Indian T20 League 2019: Match 26, Kolkata vs Delhi - Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

Kolkata have won both the games which they have played at home this season but lost two games away from home, which makes them sit at the second spot on the points table. They will now host Delhi for their third home game of the season to be played on Friday at the Eden Gardens. Delhi beat Kolkata at the Kotla in a Super Over clash last month, but getting the better of Kolkata at their own home would not be an easy task. Here’s all you need to know before picking your Fantain XI for Kolkata vs Delhi match.

Venue – Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Team news – Kolkata

All of Kolkata’s batsmen, except Andre Russell, disappointed in their last game against Chennai, but it is unlikely that Dinesh Karthik will make any changes because his team has performed well at home.

Likely playing XI – Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine, Robin Uthappa, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, H Gurney, Prasidh Krishna.

Team News – Delhi   

As per unconfirmed news, Delhi’s Rahul Tewatia has been ruled out of the rest of the season, and for their replacement, Delhi will organise trials in Kolkata. Harshal Patel has been ruled out though due to an arm-injury

Likely playing XI – Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Axar Patel, Colin Ingram, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shreyas Iyer (c), Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, Rishabh Pant (wk), Chris Morris, Prithvi Shaw.

Top picks

Shreyas Iyer – The Delhi captain played a crucial knock in Delhi’s previous encounter. His 67 propelled his side to a comfortable win over Bangalore. Shreyas has been in fine form throughout the season and will be looking to deliver when it matters the most, but against Kolkata at their den, his task will not be easy.

Kagiso Rabada – The contest between Rabada and Andre Russell will be an interesting one to watch, as the bowler had clean bowled Russell in their previous game, courtesy his brilliant Yorker in the Super Over. Rabada can get you crucial points in your Fantain Fantasy XI.

Andre Russell – The Windies all-rounder has been Kolkata’s biggest weapon this season. He has piled up runs in every single game he has played and was the Man of the Match in both of Kolkata’s earlier home games. If Russell can put up yet another good show, Delhi will have a tough time.

Sunil Narine – It was former Kolkata captain Gautam Gambhir, who asked Narine to open in one of Kolkata’s games, and the rest is history. A pinch hitter, Narine can score some very crucial runs at the top to take off the burden from the middle-order.

Kuldeep Yadav – The chinaman has enjoyed decent success on the Eden Gardens turf and will be looking to get some crucial wickets, especially of Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw and Iyer.

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