Puneri Paltan (PUN) will take on Patna Pirates (PAT) in the first semi-final of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Wednesday, February 28.

Last time out, Puneri Paltan beat U. P. Yoddhas 40-38 as Pankaj Deepak Mohite notched 12 points, the most by a Puneri Paltan player.

Patna Pirates, on the other hand, won versus Dabang Delhi K. C. 37-35 in their latest PKL 10 encounter. Sachin Tanwar top-scored for the Patna Pirates with nine points.

Pro Kabaddi Season 10 Points Table and Standings

Puneri Paltan have played 22 matches in PKL 10 and are currently at the first spot on the points table.

Patna Pirates, on the other hand, are placed sixth after 22 matches.

Team name

Games played

Won

Lost

Drawn

Score difference

Points

Puneri Paltan

22

17

2

3

253

96

Jaipur Pink Panthers

22

16

3

3

141

92

Dabang Delhi K. C.

22

13

6

3

53

79

Gujarat Giants

22

13

9

0

32

70

Haryana Steelers

22

13

8

1

-13

70

Patna Pirates

22

11

8

3

50

69

Bengal Warriors

22

9

11

2

-43

55

Bengaluru Bulls

22

8

12

2

-67

53

Tamil Thalaivas

22

9

13

0

32

51

U Mumba

22

6

13

3

-79

45

U. P. Yoddhas

22

4

17

1

-116

31

Telugu Titans

22

2

19

1

-243

21

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates form guide

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

Patna Pirates: L, W, W, W, T

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates 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

Patna Pirates: Anuj Kumar K, Daniel Omondi Odhiambo, Mahendra Choudhary, Manish Dhull, Naveen Dharmbir Sharma, Ranjit Venkatramana Naik, Sachin Tanwar, Sajin Chandrasekar, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Chen Zheng Wei, Krishan Dhull, Kunal Mehta, Manjeet, Rakesh Narwal, Rohit Raghav, Sandeep Dukhan Kumar, Abinand Subhash, Sanjay Krishan Dhull, Ankit Jaglan, Deepak Kumar, M Sudhakar, Babu Murugasan, Arpit Saroha, Mayur Jagannath Kadam and Neeraj Kumar

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates fantasy team

Raiders

Sachin Tanwar - He has scored 947 raid points in his PKL career, averaging 7.46 points per match, and has 36 super 10s.

Manjeet - Boasting an average of 5.88 raid points per match, Manjeet has 629 raid points to his name, including 19 Super 10s, in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Pankaj Mohite - The Puneri Paltan’s raider has scored 271 raid points in this tournament while averaging 4.75 points per match.

Mohit Goyat - He has notched 114 raid points in 20 matches at an average of 5.70 points per game.

M Sudhakar - Meanwhile, M Sudhakar from Patna Pirates has notched 99 points in this season.

Defenders

Neeraj Kumar - He has accumulated 185 tackle points in 97 games in his PKL career. The Patna Pirates’ defender notched 9 High 5s so far and averages 1.91 points per game.

Sanket Sawant - Sanket Suresh Sawant would be a good inclusion in your fantasy team. He has registered 91 tackle points in 73 PKL matches at an average of 1.25 points per game.

Gaurav Khatri - The Puneri Paltan defender, who has 89 tackle points in 39 PKL encounters, can bolster the defensive unit. While he averages 2.28 points per game, Gaurav Khatri has also claimed 5 High 5s in his career.

Krishan - With 76 tackle points in 23 matches, which includes 6 High 5s,

Abinesh Nadarajan - The defender has 55 tackle points in 22 matches in this tournament at an average of 2.50 per contest.

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates fantasy prediction: Top captain and vice-captain picks

  1. Sachin Tanwar: Patna Pirates’ Sachin Tanwar is an ideal captaincy pick for your fantasy team. The raider has scored 166 raid points in PKL 10. Overall, he has 947 raid points in PKL history. He has 7 Super 10s to his name in the Pro Kabaddi this season.
  2. Krishan: Featuring from the Patna Pirates is Krishan. The 21-year-old defender has scored 137 tackle points in PKL history. In PKL 10, he has collected 6 High 5s. Krishan, hence, will be a favourable captaincy pick for the upcoming match.
  3. Aslam Inamdar: All-rounder Aslam Inamdar from the Puneri Paltan has been among the best players in PKL 10. He has registered 164 points in 21 matches. He has notched 3 Super 10s and 1 High 5s. Considering his current form, Aslam Inamdar will be a critical pick in your fantasy teams and be one of the captaincy or vice-captaincy choices.

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates PKL 10 player points leaderboard

Most raid points - Sachin Tanwar (166)

Most tackle points - Shadloui Chianeh (100)

Most Super Tackles - Krishan (5)

Most Super Raids - Pankaj Mohite (20)

Most Super 10s - Sachin Tanwar (7)

Most High 5s - Shadloui Chianeh (11)

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates head-to-head record in PKL

In PKL history, Puneri Paltan have encountered Patna Pirates in 21 matches, wherein the Puneri Paltan have won four, the Patna Pirates have 13 victories and four were tied.

The latest match between the two sides saw Match Tied. The Puneri Paltan had one win while the Patna Pirates won 0 in this head-to-head in the last Pro Kabaddi League season.

Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates Dream11 Prediction

Patna Pirates are the superior team against Puneri Paltan considering the results of matches between the two sides.

Patna Pirates are expected to beat Puneri Paltan in the upcoming PKL 10 encounter.

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