Kolkata vs Punjab MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – Indian T20 League, Match 46

Match Details:

The 46th match of the Indian T20 League 2020 will be played between Kolkata vs Punjab at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah. We have got the best Kolkata vs Punjab team prediction for today’s match.

Kolkata vs Punjab Match 46 is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Preview

We are progressing towards a thrilling finish of the league stage of this tournament. Kolkata and Punjab will play against each other, which might be the biggest game of the season so far in context of the tournament. Both the teams are well and truly in the race for the fourth spot in the playoffs. Kolkata finally managed to get a big win in Abu Dhabi and are back on track after two heavy defeats against Mumbai and Bangalore.

Their move to open with Nitish Rana and send Sunil Narine at five worked wonders. The poor form of Shubman Gill and Rahul Tripathi continues at the top of the order and it is a high time for them to score. However, Varun Chakravarthy bowled one of the best spells of the tournament and completely destroyed the opposition’s middle order in his last outing. With Pat Cummins also enjoying some wicket taking spells, this Kolkata team is looking like not going to give any chance to their opposition and takes the two points from Sharjah as well.

On the other side, Punjab winning this match will give a big boost to their probability of a playoffs birth and will make their way to the top four for the first time in this season. They managed to win only one game in the first half of the season but haven’t lost a single game in the second phase so far. They are coming off four consecutive wins, defeating all the top three teams and Hyderabad in their most recent match. They have the perfect combination to beat any team from here and most probably are the favourites to win this tie at Sharjah.

Today’s Probable Playing 11:

Kolkata Playing XI:

Rahul Tripathi/Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (C), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Prasidh Krishna, Pat Cummins, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson.

Bench:

Tom Banton, Rinku Singh/Rahul Tripathi, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Sandeep Warrior, Manimaran Siddharth, Kuldeep Yadav.

Punjab Probable Playing XI

Chris Gayle, KL Rahul (C & WK), Mandeep Singh/Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin.

Bench:

Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Mandeep Singh/Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Hardus Viljoen, Sheldon Cottrell, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Jagadeesha Suchith, Jimmy Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sarfaraz Khan, Simran Singh.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – KL Rahul (C), Nicholas Pooran

Batsmen – Chris Gayle, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill (VC)

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine

Bowlers –  Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for MyTeam11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Dinesh Karthik

Batsmen – Chris Gayle (C), Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana

All-Rounders – Sunil Narine (VC)

Bowlers – Murugan Ashwin, Chris Jordan, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins

Injury & Availability News

Mayank Agarwal suffered an injury while getting run out in the game against Delhi. His availability is still uncertain.

Andre Russell has been missing out in the last few games for Kolkata due to an injury and is unlikely to start against Punjab as well.

Kolkata vs Punjab Weather Report

The conditions in Sharjah are good for another great contest of T20. There are no chances of rain and the temperature will be around 28-31 Degree Celsius during the course of the game. 

Pitch Report

The pitch at Sharjah Cricket Stadium provides help for the new ball bowler in the initial phase of the game. It is still a very good wicket to bat on and even more comfortable in the second innings. 

Average first innings score: 

168 (Considering last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue)

Record of the chasing teams:

Won – 3, Lost – 2, Tie – 0 (Considering last five Indian T20 League matches at this venue

MVP for MyTeam11 Fantasy from each team

Varun Chakravarthy – Kolkata –  Varun Chakravarthy bowled one of the best spells this season in his last game against Delhi. He took five wickets against Delhi and is expected to get the best out of the conditions at Sharjah. 

KL Rahul – Punjab – KL Rahul is the leading run-scorer of the tournament so far. He has an average of 130 at this venue with two consecutive half centuries this season.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection

Captain Options: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami

Vice-Captain Options: Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson

Today’s Kolkata vs Punjab Probable Winners

Punjab is expected to win this match. 

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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.