Preview:
Chennai and Bangalore have been the two most formidable teams so far in the ongoing edition of the Indian T20 League. Chennai started off poorly with a defeat against Delhi, but after that, things have been as perfect as it can get for them.
On the other hand, Bangalore haven’t had even one slip-up. They have won all the games they have played and Virat Kohli’s team is looking like a serious title contender this time around. Hence, this match is bound to be an enthralling affair that no cricket loyalist would want to miss.
Match Details:
Chennai vs Bangalore
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 25th April at 3:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The Wankhede Stadium track, as it usually does, is likely to help the batsmen in this game. Anything under 200 might not be a good total.
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Probable Playing XIs for CHE vs BAN:
Chennai
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C and WK), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
Bangalore
Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Kyle Jamieson, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammad Siraj.
Top Picks for CHE vs BAN 11Wickets Match:
Virat Kohli has scored 143 runs in 4 games in this season. The Bangalore skipper has maintained an average of nearly 50 and a strike rate of over 125.
Faf du Plessis is currently leading the run-scoring charts for Chennai. The opening batsman has scored over 160 runs at an astonishing average of over 80 and an equally impressive strike rate of nearly 150.
Moeen Ali has done a phenomenal job with both the bat and the ball. He has scored 133 runs at an average of over 30 and has also picked up 4 wickets with an economy rate of under 7 runs per over.
AB de Villiers has already played two match-winning knocks in this edition. He has scored 120+ runs at an average of over 60.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CHE vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
AB de Villiers (c), Faf du Plessis (vc), Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell, Washington Sundar, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CHE vs BAN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli (vc), Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Glenn Maxwell, Moeen Ali (c), Sam Curran, Deepak Chahar, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Shardul Thakur
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: AB de Villiers, Moeen Ali
Vice-Captain Options: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis
