U Mumba will take on Puneri Paltan in the 90th match of the PKL season 11 staged at Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune on Tuesday, December 3.

In the last match, U Mumba lost to Telugu Titans 35-41 as Manjeet Dahiya top-scored with 7 points for U Mumba.

Puneri Paltan, meanwhile, won versus Gujarat Giants 34-33 in their latest PKL 11 encounter. Akash Santosh Shinde topped the scoring charts for Puneri Paltan with 12 points.

PKL 11 points table

After 14 matches in PKL 11, U Mumba are ranked seventh in the points table.

Puneri Paltan, on the other hand, are placed fifth after 15 games.

Team name

Games played

won

lost

drawn

point difference

points

Haryana Steelers

15

12

3

0

78

61

Patna Pirates

15

9

5

1

82

52

Dabang Delhi K. C.

15

7

5

3

30

48

Telugu Titans

15

9

6

0

-24

48

Puneri Paltan

15

7

5

3

51

47

Jaipur Pink Panthers

15

8

6

1

35

46

U Mumba

14

8

5

1

-8

46

UP Yoddhas

14

7

6

1

31

43

Tamil Thalaivas

15

5

9

1

-1

33

Bengal Warriorz

14

3

9

2

-71

26

Gujarat Giants

14

4

9

1

-73

26

Bengaluru Bulls

15

2

13

0

-130

16

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan form guide

U Mumba: L, W, L, W, W

Puneri Paltan: W, L, L, W, T

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan squads

U Mumba: Amir MD. Zafardanesh, Bittu Baldeva Banwala, Gokula Manoharan Kannan, Mukilan Shanmugam, Rinku Sharma, Sombir Goswami, Ajit Ramesh Chouhan, Lokesh Jaisaram Ghosliya, Manjeet Dahiya, Sunil Kumar, Amin Ghorbani, Dhanasekar Malayali, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sathish Kannan Suryan, Shubham Kumar, Stuwart Surender Singh, Vishal Narendra Kumar Choudhary, Sunny Omparkash Sheokand, Ashish Randhir Bambal, Deepak Kundu and Rohit Raghav

Puneri Paltan: Abinesh Nadarajan, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Aslam Inamdar, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Gaurav Khatri, Mohit Goyat, Nitin R Malik, Pankaj Deepak Mohite, Sanket Suresh Sawant, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble, Mohit Khaler, Ali Hadi, Aman, Amir Hassan Noroozi, Aryavardhan Navale, Mohd Amaan, V. Ajith Kumar, Vishal Lather, Sourav and Satyappa Matti

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan fantasy team

Raiders

Manjeet - He has registered 699 raid points in his PKL career, averaging 5.73 points per match, and has 19 super 10s.

Pankaj Mohite - Boasting an average of 4.86 raid points per match, Pankaj Deepak Mohite has 355 raid points to his name, including 9 Super 10s, in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Akash Shinde - The Puneri Paltan’s raider has scored 271 raid points in this tournament while averaging 5.31 points per match.

Ajit Chouhan - He has notched 114 raid points in 13 matches at an average of 8.77 points per game while claiming 5 Super 10s.

Mohit Goyat - Meanwhile, Mohit Goyat from Puneri Paltan has amassed 69 points in this season.

Defenders

Parvesh Bhainswal - He has made 330 tackle points in 151 matches in his PKL career. The U Mumba’s defender scored 19 High 5s so far and averages 2.19 points per game.

Sunil Kumar - Sunil Kumar would be a good inclusion in your fantasy team. He has collected 368 tackle points in 151 PKL matches at an average of 2.44 points per game. Sunil Kumar has also recorded 20 High 5s in his Pro Kabaddi League career.

Vishal - The 28-year-old Puneri Paltan defender, who has 174 tackle points in 80 PKL matches, can boost the defensive unit. While he averages 2.17 points per game, Vishal Lather has also claimed 7 High 5s in his career.

Gaurav Khatri - With 47 tackle points in 15 matches, which includes 4 High 5s,

Rinku - The defender has 32 tackle points in 14 games in this tournament at an average of 2.29 per contest.

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan fantasy prediction: Top captain and vice-captain picks

  1. Ajit Chouhan: U Mumba’s Ajit Chouhan is an ideal captaincy pick for your fantasy team. The raider has notched 114 raid points in this tournament. Overall, he has 114 raid points in PKL history. He has 5 Super 10s to his name in the Pro Kabaddi this season.
  2. Gaurav Khatri: Headlining the Puneri Paltan is Gaurav Khatri. The 21-year-old defender has registered 136 tackle points in PKL history. This season, he has collected 4 High 5s. Gaurav Khatri, hence, will be a suggested captaincy pick for the upcoming clash.
  3. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh: All-rounder Amirmohammad Zafardanesh from the U Mumba has been among the best players in PKL 11. He has registered 59 points in 13 matches. With his form in perspective, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh will be a must-have pick in your fantasy teams and be one of the captaincy or vice-captaincy options.

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan PKL 11 player points leaderboard

Most raid points - Ajit Chouhan (114)

Most tackle points - Gaurav Khatri (47)

Most Super Tackles - Sunil Kumar (5)

Most Super Raids - Ajit Chouhan (19)

Most Super 10s - Ajit Chouhan (5)

Most High 5s - Gaurav Khatri (4)

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan head-to-head record in PKL

U Mumba and Puneri Paltan have squared off on 23 occasions in PKL, with U Mumba winning 10 and Puneri Paltan securing 10 victories while three encounters have been tied.

The latest game between the two sides saw Puneri Paltan beat U Mumba 35-28. U Mumba had 0 wins while Puneri Paltan won 1 in this head-to-head in the last Pro Kabaddi League season.

U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan Dream11 Prediction

Both teams have won 10 times of the last 23 matches against each other. Going by their recent head-to-head record, Puneri Paltan are expected to beat U Mumba in the upcoming PKL 11 encounter. 

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