Ahmedabad Defenders will take on the Chennai Blitz in match 17 of the 2023 Prime Volleyball League. The match will take place at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday (February 19).
Ahmedabad Defenders has moved up to fifth place in the points table after winning two games in a row. They have four points from the three games they have played with a points ratio of 1,076. Meanwhile, Chennai Blitz is currently struggling in the bottom half of the points table in seventh place with two points and a points ratio of 0.927.
The Defenders are back on track after losing their first game of the tournament as they have now won two straight games. The Ahmedabad-based franchise got off to a slow start to the game as they lost the first set against the Mumbai Meteors. However, they made a remarkable comeback and won four straight sets to win the game 4-1.
Chennai Blitz, on the other hand, had a great performance in their previous games against the Hyderabad Blackhawks. The Chennai-based franchise gave their all as the game settled evenly at 2-2 after four sets. However, they could not keep their nerve at the end and lost the final set to lose the game 3-2.
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Match Details
Match: Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz
Date and Time: Feb 19, 2023 at 7:00pm IST
Event: GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Form Guide
Ahmedabad Defenders: WWLLW
Chennai bombing: LLLWW
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Squads
Ahmedabad Defenders
T Srikanth, Muthusamy Appavu, LM Manoj, Shon T John, Muhammad Iqbal TN, Harsh Chaudhari, Angamuthu Ramaswamy, S Santhosh, T Ragul, Aswath Pandiyaraj, Nandagopal Subramaniyam, Danial Moatazedi, Parth Patel, Andrew James
Chennai bombing
Ramkumar Ramanathan, Pinamma Prashant, Akhin GS, Renato Mendes, Naveen Raja Jacob, Kevin Audran Noumbissi Moyo, Raman Kumar, Jobin Varghese, Abdul Chisti, Tushar Laware, Prasanna Raja AA, Vijay Yejerla, Aswin Sekar, Mohamed Riyazudeen
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Likely Playing 6
Ahmedabad Defenders
Muthusamy Appavu, Santosh S, Angamuthu Ramaswamy, Danial Moatazedi, LM Manoj, Nandagopal Subramaniyam
Chennai bombing
Naveen Raja Jacob, Akhin GS, YV Sita Rama Raju, Kevin Audran Noumbissi Moyo, Prasanna Raja AA, Jobin Varghese
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Match Prediction
Ahmedabad Defenders recorded their second win of the season, courtesy of a game-winning performance from their star player, Angamuthu Ramaswamy, who single-handedly destroyed the Mumbai Meteors and scored a crucial 22 points in the game. The team will also be looking for a similar type of performance from him in the upcoming games.
Meanwhile, Akhin GS was the only consistent player in the Chennai Blitz as he scored an impressive 17 points in his previous game against the Blackhawks. However, the other players failed miserably and the team suffered its third straight loss of the season.
Match prediction: Ahmedabad Defenders to win this game.
Ahmedabad Defenders vs Chennai Blitz Live Streaming Details, Channel List & Live Score Details
TELEVISION: Sony Sports Ten 1 (English), Sony Sports Ten 3 (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 (Tamil and Telugu) and Sony Sports Ten 2 (Malayalam).
Live broadcast: Sony LIV