In the previous encounter between the teams, the Yoddhas had a commanding 57-27 victory over the Steelers and will hope to emulate the same performance tomorrow
The Jaipur Pink Panthers returned to the top of the table after a brilliant 27-22 win over Dabang Delhi at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi on Wednesday.
Their star raider Narender scored an impressive 'SUPER 10', while the team skipper and star defender Sahil Gulia got a 'HIGH FIVE', as the Tamil Thalaivas moved to eighth, just two places below the playoff spots, as per a press release from PKL.
Puneri Paltan became the second team to qualify for the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 Playoffs after registering a 30-30 tie with Dabang Delhi KC in New Delhi
Currently, the UP Yoddhas are in 11th place in the league standings with 28 points and a score difference of -47, while the Thalaivas are positioned just one place above them in the table with 40 points and a score difference of 17
A defence firing on all cylinders and two raiders, Rakesh (14 points) and Rohit Gulia (9 points) ensured that the collective would take a huge victory to climb to fourth on the table, as per a PKL press release.
U Mumba's multiple changes throughout the match did not do much to help the team out, despite Shivam's five points from off the bench but the UP Yoddhas get an important lifeline in the race for the playoffs.
In a highly competitive first half, each time Dabang Delhi KC threatened to surge into the lead, the Titans hit back to draw level. Rather than trading points, the teams traded minutes of dominance for almost the entirety of the first quarter of the game.