Pro Kabaddi League7 : Haryana Steelers v Telugu Titans 1

HEAD-TO-HEAD (OVERALL)

Overall: Matches – 3 | Haryana Steelers – 1 | Telugu Titans – 2 | Tie – 0

  • Telugu Titans have a narrow edge in their H2H against Haryana Steelers with 2 wins as compared to 1.
  • They played only once last season with Telugu Titans winning 35-31
    • Rahul Chaudhari had a SUPER 10 for Titans with 10 raid points while Nilesh Salunke had 7 raid points
    • Vishal Bhardwaj had a brilliant HIGH 5 with 6 tackle points
    • Monu Goyat had a SUPER 10 for Haryana with 11 raid points while Vikas Kandola had 7 raid points
  • Haryana Steelers PKL 7 Record
    • 4 Wins, 3 Losses, 0 Tie
    • Last Match: Beat UP Yoddha 36 – 33
    • Are on a 3-match winning streak
  • Telugu Titans PKL 7 Record
    • 1 Win, 5 Losses, 2 Ties
    • Last Match: Tied with Bengal Warriors 29 – 29

Read More : Pro Kabaddi League 2019 Points Table

Head-to-head

Match No. Haryana Steelers Telugu Titans Result
PKL 6, M#105 31 35 Telugu Titans won by 4 points
PKL 5, M#113 32 30 Haryana Steelers won by 2 points
PKL 5, M#72 19 37 Telugu Titans won by 18 points

PROBABLE 7

Haryana Steelers Vs. Telugu Titans
Sunil Right Corner Abozar Mighani ©
Vinay Right In Amit Kumar
Vikas Kale Right Cover Farhad Milaghardan
Vikas Kandola Center Siddharth Desai
Ravi Kumar Left Cover C. Arun
Naveen Left In Armaan
Dharmaraj Cheralathan © Left Corner Vishal Bhardwaj

UPCOMING MILESTONES

  • Vishal Bhardwaj (HYD) will play his 50th match in PKL

CONTEST STORY

Read More: Pro Kabaddi League 2019 schedule

VIKAS KANDOLA WILL LOOK TO TAKE DOWN TELUGU TITANS’ DEFENCE

  • One of the better raiding teams in the league will take on one of the underperforming defensive units when Haryana Steelers meet Telugu Titans.
  • Haryana average 16.4 raid points per match, the 4th best mark in the league at the moment while Telugu Titans average 9.8 tackle points per match, the 4th
Highest Avg. Raid Points – PKL 7 Lowest Avg. Tackle Points – PKL 7
Team Avg. Raid Points Team Avg. Tackle Points
 Bengaluru Bulls   19.4 Dabang Delhi  8.3
 Bengal Warriors  19.1  U Mumba  8.8
 Dabang Delhi  18.4  UP Yoddha  9.6
Haryana Steelers  16.4 Telugu Titans/Bengal Warriors 9.8

 

VIKAS WITH A HAT-TRICK OF SUPER 10s

  • Haryana Steelers have looked like a completely transformed team since the return of their lead raider Vikas Kandola.
Vikas Kandola – PKL 7
Matches Raid Points Avg. Raid Pts. Raid SR Super 10s
4 40 10.0 47 3

 

  • With 40 raid points in just 4 matches he is averaging 10 raid points per match which is currently the 3rd best average among all raiders this season. Only Pawan Sehrawat and Naveen Kumar average more.
Highest Avg. Raid Points – PKL 7
Raider Avg. Raid Points
Pawan Sehrawat 12.3
Naveen Kumar 10.7
Vikas Kandola 10.0

 

  • He has scored 3 consecutive SUPER 10s in the last 3 matches and Haryana have gone on to win every single game.
Vikas Kandola Last 3 Matches – PKL 7
Raid Points 33
Avg. Raid Points 11.0
Failed Raid % 16%
Raid SR 47

 

  • He has also been brilliant when it comes to raiding in Super Tackles where he has the best raid SR among all raiders.
Best Raiders in Super Tackle Situation – PKL 7 (min. 10 raids)
Raider Raids Raid Points Raid SR
Vikas Kandola 16 14 88
Mohammad Nabibakhsh 21 18 86
Rohit Gulia 16 12 75

 

VERY GOOD AT THE START AND AT THE END

  • Vikas Kandola has been at his best at the beginning and at the end of games
Vikas Kandola Phase-Wise
Time Raids Raid Points Raid SR
1-10 22 11 50
11-20 15 6 40
21-30 18 8 44
31-40 30 15 50

 

  • As a result he has been Haryana’s go to guy in the final 10 minutes where he has been a top performer.
    • In the final 10 minutes of matches so far this season he has had 12 successful raids and just 5 unsuccessful raids.

