PKL5 Match 5 preview: U Mumba v Haryana Steelers
Date: 30th July
Time: 8PM IST (3:30PM BST)
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Zone: A
The fifth match of the ProKabaddi season sees U Mumba again, this time taking on Haryana Steelers. 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
U Mumba were comprehensively beaten by Puneri Paltan two days ago and they will look to improve vastly on their performance. Apart from Anup Kumar the raiders Kashiling, Nitin and Shabeer did not perform and neither did any of the defence. The raiding department is strong for Mumbai but the defence of Haryana is also strong since it contains the inseparable pairing of Surender Nada and Mohit Chhillar.
This pair is fully capable of tackling any raider and Anup will have a hard time scoring points off them. Apart from this pair the only other experienced player for the Steelers is Wazir Singh, expect Wazir to be the main raider backed up by a couple of youngsters. If Haryana can pick up a few points on the raid they then can rely on their defence to try and win them the game.
Prediction: U Mumba 33-28 Haryana Steelers
Players To Watch
- Captain cool Anup Kumar will be one to watch for Mumbai since he now has to raid and defend, and look out for U Mumba’s raider Kashiling Adake, if he’s firing then he is capable of picking up 10+ points in a match.
- In defence watch out Kuldeep playing for Mumbai, he is young, strong and can raid as well.
- No doubt for Haryana Steelers keep your eyes on Mohit Chhillar and Surender Nada in the two corners, capable of tackling any raider, the communication and togetherness of the two players is a joy to watch.
Predicted Line-ups
U Mumba: Joginder Narwal, Anup Kumar (C), D. Suresh Kumar, Nitin Madane, Kuldeep Singh, Kashiling Adake, Hadi Oshtorak (✈️).
Haryana Steelers: Mohit Chhillar, Surender Nada (C), Wazir Singh, Surjeet Singh, Rakesh Singh, Jeeva Gopal, Parmod Narwal.
