Bengal Warriors (BEN) will face Bengaluru Bulls (BLR) in match 73 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023-24 at SMS Indoor stadium in Jaipur on Monday, January 15.

In the last match, Bengal Warriors beat U. P. Yoddhas 42-37 as Maninder Singh top-scored with 14 points for the Bengal Warriors.

Bengaluru Bulls, on the other hand, beat Patna Pirates 35-33 in their latest PKL 10 encounter. Sachin Narwal top-scored for the Bengaluru Bulls with nine points.

Pro Kabaddi Season 10 Points Table and Standings

Bengal Warriors have played 12 matches in the tournament and are currently at the seventh spot on the points table.

Bengaluru Bulls, meanwhile, are placed ninth after 12 games.

Team name

Games played

Won

Lost

Drawn

Score difference

Points

Puneri Paltan

12

10

2

0

156

52

Jaipur Pink Panthers

12

8

2

2

42

48

Dabang Delhi K. C.

12

7

3

2

31

43

Gujarat Giants

12

7

5

0

3

39

Haryana Steelers

12

7

4

1

-16

39

U Mumba

11

6

4

1

14

35

Bengal Warriors

12

5

5

2

-1

33

Patna Pirates

12

5

6

1

16

32

Bengaluru Bulls

12

5

7

0

-40

31

U. P. Yoddhas

13

3

9

1

-34

22

Tamil Thalaivas

12

3

9

0

-30

20

Telugu Titans

12

1

11

0

-141

10

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls form guide

Bengal Warriors: W, W, L, L, L

Bengaluru Bulls: W, L, W, L, W

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls squads

Bengal Warriors: Aslam Saja Mohamed Thambi, Prashant Kumar, R Guhan, Shrikant Jadhav, Shubham Shashikant Shinde, Suyog Baban Gaikar, Vaibhav Garje, Nitin Kumar Dhankhar, Akshay Bharat Bhoir, Maharudra Madhukar Garje, Nitin Rawal, Vishwas S, Chia-Ming Chang, Aditya S Shinde, Dipak Arjun Shinde, Akshay Anil Rathee, Jaskirat Singh, Harsh Mahesh Lad, Kapil Shriram Gurjar and Maninder Singh

Bengaluru Bulls: Aman, Banty, Bharat Hooda, Neeraj Narwal, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rakshith S, Ran Singh, Sachin Narwal, Vikash Kandola, Yash Hooda Khatri, Abhishek Singh, Aditya Shankar Powar, Arul Nandha Babu Velusamy, Md Liton Ali, Monu, PO Surjeet Singh, Sunder, Sushil Om Khatri, Vishal Lather, Piotr Pamulak, Akshit Kuldeep Dhull, Ankit Nandal, Parteek, Rohit Surender Nandal and Saurabh Nandal

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls fantasy team

Raiders

Maninder Singh - He has scored 1342 raid points in his PKL career, averaging 10.09 points per game, and has 69 super 10s.

Vikash Kandola - With an average of 6.90 raid points per match, Vikash Kandola has 780 raid points to his name, including 30 Super 10s, in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Shrikant Jadhav - The Bengal Warriors’ raider has scored 669 raid points in this tournament while averaging 5.07 points per match.

Bharat Hooda - He has notched 81 raid points in 11 matches at an average of 7.36 points per game while claiming 3 Super 10s.

Nitin Dhankhar - Meanwhile, Nitin Kumar Dhankhar from Bengal Warriors has notched 86 points in this season.

Defenders

Surjeet Singh - He has made 382 tackle points in 139 games in his PKL career. The Bengaluru Bulls’ defender notched 32 High 5s so far and averages 2.75 points per game.

Shubham Shinde - Shubham Shashikant Shinde would be a good inclusion in your fantasy team. He has collected 129 tackle points in 74 PKL matches at an average of 1.74 points per game. Shubham Shashikant Shinde has also recorded 4 High 5s in his Pro Kabaddi League career.

Vishal Lather - The 27-year-old Bengaluru Bulls defender, who has 174 tackle points in 79 PKL matches, can boost the defensive unit. While he averages 2.20 points per game, Vishal Lather has also notched 7 High 5s in his career.

Saurabh Nandal - With 33 tackle points in 12 matches, which includes 1 High 5s,

Vaibhav Garje - The defender has 29 tackle points in 12 matches in this tournament at an average of 2.42 per contest.

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls fantasy prediction: Top captain and vice-captain picks

  1. Maninder Singh: Bengal Warriors’ Maninder Singh will do wonders as the captain for your fantasy team. The raider has notched 111 raid points in PKL 10. Overall, he has 1342 raid points in PKL history. He has 6 Super 10s to his name in the Pro Kabaddi this season.
  2. Shubham Shinde: Starring for the Bengal Warriors is Shubham Shinde. The 24-year-old defender has registered 129 tackle points in PKL history. This season, he has collected 2 High 5s. Shubham Shinde, hence, will be a preferred captaincy pick for the upcoming game.
  3. Sachin Narwal: All-rounder Sachin Narwal from the Bengaluru Bulls has been among the best players in PKL 10. He has registered 21 points in 4 matches. With his form in perspective, Sachin Narwal will be a critical pick in your fantasy teams and be one of the captaincy or vice-captaincy choices.

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls PKL 10 player points leaderboard

Most raid points - Maninder Singh (111)

Most tackle points - Shubham Shinde (40)

Most Super Tackles - Saurabh Nandal (2)

Most Super Raids - Maninder Singh (12)

Most Super 10s - Maninder Singh (6)

Most High 5s - Surjeet Singh (3)

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls head-to-head record in PKL

Bengal Warriors and Bengaluru Bulls have played against each other on 21 occasions in PKL, with the Bengal Warriors winning 12 and the Bengaluru Bulls securing nine victories.

The latest match between the two teams saw Bengal Warriors secured a 32-30 victory against the Bengaluru Bulls. The Bengal Warriors had 2 wins while the Bengaluru Bulls won 0 in this head-to-head in the last Pro Kabaddi League season.

Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls Dream11 Prediction

Bengal Warriors are the superior team against Bengaluru Bulls based on the results of matches between the two sides and the their form.

Bengal Warriors are expected to beat Bengaluru Bulls in the upcoming PKL 10 clash.

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