Indian T20 League 2021: Match 3 HYD vs KOL – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

The third game of the Indian T20 League between Hyderabad and Kolkata will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 11th April 2021.

The match will start at 7:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.

Preview

After finishing as the fifth-placed team in two consecutive seasons, the Kolkata team is all set to begin their 2021 IPL journey with a clash against David Warner’s Hyderabad. Kolkata has a solid team and under the leadership of World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan, they can expect that this could be their season. 

Team Hyderabad have been pretty consistent in the IPL since 2016, making it to the playoffs in each of those seasons. Hyderabad had finished third in the 2020 season and would want to begin this season with a victory. On paper, both the teams look quite strong but Kolkata has an edge over Hyderabad in terms of head-to-head numbers. 

In the 19 matches played between the two teams, Kolkata have won 12. Even in the last season, Kolkata had won both the games, one of which had ended in a tie and eventually ended in Kolkata’s favour. The match is set to be played in Chennai, where we can’t expect a lot of high-scoring matches. There could be some turn from the surface and it could be an interesting aspect as both the teams have many quality spinners. 

Probable Playing XIs for HYD vs KOL

Hyderabad:

Predicted XI: David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.

Kolkata:

Predicted XI: Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (C) Dinesh Karthik, Shakib al Hasan/Sunil Narine, Andre Rusell, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy/Harbhajan Singh

Captaincy picks for HYD vs KOL

David Warner (Hyderabad)

Ever since arriving at the Hyderabad franchise, Warner has been a consistent performer in the league. He has scored more than 500 runs in every season since 2014, out of which he has crossed the 600-run barriers twice and the 800-run barriers once. Even last season, he had piled on 548 runs with a strike rate of 134.64.

Shakib Al Hasan (Kolkata)

Shakib Al Hasan’s addition to the Kolkata team has boasted their arsenal of all-rounders. He is someone who can constantly deliver with both the bat and the ball. Having him in the fantasy team assures you some guaranteed points. He also has a lot of experience of playing in the Indian T20 League. With Chennai’s track aiding spin, Shakib could be brought into the contest from quite early in this match. 

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Jonny Bairstow (c), Andre Russell

3-Player Team

David Warner (C), Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill

4-Player Team

Rashid Khan (C), Shakib Al Hasan, Eoin Morgan, K Williamson

11-Player Team

Dinesh Karthik, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, David Warner (C), Shakib Al Hasan (VC), Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

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