A TOP RAIDING UNIT IN DoD

  • With Vikas’ return Haryana have become a top raiding unit in Do or Die raids.
    • Haryana as a team have a raid SR of 60 in DoD raids which is the 4th best mark in the league.
  • All their raiders have fared well in DoD raids meaning that they are not dependent on any one raider in these pressure situations.
Haryana Steelers in DoD Raids – PKL 7
Raider Raids Raid Points Raid SR
Vikas Kandola 16 10 63
Naveen 13 7 54
Vinay 7 5 71

TELUGU DEFENCE HAS BEEN SCRAPPY THIS SEASON

  • Telugu Titans defence is one of the lowest averaging teams in tackle points (9.8). Despite their low average, their tackle SR of 47 has been better.
  • Vishal Bhardwaj has been their best and most consistent scoring defender. With 26 tackle points he has been the 3rd best defender this season overall.
    • In the last 4 games he is averaging 4 tackle points per match and has a failed tackle percentage of just 17%.
    • In this period he has a tackle SR of 89.
Vishal Bhardwaj – PKL 7
First 4 matches Vs. Last 4 Matches
10 Tackle Points 16
2.5 Avg. Tackle Points 4.0
0 High 5s 2
45 Tackle SR 89
64% Failed Tackle % 17%

 

  • Abozar Mighani in the other corner hasn’t quite had the same impact with just 13 tackle points so far. Farhad Milaghardan has managed to score more than the Telugu Titans captain.
Telugu Titans Defenders – PKL 7
Defender Matches Tackle Points Avg. Tackle Points Tackle SR
Farhad Milaghardan 8 14 1.8 45
Abozar Mighani 8 13 1.6 41

 

  • Abozar is averaging just 1.6 tackle points per match. Prior to the start of PKL 7 he had been one of the best defenders in the past 2 seasons.
Abozar Mighani – PKL 5 & PKL 6
Matches Tackle Points Avg. Tackle Points Tackle SR
45 121 2.7 57

 

  • And if you see where Abozar’s unsuccessful tackles have come, majority have come from advance tackles ahead of the baulk line.
Abozar Mighani Unsuccessful Tackles – PKL 7
0
6 9
3 0
1 0
1

COMING GOOD IN THE 2nd HALF

  • The Telugu Titans defence has woken up in the 2nd half more often than not with their first half being slow going.
  • Their tackle point average is almost 2 points higher in the 2nd half along with a much higher tackle SR.
  • They have been able to reduce their failed tackle percentage from 64% in the 1st half to under 50% in the2nd.
Telugu Titans Defence – PKL 7
1st Half  Vs. 2nd Half
32 Tackle Points 46
4.0 Avg. Tackle Points 5.8
40 Tackle SR 53
64% Failed Tackle % 49%

STRUGGLE IN DoD

  • DoD raids generally favour defences as the pressure is on the raider to get points, but Telugu Titans corners have not done well in this area this season.
  • Farhad Milaghardan has been superb in DoD raids for Titans, but both Abozar and Vishal have a tackle SR below 50.
Telugu Titans Defenders in DoD – PKL 7
Defender Tackles Successful Unsuccessful Tackle Points Tackle SR
Farhad Milaghardan 7 6 1 6 86
Abozar Mighani 12 5 7 5 42
Vishal Bhardwaj 7 3 4 3 43
C. Arun 4 2 2 2 50

 

  • In this match they will be facing one of the best raiding teams in DoD in Haryana Steelers and will need to improve in this area.

PLAYER HEAD-TO-HEAD

(All figures overall PKL; figure in brackets shows PKL 6)

    • Prashanth Kumar Rai (HAR) 2 – 1 C. Arun (HYD) [1-0 in PKL 6]
    • Vikas Kandola (HAR) 5 – 1 C. Arun (HYD) [3-1 in PKL 6]
    • Prashanth Kumar Rai (HAR) 3 – 2 Abozar Mighani (HYD) [1-1 in PKL 6]
    • Prashanth Kumar Rai (HAR) 3 – 0 Vishal Bhardwaj (HYD) [1-0 in PKL 6]
    • Siddharth Desai (HYD) 4 – 3 Kuldeep Singh (HAR) [all in PKL 6]
    • Siddharth Desai (HYD) 6 – 1 Ravi Kumar (HAR) [all in PKL 6]
    • Siddharth Desai (HYD) 7 – 3 Sunil (HAR) [all in PKL 6]

Siddharth Desai (HYD) 9 – 2 Naveen (HAR) [all in PKL 6]

