Indian T20 League 2021: Eliminator BLR vs KOL – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Bangalore and Kolkata will take on each other in the Eliminator of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. This match will be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

This encounter will begin at 07:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on Hotstar.

Preview

Bangalore finished at 3rd place in the points table of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. The Virat Kohli-led outfit won 9 out of their 14 matches in the group stages. In their final group stage clash, Bangalore beat the Delhi side in a last-ball thriller with 7 wickets to spare.

Kolkata ended at the 4th spot in the points table in the league stages. They emerged victorious in 7 out of their 14 rubbers. In their final league match of the 14th edition of the Indian T20 league, Kolkata thrashed the Rajasthan side by 86 runs.

Probable Playing XIs for Bangalore vs Kolkata

Bangalore

Predicted XI:

Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Kona Srikar Bharat (wk), Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers, Shahbaz Ahmed, Daniel Christian, George Garton, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Kolkata

Predicted XI:

Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy

Captaincy Picks for Bangalore vs Kolkata

Harshal Patel (Bangalore)

Harshal Patel has experienced a dream run with the ball in the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League. The right arm pacer has scalped a staggering 30 wickets in the 2021 edition of the tournament and has picked them up at a superb average of just 14.67.

Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata)

Venkatesh Iyer has scored 239 runs in 7 innings in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and has scored his runs at an average of 39.83 and a strike rate of close to 130. He has scored 2 fifties in the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Harshal Patel (C), Shubman Gill

3-Player Team

Venkatesh Iyer (C), Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal

4-Player Team

Glenn Maxwell (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine

11-Player Team

AB de Villiers, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Venkatesh Iyer (VC), Sunil Narine, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshal Patel (C)

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