KOL vs BAN 11Wickets Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Update for Match 31, Indian T20 League

Preview

Team Kolkata and Team Bangalore will clash with each other in the 31st match of the 2021 season of the Indian T20 league. Bangalore experienced a good run in the first half of the tournament, and are currently placed at the 3rd place in the points table. They have won 5 games out of the 7 that they have played.

On the other hand, the Kolkata outfit experienced a poor run in the first leg of the Indian T20 league. They could only muster 2 wins in 7 games and are positioned at 7th place in the points table. While Kolkata will be looking for a turnaround of fortunes in the UAE leg, Bangalore will look to continue with the good form they showed in Phase 1 of the Indian T20 league.

Match Details

Kolkata vs Bangalore Match 31

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Date and Time: September 20 at 7:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

Pitch Report

The pitch is a decent one for batting, and the willow wielders who get to spend some time on this surface can score runs. The spinners will also come into play as well.

Probable Playing XIs for KOL vs BAN

Kolkata

Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Sunil Narine/Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Shivam Mavi/Kamalesh Nagarkoti, Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna

Bangalore

Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Tim David/Wanindu Hasaranga, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Top Picks for KOL vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket

AB de Villiers was in excellent form in the first half of the 2021 season and scored 207 runs in 6 innings at an excellent average of 51.75, and a whopping strike rate of 164.29. The South African is also the sixth highest run-scorer in the history of the Indian T20 league and has amassed 5056 runs at an average in excess of 40.

Harshal Patel is the leading wicket-taker in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 league. The right arm pacer has scalped 17 wickets and has picked them up at an average of just 15.12.

Nitish Rana was in decent form in the first half of the Indian T20 league, and is the highest run-scorer for the Kolkata side this season, having amassed 201 runs in 7 innings at an average of close to 30.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KOL vs BAN 11 Wickets Fantasy Cricket

AB de Villiers (C), Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Nitish Rana (VC), Eoin Morgan, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Yuzvendra Chahal

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KOL vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket

AB de Villiers, Andre Russell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Devdutt Padikkal, Eoin Morgan (VC), Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli (C), Harshal Patel, Kyle Jamieson, Prasidh Krishna

Captain and Vice-Captain Options

Captain Options: AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli

Vice-Captain Options: Nitish Rana and Eoin Morgan

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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.