It's a clash between two teams in the bottom half of the table in the 2019 Pro Kabaddi League as the UP Yoddha take on the Telugu Titans at the Dome at NSCI in Mumbai on the final day of the city’s leg. Telugu Titans are second from bottom while the Yoddha are at the 10th position.
UP Yoddha lost their first two games in PKL 2019 but registered their first win of the season against U Mumba on Wednesday, as they edged the home team 27-23.
The Telugu TItans are having a terrible season so far, having lost all their games in their home leg last week and will hope to return to winning ways on Friday. Siddharth Desai and his brother Suraj Desai have done well but not enough to give them a win so far.
Titans, led by Iranian right corner defender Abozhar Mighani, will be hoping to register their first win in the bag while the Yoddha will look to build on their first win of the season.
Match Prediction
The Yoddha appeared a settled team against a strong defensive side in U Mumba. Rishank Devadiga did well to lead his side and the team was better when the experienced raider was on the field. Telugu have a lot to do and regroup themselves after morale-crushing performances in the first week of the tournament.
UP Yoddha are the favourites to win the game but have to be wary of the threat posed by the Desai brothers.
Predicted starting 7s
Telugu Titans: Abozar Mighani (C), Siddharth Desai, Suraj Desai, Rajnish, Vishal Bharadwaj, Farhad Milghardan and C. Arun.
U.P. Yoddha: Nitesh Kumar (C), Amit, Rishank Devadiga, Sumit, Monu Goyat, Ashu Singh and Shrikant Jadhav.
Where and when to watch, live streaming details
Date: Friday, 2nd August 2019
Start time: 7.30 PM IST.
Venue: Dome@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai.
Live telecast: Star Sports Network
Live streaming: Hotstar
Live updates: Sportskeeda