Indian T20 League 2021: Match 53 CHE vs PUN – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Chennai and Punjab will face each other in Match No.53 of the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League. This match will be held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

This encounter will commence at 03:30 PM IST and can be streamed on the Hotstar platform.

Preview

Chennai is comfortably placed at the 2nd spot in the points table. The MS Dhoni-led outfit has won 9 out of their 13 matches in the tournament. In their previous rubber, the ‘Men in Yellow’ were beaten by the Delhi side by 3 wickets.

Punjab is occupying the 6th spot in the table and has only managed to win 5 out of their 13 rubbers. They went down to the Bangalore side in their previous match by 6 runs.

Probable Playing XIs for Chennai vs Punjab

Chennai

Predicted XI:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina/Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar

Punjab

Predicted XI:

Lokesh Rahul (c & wk), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Deepak Hooda/Sarfaraz Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Moises Henriques, Harpreet Brar, Mohammad Shami, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh

Captaincy Picks for Chennai vs Punjab

Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai)

Ruturaj Gaikwad is the second-highest run-scorer in the Indian T20 League this year and has amassed 521 runs at an average of 47.36. He has scored 3 fifties and a century in the 14th edition of the tournament.

KL Rahul (Punjab)

KL Rahul is the highest run-scorer in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. The Punjab skipper has plundered 528 runs this year, at a superb average of 52.80. Rahul has scored 5 fifties in the tournament as well.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Mohammed Shami

3-Player Team

KL Rahul (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur

4-Player Team

Mayank Agarwal (C), Arshdeep Singh, Faf du Plessis, Josh Hazlewood

11-Player Team

KL Rahul (VC), MS Dhoni, Faf du Plessis, Mayank Agarwal, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Josh Hazlewood

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