County Championship 2021, Group 3: YOR vs KET Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update

Preview:

With 3 wins in 4 matches, Yorkshire are currently sitting at the 2^nd spot in the Group 3 standings with 73 points. In a nail-biting finish in their previous game, they managed to pull off a one-run victory over Northamptonshire to register their 3^rd win in this championship.

Meanwhile, Kent are coming into this match on the back of a humiliating defeat inside 2 days against Glamorgan by 10 wickets. With 3 losses in 4 matches, Kent are at the bottom of the standings with 24 points. The last time when these two teams played Yorkshire had won the match by 200 runs.

Match Details:

Yorkshire vs Kent, Group 3

Venue: Headingley, Leeds

Date & Time: May 6th – May 9th at 3:30 PM IST and 11:00 AM local time

Live Streaming: Yorkshire Cricket YouTube channel

Pitch Report:

The surface here at the Headingley is one of the good sporting wickets in England with equal help for both batters and bowlers. The teams batting second have a good track record of winning matches here and hence bowling first will be a good choice.

Probable Playing XIs for YOR vs KET:

Yorkshire

Adam Lyth, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joe Root, Gary Ballance, Harry Brook, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Dominic Bess, Steven Patterson (c), Jordan Thompson, Mathew Pillans, Duanne Olivier

Kent

Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Jordan Cox, Zak Crawley, Joe Denly, Jack Leaning, Ollie Robinson (wk), Marcus O’ Riordan, Darren Stevens, Fred Klaassen, Miguel Cummins, Matthew Quinn

Top Picks for YOR vs KET Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Yorkshire

Opener Adam Lyth is in fine nick with the bat, scoring 2 centuries and 3 half-centuries so far. Overall in this competition, he has scored 515 runs in 8 innings at an average of 73.57.

Skipper Steven Patterson is the leading wicket-taker for Yorkshire so far in this championship, picking up 16 wickets in 4 matches at an average of 18.31.

Top Picks ­– Kent

45-year-old Darren Stevens is showing he has got plenty of cricket still left in him. So far in this championship, he has scalped 13 wickets with the best figures of 5 for 53 and scored 221 runs with the bat.

Stand-in skipper Daniel Bell-Drummond has scored 212 runs in 8 innings so far in this championship with the highest score of 114.

YOR vs KET Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for YOR vs KET Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Jordan Cox, Gary Ballance, Adam Lyth (c), Joe Root, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Zak Crawley, Darren Stevens (vc), Dominic Bess, Miguel Cummins, Duanne Olivier, Jordan Thompson

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for YOR vs KET Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Ollie Robinson, Joe Denly (vc), Adam Lyth, Joe Root (c), Zak Crawley, Steven Patterson, Darren Stevens, Harry Brook, Duanne Olivier, Mathew Pillans, Matthew Quinn

YOR vs KET Risky Captaincy Choices:

Dom Bess, with his off-breaks, bowls consistently at right channels and he is a good lower-order batter as well. He has scored 198 runs and picked 8 wickets so far in this championship and he is worth taking a risk to make him your Dream11 fantasy team skipper.       

Zak Crawley hasn’t delivered till now in this championship. He has scored 168 runs in 8 innings at an average of 24. But he is a player of supreme quality and can be a risky captaincy choice for your fantasy teams.

Player you should avoid:

Jonathan Tattersall has scored 100 runs in 7 matches so far in this championship, by going his current form you can avoid him while making your Dream11 fantasy teams.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

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.