U Mumba vs Pink Panthers: Match Preview: Match 5 of the PKL Season 7 will witness two former champions U Mumba & Jaipur Pink Panthers locking horns against each other. U Mumba have already won their first match on Saturday and would be looking to continue with their winning caravan in the tournament. Fazel Atrachali, Sandeep Narwal and Abhishek Singh starred in their first win and they would be hungry for yet another match-winning performance.
Pink Panthers side, led by the star all-rounder Deepak Niwas Hooda also looks rock-solid as all-rounder will lead his team consisting of some talented youngsters. Defenders like Sandeep Dhull and Amit Hooda give strength to the team’s defence department.
Date: 22nd May 2019
Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad.
Match Telecast: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Hotstar
Head to Head | U Mumba vs Pink Panthers: Match Preview
Played: 15
U Mumba: 8
Pink Panthers: 5
Tie: 2
Last 5 Matches:
U Mumba – WLLDW
Jaipur Pink Panthers – LDLWL
U Mumba: U Mumba is a star team, who have performed well in all the seasons. The franchise has retained three players in Fazel Atrachali, Surender Singh and Rajaguru Subramanian. The side has a new coach, Sanjeev Balyan, and would hope he can turn their fortunes around. The side has also acquired raider Abhishek Singh who has performed well in the first match. The side already has inevitable defensive department with Iranian star Fazel Atrachali leading the pack, supported well by the star all-rounder Sandeep Narwal. Narwal would also add on the raiding front.
Key Battles
1. Fazel Atrachali Vs Deepak Niwas Hooda
2. Abhishek Singh Vs Amit Hooda
Abhishek Singh, who performed well in the first match has already shown his intentions for the upcoming games. He scored a Super 10 in the last game and would be hoping to keep the momentum going. On the other hand, Amit Hooda who is yet to play his first match would be looking to grab him in the corners and deter the scoring.
3. Sandeep Narwal Vs Sandeep Dhull
Match Prediction:
On paper, teams look pretty even. U Mumba has a packed defence, while Jaipur, on the other hand, would seemingly be over-dependent on the likes of Deepak Hooda , Nitin Rawal and Amit Hooda to add to both sides of play. Jaipur seem to have a slight edge in the game.
Probable Playing Seven:
U Mumba: Fazel Atrachali(C), Sandeep Narwal, Athul MS, Surender Singh, Rohit Baliyan, Harendra Kumar, Abhishek Singh
Pink Panthers: Deepak Niwas Hooda(C), Nilesh Salunkhe, Deepak Narwal, Amit Hooda, Sandeep Dhull, Nitin Rawal, Sunil Siddhgavali.