Ajay Thakur would look to regain his form against a strong Bengal Warriors defence.

Pro Kabaddi League 2018, Match 112: Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas | Match Preview and Predicted Lineups

Bengal Warriors take on the Tamil Thalaivas in a Zone B clash of PKL 2018 at the Tau Devilal Sports Complex in Panchkula on Friday at 9 pm IST.

The Warriors are coming off a defeat in a low-scoring encounter (20-31) against U Mumba courtesy a poor-raiding performance. They could manage just 10 raid points as their strategy to slow the pace of the game by playing only on do-or-die raids blew back in their face.

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Without Mahesh Goud or Jang Kun Lee in the side, the entire responsibility of raiding fell on Maninder Singh against a strong U Mumba defence. The pressure of the task got to Maninder as he failed on the night and could manage just 5 points off his 19 attempted raids. The young Ravindra Kumawat too failed to rise to the occasion as he returned with a measly haul of 2 points off his 12 raids.

The defence of the Warriors had a decent outing with 8 tackle points. Baldev Singh emerged the top defender for the Warriors with 4 points.

The Tamil Thalaivas are also coming off a defeat (24-37) at the hands of the Jaipur Pink Panthers. Theoretically, they still stand a chance to qualify for the playoffs, but based on current form it seems highly improbable that they'll go through.

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The defence of the Thalaivas was yet again the cause for their defeat as they could manage just 7 tackle points against the Panthers.

Victor Obiero, who came in as a substitute, deserves a chance in the starting lineup as he showed his skill-set with 5 points off his 5 attempted raids on a night when the likes of Ajay Thakur and Jasvir Singh could manage 2 and 3 raid points respectively.

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Key Battles to keep an eye on

#1 Ajay Thakur (right raider) vs Ran Singh (left corner)

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#2 Maninder Singh (right raider) vs Sunil (left corner)


Probable playing 7

Bengal Warriors: Surjeet Singh (c), Maninder Singh, Ravindra Kumawat, Mahesh Goud, Vijin Thangadurai, Ran Singh, and Baldev Singh

Tamil Thalaivas: Ajay Thakur (c), Sukesh Hegde, Victor Obiero, Manjeet Chhillar, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Amit Hooda, and Sunil


When and where to watch: 21:00 IST on the Star Sports network and on digital streaming platform Hotstar.

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