CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – Indian T20 League 2020, Match 49

Match Details:

The 49th match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Chennai and Kolkata at the Dubai International Stadium.

This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar VIP.

Preview:

After being knocked out of the race for the playoffs, in the history of the Indian T20 League, Chennai will be stepping out on the field to spoil Kolkata’s party. While, on the other hand, Kolkata, will be coming out to get a win under their belt, with the biggest possible margin in order to climb up the points table and get into the top 4 of the league, securing their seat in the playoffs.

The last time these two teams played against each other Kolkata won the match by a 10-run margin. Kolkata, at the moment, is placed just outside the top 4 bracket, with 6 wins and 6 losses to their name in the 12 matches that they have played in. And Chennai are placed at the bottom of the table with 4 wins to their name in the 12 matches. A tough challenge awaits Chennai in this match and it would be nothing but a big upset for Kolkata if they win this game.

CHE vs KOL Match 49 Weather Report:

The weather in Dubai on the day of this match will be clear, with no chance of rainfall and temperature hovering in between the 30 to 26 degree Celsius mark.

Pitch Report:

The pitch at this venue has had a dubious nature in the second half of the tournament. If the results of the last few matches are anything to go by, the pitch will favour the bowlers in both the innings and the batsmen will also get their share of opportunities to score runs freely.

Average first innings score:

162 (Last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)

Record of the chasing teams:

Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0 (Last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there’s an update)

CHE vs KOL Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Chennai:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Monu Kumar

Bench:

Shane Watson, Kedar Jadhav, Piyush Chawla, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, KM Asif, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood

Kolkata:

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Eoin Morgan (c), Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy

Bench:

Andre Russell, Kuldeep Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Tim Seifert, Chris Green, Rinku Singh, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Shivam Mavi, Manimaran Siddharth

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CHE vs KOL Steal Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:

 Sam Curran (8.5 credits) – Sam Curran has taken 13 wickets in the 11 innings and has also scored 173 runs in the 10 innings that he has batted in.

Nitish Rana (8.5 credits) – Nitish Rana, in the 12 matches that he has played in, has scored 265 runs at a strike rate of 138.02.

Lockie Ferguson (8.5 credits) – Lockie Ferguson, in just the 4 matches that he has played, has had a lot of impact with the ball, having taken 6 wickets at an economy rate of 5.93 runs per over.

Deepak Chahar (8.5 credits) – Deepak Chahar has 12 wickets to his name in 12 matches while maintaining an economy rate of 7.28 runs per over.

Shubman Gill (8.5 credits) – Shubman Gill has scored 378 runs at a strike rate of 113.85 in the 12 matches that they have played in.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Faf du Plessis, Eoin Morgan

Vice-Captain Options – Shubman Gill, Sam Curran

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Dinesh Karthik, MS Dhoni

Batters – Eoin Morgan, Faf du Plessis (C), Shubman Gill (VC)

All-Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine

Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins

12th Man – Kuldeep Yadav

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CHE vs KOL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – MS Dhoni

Batters – Eoin Morgan (C), Faf du Plessis, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana

All-Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran (VC), Sunil Narine

Bowlers – Deepak Chahar, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy

12th Man – Pat Cummins

Expert Advice:

In your fantasy team for this match, you can include as many as three all-rounders in your team, and the same number of bowlers too. The third bowler in your team can be either Varun Chakravarthy or Pat Cummins.

Today’s CHE vs KOL Probable Winners:

Kolkata is expected to win this match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.