Indian T20 League 2021: Match 48 BLR vs PUN – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Bangalore will take on Punjab in the 48th match of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. This match will be held at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

This encounter will begin at 03:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on Hotstar.

Preview

The Bangalore side is placed at 3rd place in the points table and has won 7 out of the 11 matches that it has played. In their previous match, the Bangalore side beat the Rajasthan side with 7 wickets to spare.

Punjab is placed at the 5th spot in the points table. They have emerged victorious in 5 out of the 12 matches that they have played. They beat the Kolkata outfit with 5 wickets to spare in their previous match.

Probable Playing XIs for Bangalore vs Punjab

Bangalore

Predicted XI:

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

Punjab

Predicted XI:

Lokesh Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Fabian Allen/Moises Henriques, Nathan Ellis, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Captaincy Picks for Bangalore vs Punjab

Harshal Patel (Bangalore)

Harshal Patel has been the best bowler for the Bangalore side in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. Patel is currently the highest wicket-taker in the tournament and has scalped a staggering 26 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 13.31.

KL Rahul (Punjab)

KL Rahul scored a match-winning 67 off 55 deliveries for the Punjab outfit in their encounter against Kolkata and helped his side win the match with 5 wickets to spare. Rahul has currently scored 489 runs in 11 innings in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League and has scored his runs at an average of 54.33.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Harshal Patel (C), Mayank Agarwal

3-Player Team

KL Rahul (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal

4-Player Team

Virat Kohli (C), Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi

11-Player Team

KL Rahul (C), AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Mayank Agarwal, Devdutt Padikkal, Glenn Maxwell, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel (VC), Arshdeep Singh

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