Pro Kabaddi 2019 preview: Can Patna Pirates end three-match losing streak?

In Match 74 of Pro Kabaddi 2019, Patna Pirates will look to overcome three-match losing streak, when they take on Bengaluru Bulls at Kanteereva Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The match will also be a battle between two best raiders in Pro Kabaddi history. The seasoned campaigners in Pardeep Narwal and Pawan Sehrawat will be locking horns against each other. Pawan and Pardeep are the top two raiders since PKL 2018 in terms of most raid points and average raid points per match.

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Top 3 Raiders - Since PKL 6
Raider	Raid Points	Avg Raid Pts
Pawan Sehrawat	419	11.3
Pardeep Narwal	337	10.5
Siddharth Desai	305	9.2

With 20 SUPER 10s to their name, both Pawan Sehrawat and Pardeep Narwal have scored the most SUPER 10s among raiders since PKL 6. Both the raiders are highly skilled in multi-point raids without the help of bonus. This is one of the major reasons why these two can quickly turn a game around in a matter of minutes. Since PKL 6, Pawan Sehrawat has 51 multi-touch point raids (1st) and Pardeep Narwal has 40 (2nd).

Most No: of SUPER 10s - Since PKL 6		Most Multi-Touch Point Raids - Since PKL 6
Raider	Super 10s	Raider	Multi-touch point raids
Pawan Sehrawat	20	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	51
Pardeep Narwal	20	Pardeep Narwal	40
Naveen Kumar	18	Maninder Singh	33

Patna’s raid unit too dependent on Pardeep

Pardeep Narwal has scored 62 per cent of Patna Pirates’ raid points this season after their 12 matches. This is the highest contribution of raid points percentage by a raider this season. Among raiders who have gone for a minimum of 80 raids in PKL 2019, Patna’s second raider Mohammad Esmaeil has been the worst in terms of raid strike rate of 28 and average raid points (2.1).

Highest % of Team Raid Points - PKL 7		Worst Performing Raiders - PKL 7
Raider	% of Team's Raid Pts	Raider	Avg Raid Pts	Raid SR
Pardeep Narwal (PAT)	61.90%	Mohammad Esmaeil	2.1	28
Naveen Kumar (DEL)	61.60%	More G B	2.8	31
Pawan Sehrawat (BLR)	61.20%	Deepak Narwal	2.9	33

None of the other raiders have averaged more than three raid points and none of the other Patna raiders have a raid strike rate above 30.

Patna Pirates Raiders - PKL 7
Raider	Mts	Raids	Raid Points	% of Raid Pts	Avg Raid Pts	Raid SR
Pardeep Narwal	11	208	104	62%	9.5	50
Mohammad Esmaeil	11	82	23	14%	2.1	28
Jang Kun Lee	8	56	17	10%	2.1	30
Monu	7	40	8	5%	1.1	20

Pawan Sehrawat knows how to bounce back after a failure

Great players always step up immediately after a failure – That’s how Pawan Sehrawat has been dealing with failures this season. After his worst performance since PKL 6 (vs. GUJ – 3 raid pts), Pawan scored 17 raid points against Tamil Thalaivas in the very next match.

Pawan Sehrawat - Last 5 Mts
Opposition	Raid Pts	Raid SR
vs. PUN	5	42
vs. DEL	17	61
vs. JAI	8	50
vs. GUJ	3	27
vs. CHE	17	81

Patna Pirates win prediction

Played: 11

Won: 3

Tied: 0

Lost: 8

Win Rate: 27.27%

Bengaluru Bulls win prediction
Played: 13

Won: 7

Tied: 0

Lost: 6

Win Rate: 53.65%