Match Details
Chennai will take on Kolkata in the 38th match of the Indian T20 League. This match will begin at 03:30 PM IST and will be streamed live on the Hotstar platform.
This encounter is scheduled to take place at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Preview
Both Chennai and Kolkata have experienced scintillating starts to their campaigns in Phase 2 of the Indian T20 league. Both these sides have won both matches that they have played in the UAE leg. While Chennai is placed at the top of the points table, Kolkata is occupying the 4th spot.
While Chennai beat Bangalore by 6 wickets in their previous match, Kolkata thrashed the Mumbai side with 7 wickets to spare.
Probable Playing XIs for Chennai vs Kolkata
Chennai
Predicted XI:
Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood/Lungi Ngidi
Kolkata
Predicted XI:
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna
Captaincy Picks for Chennai vs Kolkata
Rahul Tripathi (Kolkata)
Rahul Tripathi was in scintillating form with the willow in Kolkata’s previous match against Mumbai. The right-hander scored a classic 74* at a strike rate in excess of 175 to steer his side to victory. He has scored 1249 runs in the Indian T20 league.
Dwayne Bravo (Chennai)
Dwayne Bravo won the Player of the Match award for his excellent performance with the ball in Chennai’s previous match against Bangalore. In his 4 overs, Bravo leaked just 24 runs and also scalped 3 wickets. He has picked up a staggering 162 wickets in 146 matches in the Indian T20 league.
Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips
2-Player Team
Rahul Tripathi (C), Moeen Ali
3-Player Team
Dwayne Bravo (C), Faf du Plessis, Venkatesh Iyer
4-Player Team
Suresh Raina (C), Deepak Chahar, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy
11-Player Team
MS Dhoni, Rahul Tripathi (C), Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo (VC), Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy
