U Mumba without Siddharth Desai for the first time in season 6, completely depending on the 2nd line of attack, and Puneri Paltan without Nitin Tomar, but when U Mumba don't had their lead raider on mat it was defense which made the Puneri Paltan
On day 1 of the Pro Kabaddi League season 6 the team India captain Ajay Thakur leads Tamil Thalaivas & takes on the Defending and three times Champion Patna Pirates
