Match Details
The 19th game of the Indian T20 League between Chennai and Bangalore will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 25th April 2021.
The match will start at 3:30 PM IST. The live streaming will be available on the Hotstar app and website.
Preview
High-spirited Bangalore will take on the Chennai team at the Wankhede Stadium on April 25. This will be the last match at the venue and it will be an afternoon game. The teams have found their best form in this tournament so far and will want to continue their streak.
Virat Kohli and his Bangalore team have won all their four matches so far in this tournament. On the other hand, Chennai lost their first match, but came back strongly by defeating Punjab, Rajasthan, and Kolkata. The two teams are sitting in the top two places in the tournament, and their quest to remain at the top will continue.
It is worth noting that MS Dhoni and his men have the advantage of having some good memories against Bangalore. In all the matches played between these two teams, Chennai has won 16 while Bangalore has won nine. It should be another high-scoring match, given the conditions of the Wankhede Stadium.
Probable Playing XIs for CHE vs BLR
Chennai:
Predicted XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar
Bangalore:
Predicted XI: Virat Kohli (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (wk), Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Captaincy picks for CHE vs BLR
Faf du Plessis (Chennai)
The South African batsman has been timing the ball quite well in the tournament so far. Having said that, he has been scoring some runs also. After a couple of scores in the 30s, he came to his own in the previous match. He scored 95 runs from 60 balls in the match against Kolkata. As he is opening, he has the chance of bringing you the most points.
Virat Kohli (Bangalore)
Like Faf, Kohli too took some time to start feeling into the tournament. In the last two T20 innings in Mumbai, Kohli has scored a 70+ score. The wicket here is good for batting and after struggling to find his rhythm in Chennai, Kohli batted beautifully in the previous match. Once he gets going he can keep chunking runs, which is something Bangalore and the fans betting on him will expect.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Devdutt Padikkal, Moeen Ali (C)
3-Player Team
Glenn Maxwell (C), Harshal Patel, Faf du Plessis
4-Player Team
Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar
11-Player Team
AB de Villiers, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lungi Ngidi, Faf du Plessis (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Moeen Ali, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj
