Tamil Thalaivas and Dabang Delhi will clash in the third match of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 10 at the EKA Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad on Sunday (December 3).
Tamil Thalaivas-led by Sagar Rathee will look to better last season's semi-final finish by starting with the scalp of Naveen Kumar's season 8 champions Dabang Delhi, who reached as far as the Eliminator in PKL 9.

In fact, both Tamil Thalaivas and Dabang Delhi will be looking to get their campaigns off to a winning start as the former search for their elusive title in the Pro Kabaddi League and the latter eye a second title in three seasons.
In terms of teams, Tamil Thalaivas' defence includes Sagar, Sahil Gulia, Mohit, Abhishek M, Ronak, Nitesh Kumar, Aashish, and the Iranian duo of Amirhossein Bastami and Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, who arrived via the auction,
In attack, Thalaivas will be led by Ajinkya Pawar, who is likely to earn support from Narender, Himanshu and several other new faces, who arrived via the auction and new young players signings.
Dabang Delhi, on the other hand, will pin their hopes on star raider and skipper Naveen Express, who will by supported by Ashu Malik and Meetu Sharma, one of many new arrivals, while experienced duo of Vishal Bhardwaj and Sunil will be in charge in defence.
Now, let's take a look at the, head-to-head, possible playing 7s, dream11 team, fantasy tips and prediction for Tamil Thalaivas vs Dabang Delhi PKL 2023 Match 3:
In the 8 CHE vs DEL head-to-head meetings in PKL so far, Dabang Delhi hold the clear advantage, having won 5 times against Tamil Thalaivas, who have won just 1 such encounter with two matches ending in a tie.
In last season's meetings, Thalaivas dominated Dabang Delhi for a 49-39 win in the first match, while the reverse fixture ended in a 37-37 tie. In season 8, the first clash was a 30-30 tie, while the reverse fixture saw Dabang Delhi edge Tamil Thalaivas 32-31.
CHE vs DEL Dream11 Team: Sahil Gulia (Defender - Thalaivas), Abhishek M (All Rounder - Thalaivas), Ajinkya Pawar (vice captain/Raider - Thalaivas), Ashu Malik (All Rounder - Delhi), Naveen Kumar (captain/Raider - Delhi), Sagar (Defender - Thalaivas), Sunil (Defender - Delhi)
Tamil Thalaivas, who have a settled side may start favourites in the contest, but Naveen Kumar is crucial in almost new-look Dabang Delhi's chances. If Sagar keeps Naveen off the court, then Thalaivas have a great chance of opening their campaign with a win.