kumar Rai	41	29	71
Vikas Kandola	48	21	44
Vinay	28	17	61

 

Even in D-o-D raids, Vikas Kandola has experienced a dip in his performance. While Prashanth Kumar Rai has been far more successful in D-o-D raids in home leg (D-o-D Failed raid per cent of 25), Vikas Kandola has been disappointing (D-o-D Failed raid per cent of 67)

Haryana Raiders D-o-D Failed Raid % - PKL 7
Before Home Leg	Raider	At Home Leg
43%	Prashanth Kumar Rai	25%
41%	Vikas Kandola	67%
50%	Vinay	50%

 

 
Siddharth Desai only dependable raider for Telugu Titans
 
Siddharth Desai in the last seven matches has produced some of the best performances of his PKL career including his career best (22 Raid Points), not once but twice. Out of the seven matches he had two bad performances, one against U Mumba and the other in yesterday’s match against Puneri Paltan. Apart from these two matches Siddharth Desai has had a raid strike rate above 65.

Siddharth Desai - PKL 7 (Last 7 Matches - Most Recent First)
Opponent	Raids	Raid Points	Raid SR
vs. Puneri Paltan	6	3	50
vs. Jaipur Pink Panthers	19	22	116
vs. Bengal Warriors	16	15	94
vs. Patna Pirates	15	12	80
vs. Dabang Delhi	18	12	67
vs U Mumba	12	4	33
vs. Bengaluru Bulls	22	22	100