On the second last day of third and final Inter-Zonal Challenge Week in the Pro Kabaddi Season 5 on Saturday, the Puneri Paltan will look to extend their four-game winning streak while taking on the Nitin Tomar-led U.P. Yoddha. In the other, home team Tamil Thalaivas will look for their first home victory against the mighty Manjeet-led Jaipur Pink Panthers.
With some in-form raiders and star all-rounders taking to the mat tonight, we are here to help you with Khel Kabaddi Picks for the day. You will also get a chance to collect player cards and double your fantasy points by entering the Khel Kabaddi code, which will be revealed during the live game.
Today's Khel Kabaddi code is 3034.
Here are our suggested picks for today’s game:
Nitin Tomar
The most expensive player of PKL 5, Nitin Tomar has to be the priority pick for your Khel Kabaddi team. He is the fourth highest raid point scorer of PKL 5 with 140 raid points to his name. He has scored four consecutive Super 10s in his last four games and will look to continue this streak further.
Nitin is not just scoring Super 10s, he has scored 14 or more points in each of his last four games. He is just 10 raid points away from becoming the third player to complete 150 raid points this season and will aim for the same tonight.
Ajay Thakur
He is the leading raid point scorer of Tamil Thalaivas with 99 raid points to his name. He has scored 8 or more raid points in four out of his last 5 games including two match-winning Super 10s. He would like to forget the poor performance on Friday and will try to quickly find his touch back against defensively-struggling Jaipur Pink Panthers.
He has been the last-minute hero for Tamil Thalaivas in each of their last three victories and will look to lead their attack from the front. He is just one raid point away from becoming the ninth player to complete 100 raid points this season and will surely complete it tonight.
Nitin Rawal
There cannot be a better situation for a fantasy team, if you can pick a designated defender who raids often. He is the only designated defender to have scored a Super 10 this season and have scored 23 points in last four games at an average of 5.75 points per game, which is even more than a High 5 per game.
More importantly, 21 out of his 23 points in last 4 games came in raids. He has been used quite effectively in DoD raids and in super tackle situations and can definitely add some important points to your team tonight.
Other players to watch out for
Deepak Hooda – Deepak Hooda is the leading raid point scorer of Pune with 80 raid points to his name. Deepak has not been in great form so far and has managed to score just two Super 10s so far. He will look to score big against the relatively inexperienced and volatile defence of U.P. Yoddha. He can get some valuable points for your Khel Kabaddi team, if he features in your Khel Kabaddi card collection.
Girish Ernak – Girish Ernak has been one of the most consistent defenders of this season. He is the 2nd leading tackle point scorer for Puneri Paltan with 34 tackle points to his name. He has been in great form recently, scoring 3 or more tackle points in three out of his last five games including two High 5s. Considering the volatile form of UP's support raiders, Girish will get many chances to score big tonight.