Bengaluru, June 21: The third edition of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) ended on March 5 and after gap of 3 and half months the 4th season will be back.
PKL season 4 will commence on June 25 and end on July 31. The tournament starts in Mumbai with an opening game between Puneri Paltan and Telugu Titans.
There will be 60 matches to be played across 7 venues. 8 teams will vie for top honours. Patna Pirates are the defending champions.
Venues (7) - DOME@NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai; Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur; Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad; Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna; Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium, Kolkata; Thyagaraj Sports Complex, Delhi.
Previous Champions
Season 3 (March 2016) - Patna Pirates (Beat U Mumba by 3 points)
Season 2 (August 2015) - U Mumba (Beat Bengaluru Bulls by 6 points)
Season 1 (August 2014) - Jaipur Pink Panthers (Beat U Mumba by 11 points)
Full schedule of Season 4 (June 25 to July 31, 2016) All times Local (IST)
June 25 (Saturday)
Match 1 - Puneri Paltan Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 2 - U Mumba Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 9 PM (Mumbai)
June 26 (Sunday)
Match 3 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Bengal Warriors - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 4 - Puneri Paltan Vs U Mumba - 9 PM (Mumbai)
June 27 (Monday)
Match 5 - Bengal Warriors Vs Dabang Delhi - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 6 - Puneri Paltan Vs Patna Pirates - 9 PM (Mumbai)
June 28 (Tuesday)
Match 7 - Puneri Paltan Vs Dabang Delhi - 8 PM (Mumbai)
June 29 (Wednesday)
Match 8 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Jaipur)
Match 9 - U Mumba Vs Patna Pirates - 9 PM (Jaipur)
June 30 (Thursday)
Match 10 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 8 PM (Jaipur)
July 1 (Friday)
Match 11 - U Mumba Vs Dabang Delhi - 8 PM (Jaipur)
Match 12 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Bengal Warriors - 9 PM (Jaipur)
July 2 (Saturday)
Match 13 - Dabang Delhi Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 8 PM (Jaipur)
Match 14 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Puneri Paltan - 9 PM (Jaipur)
July 3 (Sunday)
Match 15 - Telugu Titans Vs Patna Pirates - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
Match 16 - Bengal Warriors Vs U Mumba - 9 PM (Hyderabad)
July 4 (Monday)
Match 17 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Puneri Paltan - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
Match 18 - Telugu Titans Vs Bengal Warriors - 9 PM (Hyderabad)
July 5 (Tuesday)
Match 19 - Telugu Titans Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
July 6 (Wednesday)
Match 20 - Dabang Delhi Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
Match 21 - Telugu Titans Vs U Mumba - 9 PM (Hyderabad)
July 7 (Thursday)
Match 22 - Patna Pirates Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 8 PM (Patna)
July 8 (Friday)
Match 23 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs U Mumba - 8 PM (Patna)
Match 24 - Patna Pirates Vs Bengal Warriors - 9 PM (Patna)
July 9 (Saturday)
Match 25 - Bengal Warriors Vs Puneri Paltan - 8 PM (Patna)
Match 26 - Patna Pirates Vs Dabang Delhi - 9 PM (Patna)
July 10 (Sunday)
Match 27 - Dabang Delhi Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Patna)
Match 28 - Patna Pirates Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 9 PM (Patna)
July 11 (Monday) - REST DAY
July 12 (Tuesday)
Match 29 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Bengaluru)
Match 30 - Puneri Paltan Vs Bengal Warriors - 9 PM (Bengaluru)
July 13 (Wednesday)
Match 31 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 8 PM (Bengaluru)
July 14 (Thursday)
Match 32 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs U Mumba - 8 PM (Bengaluru)
Match 33 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Patna Pirates - 9 PM (Bengaluru)
July 15 (Friday)
Match 34 - Telugu Titans Vs Puneri Paltan - 8 PM (Bengaluru)
Match 35 - Bengaluru Bulls Vs Dabang Delhi - 9 PM (Bengaluru)
July 16 (Saturday)
Match 36 - Bengal Warriors Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 8 PM (Kolkata)
Match 37 - Patna Pirates Vs U Mumba - 9 PM (Kolkata)
July 17 (Sunday)
Match 38 - Puneri Paltan Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 8 PM (Kolkata)
Match 39 - Bengal Warriors Vs Patna Pirates - 9 PM (Kolkata)
July 18 (Monday)
Match 40 - Bengal Warriors Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Kolkata)
July 19 (Tuesday)
Match 41 - Telugu Titans Vs Dabang Delhi - 8 PM (Kolkata)
Match 42 - Bengal Warriors Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 9 PM (Kolkata)
July 20 (Wednesday)
Match 43 - U Mumba Vs Puneri Paltan - 8 PM (Mumbai)
July 21 (Thursday)
Match 44 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Dabang Delhi - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 45 - U Mumba Vs Telugu Titans - 9 PM (Mumbai)
July 22 (Friday)
Match 46 - Jaipur Pink Panthers Vs Patna Pirates - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 47 - U Mumba Vs Bengal Warriors - 9 PM (Mumbai)
July 23 (Saturday)
Match 48 - Patna Pirates Vs Puneri Paltan - 8 PM (Mumbai)
Match 49 - U Mumba Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 9 PM (Mumbai)
July 24 (Sunday)
Match 50 - Dabang Delhi Vs Bengal Warriors - 8 PM (Delhi)
Match 51 - Telugu Titans Vs Jaipur Pink Panthers - 9 PM (Delhi)
July 25 (Monday)
Match 52 - Dabang Delhi Vs Patna Pirates - 8 PM (Delhi)
July 26 (Tuesday)
Match 53 - Patna Pirates Vs Telugu Titans - 8 PM (Delhi)
Match 54 - Dabang Delhi Vs Puneri Paltan - 9 PM (Delhi)
July 27 (Wednesday)
Match 55 - Puneri Paltan Vs Bengaluru Bulls - 8 PM (Delhi)
Match 56 - Dabang Delhi Vs U Mumba - 9 PM (Delhi)
July 28 (Thursday) - REST DAY
July 29 (Friday)
Match 57 - SEMI-FINAL 1 - 1st Placed Team Vs 4th Placed Team - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
Match 58 - SEMI-FINAL 2 - 2nd Placed Team Vs 3rd Placed Team - 9 PM (Hyderabad)
July 30 (Saturday) - REST DAY
July 31 (Sunday)
Match 59 - Third place play-off (Losing Semi-Finalists) - 8 PM (Hyderabad)
Match 60 - FINAL - (Semi-Finals' winners) - 9 PM (Hyderabad)
Note: Schedule subject to change.
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