Home team Bengaluru Bulls take on U.P. Yoddha for the third time in Season 6

The Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune will play host to the third match between Bengaluru Bulls and U.P. Yoddha in VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 6 on Monday.

The previous two fixtures went the way of Bengaluru Bulls and U.P. Yoddha will be hoping to avoid a clean sweep against their Zone B rivals on the way to getting back some winning momentum.

Match 84 (Zone B): Bengaluru Bulls vs U.P. Yoddha

Head-to-head: Bengaluru Bulls 4 – 1 U.P. Yoddha

 

Form Guide:

Bengaluru Bulls	RESULT(W-T-L)	POINTS SCORED	POINTS CONCEDED
Vs. Patna Pirates	LOST	32	35
Vs. Tamil Thalaivas	WON	36	22
Vs. Bengal Warriors	LOST	31	33
Vs. Jaipur Pink Panthers	WON	45	32
Vs. Gujarat Fortunegiants	TIED	30	30
TOTAL	2-1-2	174	152

 

Stats from the last five matches –

Average Points Scored – 34.8

Average Points Conceded – 30.4

Best Raider- Pawan Kumar Sehrawat

Best Defender – Mahender Singh

 

U.P. Yoddha	RESULT(W-T-L)	POINTS SCORED	POINTS CONCEDED
Vs. Gujarat Fortunegiants	LOST	32	37
Vs. Jaipur Pink Panthers	LOST	28	45
Vs. U Mumba	LOST	24	41
Vs. Bengaluru Bulls	LOST	27	37
Vs. Telugu Titans	TIED	26	26
TOTAL	0-1-4	137	183

 

Stats from the last five matches –

Average Points Scored – 27.4

Average Points Conceded – 36.6

Best Raider- Shrikant Jadhav

Best Defender – Nitesh Kumar

The big battle –

Pawan Kumar Sehrawat vs. Nitesh Kumar

Bengaluru Bulls’ dynamite in offence, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat has been good in Bengaluru Bulls’ home leg, scoring 21 raid points in three matches. Sehrawat has scored at an average of 7.5 raid points in his two outing against U.P. Yoddha in Season 6, a tally much below his season average of 11.58. Sehrawat will be keen to add another big performance to his collection against U.P. Yoddha’s defence.

Right Corner Nitesh Kumar’s performances in Season 6 have been a silver lining for U.P. Yoddha. He currently ranks second in the race for the season’s Best Defender, having scored 54 tackle points in 15 appearances. Kumar is one of only three players to score over 50 tackle points in Season 6 and his average of 3.6 tackle points per game, places him fifth in the league in that category. Kumar has scored 10 tackle points in his two appearances against Bengaluru Bulls, indicating that he thrives when he comes up against their raiding trio.

Key Khiladi –

Rohit Kumar – Bengaluru Bulls

Captain Rohit Kumar has been in sizzling form in Bengaluru Bulls’ home leg, averaging 11 in his three outings so far and is peaking just in time for his team as they enter the latter half of their fixture list in Season 6. Kumar delivered a memorable 14-point performance against U.P. Yoddha in their 35-29 victory earlier in the campaign, the highlight of which was a streak of four straight raids where Kumar was the last man on the mat for his team and managed to come away with at least a point every single time.

Sachin Kumar – U.P. Yoddha

With Bengaluru Bulls boasting of two outstanding right raiders in Sehrawat and Kashiling Adake, U.P. Yoddha’s Left Corner Sachin Kumar will be expecting a busy night and his performance against that potent duo could prove to be critical in deciding the match’s outcome. Kumar has scored eight tackle points in his two appearances against Bengaluru Bulls in Season 6 and U.P. Yoddha will be hopeful of another big performance from the brilliant Left Corner to boost their chances of getting back to winning ways.