PKL 2019, Match 23 preview: Pardeep Narwal approaches historic milestone

In Match 23 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Patna Pirates, led by Pardeep Narwal, will begin their home leg when they take on Jaipur Pink Panthers at Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna on Saturday. Pirates have been one of the most successful teams in Pro Kabaddi League, but they failed to reach the playoffs last season. However, they had a good start in PKL, winning two matches and losing one. Patna Pirates used to depend heavily on their star raider, Pardeep Narwal, but this season, Pirates’ defence unit is overshadowing the raiding unit. Even after Pardeep managed to score a Super 10 in the Patna’s first match, they failed to secure a win. It was the defensive unit’s spirited show in the next two matches that resulted in victories for them. On the other hand, Jaipur Pink Panthers have an excellent start, winning all the three matches.

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Pardeep Narwal approaches historic milestone
 
Pardeep Narwal is inching closer to a historic 900 raid points in PKL and will be the first player to do so. He is currently 24 raid points away from the milestone. Pardeep Narwal has been the fastest to score 600 raid points, 700 raid points and 800 raid points. He might reach the 900 raid points milestone in the Patna (home) leg itself.

Most Raid Points – PKL
Raider	Raid Points
Pardeep Narwal	876
Rahul Chaudhari	846
Ajay Thakur	744

 

However, Pardeep Narwal has struggled to score crucial raid points in Pro Kabaddi 2019. He has scored a total of 18 raid points at a raid point average of six, his raid strike rate of 34 is the lowest for him since PKL 3. This includes a single raid point performance in Patna’s previous match against Tamil Thalaivas. This is the first time since PKL 3 that Pardeep has scored this few raid points in the 1st 3 matches.

Pardeep Narwal Performance at Patna Pirates – PKL
Season	Raid Points	Raider Leader board	Team Potion
PKL  3	116	1st	Champions
PKL  4	131	1st	Champions
PKL  5	369	1st	Champions
PKL 6	233	2nd	4th - Zone B

 

 
Jaipur’s defence might be a block in Pardeep’s raiding landmark

Jaipur’s defender Amit Hooda has troubled Pardeep Narwal the most and he has the best positive head to head (15-8) against him. Hooda has the most number of successful tackles against him. Out of the 15 times Hooda has tackled Pardeep Narwal, 13 have come through ankle holds.

Amit Hooda Successful Tackles vs. Pardeep Narwal – Skill wise (PKL)
Successful Tackle	Ankle Hold	Thigh Hold	Pushed out(dash)
15	13	1	1

 

However, Sandeep Dhull’s head to head with Pardeep Narwal is not very good. He has been unable to get a successful tackle against Pardeep in the six encounters against him. Pardeep Narwal might switch to Sandeep Dhull’s side as he has been more successful against Sandeep Dhull than Amit Hooda.

Pardeep Narwal Successful Raids vs Sandeep Dhull – Skill wise (PKL Overall)
Successful Raid	Hand touch	Esc
6	2	4

 

Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers head to head
 
Head to head, Patna Pirates have an advantage with eight wins out of 12 matches against Jaipur Pink Panthers.

Head to head in last five deatils

Match No.	Patna Pirates	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Result
PKL 6, Match 33	41	30	Patna Pirates won by 11 points
PKL 5, Match 61	47	21	Patna Pirates won by 26 points
PKL 4, Finals	37	29	Patna Pirates won by 8 points
PKL 4, Match 46	22	29	Jaipur Pink Panthers won by 7 points
PKL 4, Match 28	21	26	Jaipur Pink Panthers won by 5 points

 

 Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers live streaming details
 
Date and Day: August 3, 2019, Saturday.
 
Venue: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
 
Time: 7:30 pm IST
 
The Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers 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 the Jaipur vs Patna will be available on Hotstar in various languages.