Bengaluru: UP Yoddha – the GMR group owned franchise of the PKL, are determined to get back to winning ways after their 5 game unbeaten run was broken by a whisker against Haryana Steelers.
The Yoddhas, placed at 6th in the league standings will be up against 10th placed Puneri Paltan. So far, Pardeep Narwal, Surender Gill & Shrikant Jadav have been shining in the attack with able support from Captain Nitesh Kumar & youngster Sumit.
The match will be broadcasted LIVE on Star Sports Network and Hotstar 7:30 PM (IST) onwards.
Last time out, the two sides met in the highest scoring match of the season where the Yoddhas won 50-40. Surender Gill scored a whopping 21 points to achieve his career best raid points.
Statistically in PKL, the two sides have met six times with Yoddhas winning four times and losing twice. The Yoddhas, will go into the match after a narrow 36-35 defeat against Haryana Steelers.
Puneri Paltan will be going into this match with a lot of confidence after a 37-35 win against Bengaluru Bulls.
Ahead of the match, Jasveer Singh, Head Coach, UP Yoddha said, “Our unbeaten streak came to an end but we are determined to get back in form.
The boys are training hard and looking to take their best to the mat in the upcoming fixture. Puneri Paltan is a strong side and we need to be at our best to come out victorious.”
UP Yoddha has ABP News as their lead sponsor, while GMR Group, GMR Sports, Iodex, Socios.com & Encalm Lounge have joined hands as principal sponsors.
Adding to that, Amaze Batteries & Inverters, along with Lifelong and Paytm first Games have come on board as associate sponsors.