TEAM STORIES: HARYANA STEELERS

HARYANA DEFENCE NEEDS TO WATCH THE FAILED TACKLE COUNT

  • The Steelers defence has performed well as a unit with various defenders contributing for the team.
Haryana Steelers Defenders – PKL 7
Defender Matches Tackle Points Avg. Tackle Points Tackle SR
Sunil 5 18 3.6 58
Dharmaraj Cheralathan 7 16 2.3 44
Vikas Kale 7 15 2.1 41

 

  • Sunil, Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Vikas Kale all have scored at least 15 tackle points each and all have a good tackle SR as well.
  • The skipper, Cheralathan, has played at left corner to accommodate Sunil in the team. But he has fared well with good timely tackles for the team.
Dharmaraj Cheralathan Tackle Points – PKL 7
0
2 0
4 0
4 6
0

 

  • The veteran defender has been very good with his powerful blocks and thigh holds.
Dharmaraj Cheralathan Tackle Points by Skill – PKL 7
Tackle Points Ankle Hold Thigh Hold Chain Back Hold Block
16 2 6 2 1 5

 

  • The one thing that the team needs to be careful with is the average failed tackles per match where they are among the highest. Their 14.6 failed tackles/match are the joint 2nd
Highest Avg. Failed Tackles Per Match – PKL 7
Team Avg. Failed Tackles
Puneri Paltan 15.7
Bengaluru Bulls 14.6
Haryana Steelers 14.6

TEAM STATS – HARYANA STEELERS

Overall
Player Matches Raid Points Avg Raid Pts Raid SR Super 10 Tackle Points Avg Tackle Pts Tackle SR High 5 Total Points
Prashanth Kumar Rai 82 315 4 52 10 9 0.1 22 0 324
Vikas Kandola 39 273 7 47 9 7 0.2 27 0 280
Dharmaraj Cheralathan 106 40 0.6 25 0 232 2.2 54 11 272
Selvamani K 52 146 2.9 42 2 6 0.1 21 0 152
Naveen 28 124 4.4 45 2 16 0.6 31 0 140
Ravi Kumar 80 0 0 0 0 122 1.5 45 5 122
Vikas Kale 48 0 0 0 0 75 1.6 35 3 75
Kuldeep Singh 32 1 0.5 33 0 62 1.9 45 3 63
Sunil 27 0 0 0 0 59 2.2 39 4 59
Parveen 23 3 0.5 43 0 29 1.3 40 1 32
Vinay 7 27 3.9 40 0 2 0.3 40 0 29
Arun Kumar HN 4 3 0.8 33 0 0 0 0 0 3
Vikram Kandola 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.3 11 0 1

 

PKL 7
Player Matches Raid Points Avg Raid Pts Raid SR Super 10 Tackle Points Avg Tackle Pts Tackle SR High 5 Total Points
Vikas Kandola 4 40 10 47 3 2 0.5 100 0 42
Naveen 7 36 5.1 42 1 2 0.3 29 0 38
Vinay 7 27 3.9 40 0 2 0.3 40 0 29
Sunil 5 0 0 0 0 18 3.6 58 2 18
Dharmaraj Cheralathan 7 0 0 0 0 16 2.3 44 0 16
Vikas Kale 7 0 0 0 0 15 2.1 41 1 15
Selvamani K 4 7 2.3 22 0 2 0.5 67 0 9
Kuldeep Singh 5 0 0 0 0 6 1.2 30 0 6
Ravi Kumar 5 0 0 0 0 6 1.2 40 0 6
Parveen 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 33 0 4
Prashanth Kumar Rai 1 3 3 50 0 0 0 0 0 3
Arun Kumar HN 2 2 1 50 0 0 0 0 0 2
Vikram Kandola 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

TEAM STORIES: TELUGU TITANS

TITANS RAIDERS HIT & MISS SO FAR

  • Siddharth Desai has not been able to live up to the expectations around him in his 2nd season in Pro Kabaddi.
  • From 8 games played he has scored just 50 raid points averaging only 6.3 raid points per match with 1 SUPER 10.
Desai Brothers – PKL 7
Raider Matches Raid Points Avg. Raid Pts. Raid SR Super 10s
Siddharth Desai 8 50 6.3 44 1
Suraj Desai 6 31 6.2 49 1

 

  • The only other SUPER 10 for Titans has come from Suraj Desai.
  • Telugu Titans have the 3rd lowest raid point average among all teams in PKL 7 and also the 3rd lowest raid SR.
Lowest Raid Point Avg. – PKL 7
Team Avg. Raid Points Raid SR
UP Yoddha 12.6 31
Patna Pirates 14.0 34
Telugu Titans 14.5 35

