Pro Kabaddi League 2024: U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan – Match Preview

U Mumba will take the mat against defending champions Puneri Paltan in the 90th match of the ongoing Pro Kabaddi League at the Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune on Tuesday as the action will shift from Noida.

U Mumba is in seventh place in the PKL standings with eight wins, five losses, and one tie. They have a total of 46 points under their belt.

Current form of U Mumba: L W L W W

U Mumba has won three out of their last five matches whereas they have suffered two losses. They suffered a 35-41 loss in their previous match against Telugu Titans. Manjeet and Ajit Chouhan scored seven and six points respectively but they ended on the wrong side of the result.

On the other hand, Puneri Paltan is in fifth place with seven wins, five losses, and three ties. The reigning champions have a total of 51 points under their bag.

Current form of Puneri Paltan: W L L W T

Puneri Paltan has won two matches, lost as many and has tied one game in their last five outings. The Paltan registered a close win of 34-33 against Gujarat Giants in their last game. Captain Akash Shinde shined with a dozen points for the Paltan.

Head to Head: Matches: 23, Won by Puneri Paltan: 10, Won by U Mumba: 10, Tied: 3.

Match Prediction: Puneri Paltan might start as slight favorites against U Mumba.

Puneri Paltan Full Squad: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Nitin, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sawant, Mohit, Aman, Vishal, V. Ajith Kumar, Sourav, Mohd. Amaan, Aryavardhan Navale, Ali Hadi (F), Amir Hassan Noroozi (F)

U Mumba Full Squad: Rinku, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (F), Ajit Chouhan, Lokesh Ghosliya, Deepak Kundu, Sunny, Bittu, Gokulakannan M., Mukilan Shanmugam, Sombir, Shivam, Sunil Kumar, Manjeet, Parvesh Bhainswal, Satish Kannan, Vishal Choudhary, Stuwart Singh, Shubham Kumar, Aashish Kumar, M. Dhanasekar, Amin Ghorbani (F)