Top 5 rivalries in the history of Pro Kabaddi League

We are just a handful of days away from the sixth edition of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League and all the twelve teams have begun their training and preparations for the upcoming Kabaddi extravaganza. Throughout the years, Pro Kabaddi is famous for providing the stage and platform to the unknown players. And these players have built the rise of various franchises in the league. Besides rivalries between top players, strong competition has also taken place between the top teams to grab the crown of Kabaddi Kings.

In this countdown, we will list down the top five rivalries between the teams of the Pro Kabaddi League-

#5 Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors

Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors

Telugu Titans have found it tough to get past the Bengal Warriors in the past few editions with the last encounter between the two giants ending in a high-scoring 37-37 tie. Rahul Chaudhari and his men have a win-loss record of 2-4 (and 2 ties) against the Akshay Kumar owned franchise. Let us have a look at the results of the fixtures which took place between the two sides in the previous season-

Telugu Titans 24-30 Bengal Warriors

Telugu Titans 31-32 Bengal Warriors

Telugu Titans 37-37 Bengal Warriors

The above results show the cut-throat competition that takes place when the sides from Hyderabad and Kolkata meet on the mat. Rahul Chaudhari has been the top raider securing over 2 super 10s while Surjeet Singh has been the top defender in the two sides’ meeting scoring multiple High 5s and causing troubles to the Titans’ attack.

Titans vs Warriors matches in season six

Kabaddi fans mark your dates for these mouth-watering clashes-

Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans, 16th October 2018, Sonipat

Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans, 9th November 2018, Mumbai

Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans, 25th December 2018, Kolkata.

Heading towards the three-time defending champions now.

#4 Patna Pirates vs U Mumba

Patna Pirates vs U Mumba

U Mumba is the only side (playing since season one) against whom the Patna Pirates have a win percentage of less than 50%. In the 10 encounters, these sides have locked horns in, three-time defending champions Patna have won a mere 4 with a majority of them coming in the last 3 seasons. This shows the dominance level of the Maharashtra-based franchise in the earlier editions.

Meetings in the previous season

Patna Pirates 41-51 U Mumba

Pardeep Narwal scored a mind-boggling 21 points against the U Mumba defence with the support of Monu Goyat’s 9 points which went in vain as Patna’s defence kept on leaking multiple points at crucial junctures. In season 6, Pardeep will look to outclass his previous performance when they take on U Mumba in the Interzone Challenge Week at Patna on the 27th of October.

#3 Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan

Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan

The side from Karnataka and the Paltan from Pune have two common superstar alumni in the form of Manjeet Chillar and Ajay Thakur. Both of them will represent Tamil Thalaivas in season six. The Rohit Kumar led franchise has an overall 4-3 lead over the Paltans with the team donning the red jersey edging out Pune 24-20 and snapping their six-match winless streak.

Meetings in the previous season

Bengaluru Bulls 24-20 Puneri Paltan

The two sides will battle it out once again in the Interzone Challenge week on 21st October 2018.

#2 Telugu Titans vs U Mumba

Telugu Titans vs U Mumba

Telugu Titans and U Mumba share one of the most thrilling rivalries in the PKL with a head-to-head record of 3 wins, 3 losses and one tie. These two teams promise to bring the best Kabaddi on the mat as fans enjoy the playing style of both superpowers. Telugu Titans are one of the few sides to have such win-loss ratio against the ever dominant Ronnie Screwvala owned club.

Previous season's result

Telugu Titans 37-32 U Mumba

The two will meet for an Interzonal match-up on Tuesday the 23rd of October.

#1 U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers

Mumbai vs Jaipur

The season one finalists have developed quite a rivalry in the past five seasons with the tables turned in season six. Anup Kumar will represent Jaipur Pink Panthers and will at least play three matches against his former franchise. The matches between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers set the stage on fire with a plethora of Bollywood superstars in attendance. Mumbai have an upper hand over Jaipur with a 5-3 lead (including 1 tie).

Season 6 matches

U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 10 October, Chennai

U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers, 9 November, Mumbai

Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba, 15 December, Jaipur

The team from the pink city would like to improve its record heading into the sixth edition as we wrap our countdown of the top 5 PKL rivalries.