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Puneri Paltan (PUN) will cross swords with Bengaluru Bulls (BLR) in match 33 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023-24 at the Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on Wednesday, December 20.

In the last match, Puneri Paltan won against Dabang Delhi K. C. 30-23 as Aslam Inamdar notched eight points, the most by a Puneri Paltan player.

Bengaluru Bulls, on the other hand, beat Jaipur Pink Panthers 32-30 in their latest PKL 10 encounter. Bharat Hooda topped the scoring charts for the Bengaluru Bulls with nine points.

Pro Kabaddi Season 10 Points Table and Standings

After five games in the tournament Puneri Paltan are placed first on the points table.

Bengaluru Bulls, on the other hand, are placed eighth after six matches.

Team 

Games played

Won

Lost

Drawn

Score difference

Points

Puneri Paltan

5

4

1

0

47

21

Bengal Warriors

6

3

1

2

0

21

Haryana Steelers

5

4

1

0

-15

20

Gujarat Giants

6

3

3

0

3

18

U Mumba

5

3

2

0

5

16

U. P. Yoddhas

5

2

2

1

40

15

Jaipur Pink Panthers

5

2

2

1

-2

15

Bengaluru Bulls

6

2

4

0

-14

14

Patna Pirates

5

2

3

0

4

12

Dabang Delhi K. C.

5

2

3

0

-2

12

Tamil Thalaivas

4

2

2

0

-10

10

Telugu Titans

5

0

5

0

-56

2

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls form guide

Puneri Paltan: W, W, L, W, W

Bengaluru Bulls: W, W, L, L, L

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls squads

Puneri Paltan: Abinesh Nadarajan, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Badal Taqdir Singh, Gaurav Khatri, Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Deepak Mohite, Sanket Suresh Sawant, Ahamad Mustafa Inamdar, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chianeh, Vahid Rezaei Mehr, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble, Ishwar, Nitin R Malik, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Hardeep and Aslam Inamdar

Bengaluru Bulls: Aman, Banty, Bharat Hooda, Neeraj Narwal, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rakshith S, Ran Singh, Sachin Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Yash Hooda Khatri, Abhishek Singh, Aditya Shankar Powar, Arul Nandha Babu Velusamy, Md Liton Ali, Monu, PO Surjeet Singh, Sunder, Sushil Om Khatri, Vishal Lather, Piotr Pamulak, Akshit Kuldeep Dhull, Ankit Nandal, Parteek, Rohit Surender Nandal and Saurabh Nandal

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls fantasy team

Raiders

Vikash Kandola - He has registered 760 raid points in his PKL career, averaging 7.10 points per game, and has 30 super 10s.

Bharat Hooda - With an average of 8.63 raid points per match, Bharat Hooda has 449 raid points to his name, including 22 Super 10s, in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Pankaj Mohite - The Puneri Paltan’s raider has scored 194 raid points in this tournament while averaging 4.73 points per match.

Mohit Goyat - He has notched 38 raid points in 5 matches at an average of 7.60 points per game.

Akash Shinde - Meanwhile, Akash Santosh Shinde from Puneri Paltan has notched 8 points in this season.

Defenders

Surjeet Singh - He has made 361 tackle points in 133 games in his PKL career. The Bengaluru Bulls’ defender scored 30 High 5s so far and averages 2.71 points per game.

Vishal Lather - Vishal Lather would be a good inclusion in your fantasy team. He has registered 170 tackle points in 76 PKL matches at an average of 2.24 points per game. Vishal Lather has also recorded 7 High 5s in his Pro Kabaddi League career.

Saurabh Nandal - The 24-year-old Bengaluru Bulls defender, who has 213 tackle points in 77 PKL encounters, can boost the defensive unit. While he averages 2.77 points per game, Saurabh Nandal has also claimed 11 High 5s in his career.

Abinesh Nadarajan - With 14 tackle points in 5 matches, Abinesh Nadarajan averages 2.80 per game in this season.

Gaurav Khatri - The defender has 13 tackle points in 5 matches in this tournament at an average of 2.60 per contest.

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls fantasy prediction: Top captain and vice-captain picks

  1. Bharat Hooda: Bengaluru Bulls’ Bharat Hooda is an ideal captaincy pick for your fantasy team. The raider has registered 55 raid points in PKL 10. Overall, he has 449 raid points in PKL history. He has 3 Super 10s to his name in the Pro Kabaddi this season.
  2. Saurabh Nandal: Headlining the Bengaluru Bulls is Saurabh Nandal. The 24-year-old defender has registered 213 tackle points in PKL history. In PKL 10, he has collected 1 High 5s. Saurabh Nandal, hence, will be a favourable captaincy pick for the upcoming match.
  3. Aslam Inamdar: All-rounder Aslam Inamdar from the Puneri Paltan has been in great form in PKL 10. He has amassed 40 points in 5 matches. He has notched 1 Super 10s and 1 High 5s. With his form in perspective, Aslam Inamdar will be a critical pick in your fantasy teams and be one of the captaincy or vice-captaincy choices.

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls PKL 10 player points leaderboard

Most raid points - Bharat Hooda (55)

Most tackle points - Shadloui Chianeh (17)

Most Super Tackles - Mohit Goyat (2)

Most Super Raids - Bharat Hooda (11)

Most Super 10s - Bharat Hooda (3)

Most High 5s - Aslam Inamdar (1)

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls head-to-head record in PKL

In PKL history, Puneri Paltan have encountered Bengaluru Bulls in 16 matches, wherein the Puneri Paltan have won 9, the Bengaluru Bulls have 7 victories.

The latest game between the two sides saw Puneri Paltan beat Bengaluru Bulls 35-33. Puneri Paltan had 1 win while the Bengaluru Bulls won 1 in this head-to-head in the last Pro Kabaddi League season.

Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls Dream11 Prediction

Puneri Paltan have the advantage against Bengaluru Bulls considering the head-to-head record.

Puneri Paltan are expected to beat Bengaluru Bulls in the upcoming PKL 10 clash.

Photo credit: Pro Kabaddi

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