PKL 2021: Patna Pirates and Puneri Paltan to clash today

The challenging match of Patna Pirates against UP Yoddha was memorable. The Pirates had the same raid and tackle points as the previous fixture (17). Puneri Paltan's youngsters Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat and Abinesh Nadarajan impressed everyone in the absence of the team's first choice players. It will be interesting to see whether coach Anoop Kumar keeps him in the opening 7 or takes the experience of Nitin Tomar and Rahul Chaudhary. 

The Puneri Paltan has always been around for the thrice Pro Kabaddi League champions. The Pirates' opening match against their opponent lasted eight matches. It took five seasons for Pune to register their first win over the Pirates. Captain Shubham Shinde will take on his former team for the first time after withdrawing from Puneri Paltan. Shubham is expected to make his debut for the Pirates in place of Sunil, who was in vain against UP. 

Puneri Paltan Squad: Nitin Tomar (C), Vishal Bhardwaj (VC), Rahul Chaudhary, Pankaj Mohite, Pawan Kadian, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde, Shubham Shelke, Aslam Inamdar, Govind Gurjar, Victor Oberlo, E Subhash, Baldev Singh, Balasaheb Jadhav, Sanket Sawant, Hadi Tajik, Sombir Gulia, Karanvir, Abinesh Nadarajan, Saurav Kumar.

Patna Pirates Squad: Prashant Kumar Rai (C), Neeraj Kumar (VC), Sachin Tanwar, Monu Goyat, Selvamani K, Monu, Rajveer Chavan, Guman Singh, Rohit, Mohit, Mohammadreza Shadloi, Sajin Chandrashekhar, Sahil Mann, Daniel Omondi , Shubham Shinde, Saurav Gulia, Sandeep, Manish, Sunil.