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Pro Kabaddi League: Preview: Telugu Titans look to halt Bengal Warriors’ winning run

Telugu Titans look to end winless run (Image Courtesy: Pro Kabaddi)

Bengaluru, September 25: Strugglers Telugu Titans face high-flying Bengal Warriors in Pro Kabaddi League 2019 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday (September 25).

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While, Telugu Titans look to stop their four-match winless run for any hope of a play-off spot, their opponents Bengal Warriors will look to reach the top PKL 2019 table.

In their last match, Telugu Titans snapped a three-match losing spree, but only managed to tie with Patna Pirates. Bengal Warriors, on the other hand, deated Jaipur Pink Panthers by a narrow margin in a high-scoring game.

But, the in-form Warriors, who have already qualified for the play-offs, will be wary of the reverse fixture, which ended in a tie. So, they will look to better that result.

Telugu Titans, who are winless in their last four matches, know it is a case of now-or-never for them as they lie in the 11th spot. With Tamil Thalaivas already out of playoffs contention, Telugu Titans could follow their southern counterparts down the same path on Wednesday if they lose.

Their star performers this season have been 'Baahubali' Siddharth Desai and Vishal Bhardwaj.

Siddharth has been their talisman in attack and will once again be their biggest threat against what can be a fragile Bengal Warriors defence at times. However, he will need some form of support from his brother Suraj Desai, Rajnish and other teammates in attack.

The same applies for Bhardwaj, who has been consistent in defence and is amongst the top tackle point accumulators this year. He, too, needs a bit of support from his fellow defenders and will be hoping for big performances from Abozar Mighani, Farhad Milaghardan and Co. to stop the opposition's potent raid force.

Bengal Warriors, meanwhile, seem to be enjoying their time and currently find themselves in the second spot in the standings, having already secured a playoffs spot.

Coach BC Ramesh, though, won't risk losing momentum or allow his players to take their remaining league stage games lightly. He will want his players to continue playing with the same verve and tenacity that they have shown all season, while also eyeing improvements in their defence, which has looked uncertain on more than one occasion this year.

Even though they can afford to test their bench strength by rotating between now and the end of the league stage, Bengal Warriors will be gunning for maximum points against Telugu Titans, having failed to do so earlier in the campaign. They will be wary of their history of ties against Telugu Titans and will be looking to grow in confidence by getting another win under their belt ahead of the playoffs. To do that, Warriors will pin their hopes on skipper and star raider Maninder Singh.

Game starts at 7.30 PM IST

Live Channel: Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2HD

Live Stream: HotStar

Source: Pro Kabaddi

Story first published: Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 10:17 [IST]
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