PUN vs PAT Dream11 Prediction: Welcome to the 17th match of the Pro Kabbadi League Season 8, 2021 where Puneri Paltan takes on Patna Pirates. Puneri Paltan lost their season opener against Dabang Delhi. However, the club won their second match against the Telugu Titans during the last minute. The Patna Pirates, on the other hand, won their first game of the season against the Haryana Steelers by three points. They lost their second encounter against UP Yoddha as the latter stole a last-minute victory. This promises to be an exciting match.
Fixture: Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates
Date: 28 December
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sheraton Grand, Whitefield
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Form Guide:
PUN(recent first): L L W L L
PAT(recent first): L W W W L
Pro Kabbadi Points Table:
Puneri Paltan – 10th
Patna Pirates – 8th
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Aslam Inamdar | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Nitin Tomar | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Sombir | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Aslam Inamdar has been one of the shining lights in PKL 8 scoring 5 and 8 points in both matches respectively. He has been effective in both offense and defense.
Sombir has had a couple of good games getting 4 tackles so far this season.
Nitin Tomar has just played 1 match this season and might be struggling with an injury but he did well in the previous match getting 6 raid points and can be a vital player if he is fit
| Player | Raid | Tackle | Bonus | Total |
| Monu Goyat | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Prashanth Kumar Rai | 11 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Sachin Tanwar has registered 17 points across both matches and will be a crucial pick for this match.
Monu Goyat had a fabulous start to the season scoring 15 points in the opening match but struggled in his previous match where he could get only 5 points.
Mohammadreza Chiyaneh scored 7 points in the previous match and was excellent throughout and showed great improvement from the first match where he got only 2 points.
Puneri Paltan has been plagued by injuries to key players which has not helped their cause so far this tournament and they go up against a spirited Patna Pirates who showed signs of improvement in the last match and will be high on confidence coming here. Patna Pirates are expected to win this match
Defenders – Sunil, Sombir, Sajin C
All Rounders – A Inamdar(vc), S Tanwar(c)
Raiders – P Mohite, R Chaudhari
Captaincy Options – A Inamdar, S Tanwar, R Chaudhari