 

  • Siddharth Desai has been consistently trapped in the middle of the mat by opposition defences and trapping his lower body.
Siddharth Desai Unsuccessful Raids – PKL 7
0
5 6
13 2
6 6
1

 

  • Among raiders to have gone for at least 60 raids, Siddharth Desai has the highest raid failure rate.
Highest Raid Failure % – PKL 7
Raider Raid Failure%
Siddharth Desai 34%
Shrikant Jadhav 32%
Pardeep Narwal 31%

  • Even in their last match against Bengal Warriors, Siddharth had just 4 raid points from his 12 raids. It was his brother Suraj who led the way with 7 raid points
  • The team has also been one of the teams most reliant on Bonus Points.
Highest Bonus Point % – PKL 7
Raider Bonus Point %
UP Yoddha 32.6%
Telugu Titans 31.0%
Bengaluru Bulls 29.0%

 

  • This has not helped them get enough Touch Points which has affected their ability to inflict All Outs.
Least All Outs Inflicted – PKL 7
Team All Outs Inflicted
Telugu Titans 2
Puneri Paltan 3
UP Yoddha 5

 

TROUBLE IN DOD AND SUPER TACKLE SITUATIONS

  • Telugu Titans have been one of the worst raiding units in DoD raids and Super Tackle situations.
Telugu Titans Raid Unit – In D-o-D and Super tackle situation – PKL 7
Situation Raids Raid Points Failed Raid % Raid SR
D-o-D 45 15 71% 33
Super Tackle 26 5 50% 19

 

  • 71% of the team’s raids in DoD situations have been unsuccessful
  • In Super Tackle situations they have a raid SR of just 19
  • In both they are the worst performing team among all teams
Lowest Raid SR in DoD – PKL 7 Lowest Raid SR in Super Tackle – PKL 7
Team DoD Raid SR Team Raid SR
Telugu Titans 33 Telugu Titans 19
Bengaluru Bulls 43 Jaipur Pink Panthers 35
Tamil Thalaivas/UP Yoddha 48 Patna Pirates 38

 

TEAM STATS – TELUGU TITANS

 

Overall
Player Matches Raid Points Avg Raid Pts Raid SR Super 10 Tackle Points Avg Tackle Pts Tackle SR High 5 Total Points
Siddharth Desai 29 268 9.2 62 13 5 0.2 38 0 273
Vishal Bhardwaj 49 1 0 2 0 163 3.3 57 12 164
Abozar Mighani 53 2 0.1 6 0 134 2.5 54 6 136
C. Arun 77 4 0.2 12 0 93 1.2 39 2 97
Farhad Milaghardan 48 34 1 31 0 61 1.3 40 1 95
Suraj Desai 6 31 6.2 49 1 1 0.2 17 0 32
Rajnish 7 20 2.9 33 0 1 0.1 17 0 21
Armaan 8 19 2.4 49 1 2 0.3 67 0 21
Kamal Singh 9 13 1.9 31 0 4 0.4 40 0 17
Krushna Madane 9 1 0.3 20 0 13 1.4 45 0 14
Amit Kumar 7 2 0.3 7 0 11 1.6 48 0 13
Rakesh Gowda 3 3 1 30 0 2 0.7 100 0 5
Ankit Beniwal 3 3 1 33 0 0 0 0 0 3
Palle Mallikarjun 2 2 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 2
Aakash Arsul 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

PKL 7
Player Matches Raid Points Avg Raid Pts Raid SR Super 10 Tackle Points Avg Tackle Pts Tackle SR High 5 Total Points
Siddharth Desai 8 50 6.3 44 1 2 0.3 50 0 52
Suraj Desai 6 31 6.2 49 1 1 0.2 17 0 32
Vishal Bhardwaj 8 0 0 0 0 26 3.3 65 2 26
Farhad Milaghardan 8 6 0.8 19 0 14 1.8 45 0 20
Abozar Mighani 8 1 0.3 25 0 13 1.6 41 0 14
Rajnish 3 11 3.7 32 0 1 0.3 33 0 12
C. Arun 8 2 0.7 67 0 7 0.9 33 0 9
Amit Kumar 5 1 0.2 4 0 8 1.6 53 0 9
Armaan 4 6 1.5 38 0 0 0 0 0 6
Rakesh Gowda 3 3 1 30 0 2 0.7 100 0 5
Ankit Beniwal 2 3 1.5 50 0 0 0 0 0 3
Krushna Madane 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 67 0 2
Palle Mallikarjun 2 2 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 2
Kamal Singh 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 50 0 2
Aakash Arsul 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0