PKL5 Match 7 preview: Gujarat FortuneGiants v Dabang Delhi

Date: 1st August
Time: 8PM IST (3:30PM BST)
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Zone: A

The seventh match of the ProKabaddi season sees debutants Gujarat FortuneGiants taking on Dabang Delhi. Both of these teams are in zone A and you can see how the league works and which teams are in which zone here: VIVO ProKabaddi Season 5 Preview.

Match Prediction

Dabang Delhi won their last game against Jaipur Pink Panthers in fine fashion by producing a stunning comeback led by Meyraj Sheykh. They got off to a bad start but performed well in defence and on the raid against a very good Jaipur side. I expect them to have no problems against Gujarat since Delhi are a far more experienced side.

Gujarat FortuneGiants will look to thei main raider Sukesh Hegde to help them gain points on the raid, with Fazel Atrachali securing the majority of the points in their defence. Apart from these two it will be a young and inexperienced side so I expect them to struggle, but they are well capable of keeping the game tight.

There’s a potential for 4 Iranians to play in this game so no doubt Iran will be watching intently!

Prediction: Gujarat FortuneGiants 25-35 Dabang Delhi

Players To Watch

  • Iranian Meyraj Sheykh will be one to watch again as he will look to bag the majority of raid points for Dabang Delhi, also if fellow Iranian Abolfazl Maghsodlou plays then he will also look to get a lot of raid points.
  • Nilesh Shinde and Bajirao Hodage will look to continue their fine form in the Dabang Delhi defence, in particular watch out for Nilesh’s ankle grabs.
  • For Gujarat look out for their main raider Sukesh Hegde and his raiding partner Mahendra Rajput, both are very talented and will look to pick up points in heaps.
  • In defence Iranian Fazel Atrachali will command the Gujarat defence and is capable of taking any raider out.

Predicted Line-ups

Gujarat FortuneGiants: Fazel Atrachali (✈️), Sukesh Hegde (C), Abozar Mohajermighani (✈️), Mahendra Rajput, Pawan Sehrawat, Sunil Kumar, Manoj Kumar.

Dabang Delhi: Nilesh Shinde, Meyraj Sheykh (✈️, C), Bajirao Hodage, Viraj Landge, Rohit Baliyan, Sunil Kumar, Abolfazl Maghsodlou (✈️).