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The eleventh week of Pro Kabaddi 2019 concluded at Tau Devilal Sports Complex, Panchkula, as a part of Haryana Steelers' home leg in the ongoing season. The hosts, Haryana Steelers, didn't have the best of outings at home as they could manage only two wins from four games.
Haryana Steelers suffered a loss against UP Yoddha (30-37) in their opening match but went on to win a close encounter against Gujarat Fortune Giants (38-37). However, they faced their second loss at home against the Bengaluru Bulls (36-59) before ending their home leg on a positive note against the Telugu Titans (52-32).
Prashanth Kumar Rai emerged as the top raider for Haryana Steelers with 36 raid points in four matches while Ravi Kumar scored 14 tackle points to finish as the Steelers' best defender of the home leg.
Let's take a look at the top 3 teams which could win the Pro Kabaddi title after the Panchkula leg.
#3 Bengaluru Bulls
Bengaluru Bulls qualified for the playoffs without their regular skipper Rohit Kumar and have shown competency as a young side, led by Pawan Sehrawat. Banty and Sumit Singh performed well in the offense while Mahender Singh led the defensive unit.
The Bulls faced the Steelers on the fourth day of Panchkula leg. Pawan Sehrawat penned his name into the history books by scoring 39 raid points in a single match, the most by any raider in a single game. In the same game, Mahender Singh contributed in the defence with four tackle points as Bulls defeated the Steelers by a 59-36 margin.
Bengaluru Bulls faced Jaipur Pink Panthers on the final day of the leg. Pawan Sehrawat scored 14 raid points in the encounter in which one could see Sumit Singh pick up six raid points and Banty score three points as well. The defensive unit had a decent show as well, but the results could have changed if Pawan raided subsequentially.
Bengaluru Bulls can retain their title this season, considering how Pawan Sehrawat has been in top-notch form this season yet again. If Rohit Kumar returns to his best form in the playoffs, the Bulls could be unbeatable.
#2 U Mumba
U Mumba have looked positive lately as they have already booked themselves a spot in the playoffs. Abhishek Singh has been scoring points consistently while Athul MS and Rohit Baliyan have played supportive roles. Fazel Atrachali has put his poor run behind and has picked up some vital tackle points.
U Mumba faced Tamil Thalaivas on the third day of Panchkula leg. Abhishek Singh scored a brilliant Super 10 in that game, apart from Athul MS' six raid points. Fazel Atrachali was the star defender with three tackle points to his name. They managed to beat the Tamil Thalaivas by a 36-32 margin on the back of an all-round show.
They faced Patna Pirates in the next encounter as the offence displayed a top show with Abhishek Singh's seven and Athul MS' six raid points. Skipper Fazel Atrachali was a top performer yet again as he picked up four tackle points in his side's 30-26 win.
Considering how U Mumba have been picking up wins on the back of fine shows from both department, they could be expected to clinch the title, having last won the trophy only in the second season of the competition.
#1 Bengal Warriors
Bengal Warriors have been on a roll this season with Maninder Singh leading from the front as their best raider from this edition. The likes of K Prapanjan, Sukesh Hegde, Rakesh Narwal, and Sourabh Patil have remained consistent whenever they have been handed opportunities. The young corner combination of Baldev Singh and Rinku Narwal has also worked well for the Warriors.
Bengal Warriors played their only match of Panchkula leg against the Joginder Narwal-led Dabang Delhi K.C. It was pure dominance from the Warriors right from the start as they took the lead early in the game and capitalized on it throughout the entire time.
Skipper Maninder Singh managed to grab 13 raid points while Sukesh Hegde did well too, picking up seven raid points. Baldev Singh scored three tackle points to lead the way on the defensive front while Mayur Shivtarkar and Rinku Narwal picked up two tackle points each, which brought about a 42-33 win over Delhi.
Bengal Warriors have remained the team to defeat this season with their top players along with their bench strength combining well to bring about some important wins, and could be backed to clinch their maiden title in PKL history.
