JAI Vs PUN: Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan will play in the final match of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 9 on Saturday at the Dome, NSCI SVP Stadium in Mumbai. Know the PKL 2022 final match schedule, date, time
The match will take place on December 16. (December 17).
In the first semifinal, Jaipur Pinks Panthers beat Bengaluru Bulls 49-29 to make it to the final. In the second semifinal, Puneri Paltan beat Tamil Thalaivas 39-37 to get to their first-ever final.
PKL 2022 Final Jaipur Pinks Panthers vs Puneri Paltan Match Schedule, Date, Time, Head To Head, Prediction, Live Streaming Telecast
Both the Jaipur Pink Panthers and the Puneri Paltan will need to work as a team to win the championship. Jaipur, which won the title in season 1, will try to win it again, while Paltans will try to win it for the first time.
Arjun Deshwal, who has 290 points this season and is the top raider, will be important to Jaipur. Arjun will hope that raider Ajith Kumar V, who was the best player in the semifinals, and Rahul Chaudhari will help him beat the Pune defence.
In defence, Jaipur will look to Sahul Kumar, who played a big role in the win over Thalaivas alongside Ajith. Ankush, Sunil Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, and Abhishek KS, who was the best defender of the season, will help Sahul.
On the other hand, Puneri Paltan will have a lot of raiding options with players like Akash Shinde and Pankaj Mohite, who stepped up when Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat were out. Mohammad Nabibakhsh will also help them get back on their feet.
The Sultan Fazel Atrachali will be in charge of the Paltan defence. He will be joined by Abinesh Nadarajan, Sombir, Sanket Sawant, and Gaurav Khatri, all of whom played important roles in the semifinals.
JAI Vs PUN Head-to-Head
In the 20 games that these two teams have played against each other in the PKL so far, Jaipur Pink Panthers have won more than Puneri Paltan. They have won 10 games, while Puneri Paltan have won 8. Two games have ended in a tie.
Puneri Paltan has beaten Jaipur Pink Panthers twice in the league phase so far this season. They won the first match on October 25 with a score of 32-24 and the second match on November 23 with a score of 39-32. Jaipur Pink Panthers haven’t lost any of their last five games leading up to the final. They’ve won four and tied one, while Puneri Paltan have won three and lost two.
JAI Vs PUN Predicted Starting 7s
Jaipur Pink Panthers Predicted Starting 7: Sahul Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, Abhishek KS, Ajith V, Sunil Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Ankush.
Puneri Paltan Predicted Starting 7: Pankaj Mohite, Akash Shinde, Sombir, Sanket Sawant, Abinesh Nadarajan, Mohammad Nabibakhsh, Fazel Atrachali.
JAI Vs PUN PKL 2022 Final Dream11 Team
My Dream11 Team: Fazel Atrachali (Defender – Pune), Sahul Kumar (Defender – Jaipur), Abinesh Nadarajan (Defender – Pune), Mohammad Nabibakhsh (All Rounder – Pune), Arjun Deshwal (captain/Raider – Jaipur), Pankaj Mohite (vice-captain/Raider – Pune), Ajith V (All Rounder – Jaipur)
JAI Vs PUN: PKL Final Prediction
It will be a closely contested battle as it’s a clash for the title and the match between the top two sides of PKL 2022.
But Jaipur Pink Panthers despite losing their league phase matches against Puneri Paltan will be slight favourites due to the presence of the top raider of the season Arjun Deshwal and the best defender of the season Ankush in their ranks.
However, Deshwal will be up against the best defender PKL has ever seen in Fazel Atrachali, who can keep the star raider on the bench. The match will be won on fine margins and the best defence on the night will clinch the title.
When And Where to watch PKL 2022 Final?
- Start time and date: 8 PM IST on Saturday (December 17)
- Live Channel: Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2HD
- Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
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