Pro Kabaddi 2019: PKL top raider Pardeep Narwal to feature in today's match

In Match 98 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Telugu Titans will take on Patna Pirates at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune on Friday. Patna led by Pardeep Narwal is on a three match winning streak and look to continue the momentum as they need to win their remaining PKL matches for playoffs qualification. On the other hand, Telugu Titans have lost their previous three matches and placed at the 11th position on PKL points table. The today’s match will feature top raiders – Siddharth Desai and Pardeep Narwal. Siddharth and Pardeep both crossed the 200 raid point mark in PKL 2018 with Pardeep finishing slightly ahead by just 15 raid points. Both raiders averaged greater than 10 raid points per game last season and scored more than 10 Super 10s.

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In PKL 2019, Pardeep is close to reaching the 200 raid point mark again. This will be the third straight season where he crosses 200 when he does so. Meanwhile, Siddharth is almost 60 raid points behind Pardeep this season and has just 4 Super 10s while Pardeep already has 10.

Siddharth Desai vs. Pardeep Narwal – PKL
PKL 6		Vs.	PKL 7
Siddharth Desai	Pardeep Narwal		Siddharth Desai	Pardeep Narwal
21	21	Matches	15	16
218	233	Raid Points	125	190
10.4	11.1	Avg. Raid Pts.	8.3	11.9
12	15	Super 10s	4	10
68	60	Raid SR	56	60

 

Pardeep on a run of consecutive Super 10s

Pardeep has 190 raid points at the moment, but over 100 of these have come in the last six games where he is averaging a mind-blowing 17 raid points per game.

Pardeep Narwal – PKL 2019
Phase	Raid Points	Avg. Raid Pts.	Super 10s	Raid SR	Failed Raid %
First 10 Matches	86	8.6	4	47	29%
Last 6 Matches	104	17.3	6	77	20%

 

He is averaging double the number of raid points that he averaged in the first 10 games and has scored six consecutive Super 10s. He has also improved his raiding in Do-or-Die and in Super Tackle situations over the last six matches. In previous few matches, he has more successful DoD raids than what he managed in the first 10 matches combined. His raid strike rate in D-o-D has gone up from 45 to 100.

Pardeep Narwal in DoD Raids – PKL 7
Phase	Raids	Successful Raids	Success %	Raid Points	Raid SR
First 10 Matches	31	11	35%	14	45
Last 6 Matches	21	12	57%	21	100

 

Even in Super Tackles, he has reduced his raid failure percentage from 25% to 19% and his raid strike rate has gone up to 73.

Pardeep Narwal in Super Tackle situations – PKL 7
Phase	Raids	Failed Raid %	Raid Points	Raid SR
First 10 Matches	40	25%	23	57
Last 6 Matches	37	19%	50	73

 

Siddharth struggling in Do-Or-Die Raids

In Pro Kabaddi 2019, Teams have been successful when they forced Siddharth Desai into Do or Die raids. Out of his 32 raids in D-o-D, he has been successful only 13 times, picking up 14 raid points in total.

Telugu Titans Raiders in DoD (excl. Siddharth Desai) – PKL 2019
Raider	Raids	Successful	Success %	Raid Points	Raid SR
Rajnish	9	6	67%	7	78
Farhad Milaghardan	7	3	43%	3	43
Suraj Desai	15	3	20%	3	20
Amit Kumar	4	2	50%	2	50
Armaan	6	2	33%	2	33
Rakesh Gowda	7	2	29%	2	29

 

Comparing his performance with last season, where he was successful in 29 out of his 46 D-o-D raids with 41 raid points and had a raid strike rate of 89.

Siddharth Desai in DoD Raids – Comparison
Season	Raids	Successful	Success %	Raid Points	Raid SR
PKL  6	46	29	63%	41	89
PKL  7	32	13	41%	14	44

 

Telugu Titans are the worst team in D-o-D raids this season with a raid strike rate of just 38 in these situations. They have also scored the fewest raid points from D-o-D raids among all teams.

Lowest Raid SR in DoD Raids – PKL 7			Lowest Raid Points in DoD Raids – PKL 7
Team	Raid SR		Team	Raid Points
Telugu Titans	38		Telugu Titans	33
Bengaluru Bulls	48		Bengaluru Bulls	35
Tamil Thalaivas	51		Dabang Delhi	41

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