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Match Details:
Tournament: Pro Kabaddi League
Venue: Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Date: Saturday, 10th December 2022
Time: 8:30 PM IST

Preview:

The fifth-placed Tamil Thalaivas will take on the eighth-placed Haryana Steelers on the last match day of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 league stage. TAM are on a four-game unbeaten run entering this one and beat UP last time out. HAR, meanwhile, just fell short of making it to the playoffs as they had won three of their last four but it wasn’t enough. When these two met earlier, the Haryana Steelers won by a 27-22 margin.

Probable Starting Lineups:

Tamil Thalaivas - Narender Hoshiyar, Sahil Gulia, Himanshu, Ajinkya Pawar, Mohit, Abishek M, Arpit Saroha.

Haryana Steelers - Manjeet, Meetu Mehender, Mohit, Jaideep Kuldeep, K Prapanjan, Monu Hooda, Nitin Rawal.

Fantasy Breakdown:

Tamil Thalaivas:

Narender Hoshiyar registered 220 raid points from 21 matches and is ranked among the top five raiders of the tournament. He recorded 13 Super 10s along the way.

Ajinkya Pawar had a great second half of the campaign. He racked up 114 raid points to go with 10 tackle points from 20 matches and recorded three Super 10s in the process.

M Abishek is a solid defender. He won 38 tackle points from 21 matches and registered a High 5. His last two games have seen him put up seven tackle points.

Haryana Steelers:

Manjeet is the top raider of the Steelers team. He struck 148 raid points and ranks ninth in this tournament. Manjeet also has 13 tackle points from 21 matches.

Nitin Rawal registered 34 tackle points from 21 matches and registered two High 5s in the process. He scalped three tackle points against TAM in their last meeting.

Jaideep Kuldeep scored 54 tackle points from 21 matches and ranks among the Top 10 defenders of the season. He put up four High 5s along the way, with one of them coming when he had five tackle points against TAM in their last meeting.

Top Picks:

Must-Haves:

• Narender Hoshiyar
• Ajinkya Pawar
• M Abishek
• Manjeet
• Nitin Rawal
• Jaideep Kuldeep

Worth a Shot:

• Arpit Saroha
• Monu Hooda
• Sahil Gulia

Captaincy Options:

Narender Hoshiyar: Narender Hoshiyar scored Super 10s in each of his last four games coming into this one after a 10-raid point outing against UP last time out.

Manjeet: Manjeet has six Super 10s to his name this season and is a fine pick for vice-captaincy. He scored six raid points and two tackle points against TAM in their last meeting.

Fantasy Team:

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