Preview:
Things were looking brilliant for Kolkata and horrible for Chennai after the two teams’ first game of the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 League. Chennai lost badly against Delhi in their first match, while Kolkata defeated Hyderabad. But since then, the tables have turned drastically.
Kolkata went on to lose two games against Bangalore and Mumbai. On the contrary, Chennai got their act together and defeated Punjab and Rajasthan. They will again start this game as the favourites, but Kolkata are likely to make some changes to their team to turn their fortunes around.
Match Details:
Kolkata vs Chennai
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 21st April 2021 at 7:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The Wankhede track always helps the batsmen. The team batting first should aim for 200 here, as the chasing team will have it easier.
Probable Playing XIs for KOL vs CHE:
Kolkata:
Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Shakib Al Hasan/Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Harbhajan Singh/Shivam Mavi, Prasidh Krishna.
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
Top Picks for KOL vs CHE 11Wickets Match:
Faf du Plessis has looked in good touch in the last two games, but was not able to play a long inning. Today might as well be his day.
Nitish Rana has adjusted brilliantly to his role as an opener. He is scoring runs at a brisk pace and giving Kolkata the kind of starts they wanted.
Moeen Ali has been excellent with both the bat and the ball. While he stole the limelight with his bowling in the last game, it was his batting that garnered praises in the match before that.
Andre Russell might not be as influential as he once was, but he still is a player who has the capability of changing the game single-handedly. It is that one good performance missing, which might set him up for the rest of the matches.
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Suggested Playing XI No.1 for KOL vs CHE 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, Shubman Gill, Suresh Raina, Nitish Rana (VC), Andre Russell, Moeen Ali (C), Sam Curran, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Deepak Chahar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for KOL vs CHE 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Faf du Plessis (C), MS Dhoni, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Ravindra Jadeja, Andre Russell (VC), Sunil Narine, Moeen Ali, Dwayne Bravo, Pat Cummins, Shardul Thakur
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Moeen Ali, Faf du Plessis
Vice-Captain Options: Andre Russell, Nitish Rana
