Preview
After winning the first two matches of their UAE campaign, Kolkata’s winning run finally ended in the last match, where they were up against a strong Chennai team. Despite losing that match, Kolkata still are in the playoffs race, but every game from now onwards is pretty match a must-win affair for them.
The team who they will take on in the next match, Delhi, are yet to lose a match since their arrival in the UAE. They have plenty of match-winners in every single department, and Kolkata need to be at the top of their game if they want to pull off a victory in this clash.
Match Details
Indian T20 League 2021, Match 41: Kolkata vs Delhi
Date & Time: September 28th at 3:30 PM IST, and at 2:00 PM local time
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna.
Delhi
Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Lalit Yadav/Steve Smith, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan
Top Picks
Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan is currently leading the run-scoring charts in this competition. The veteran opening batter has scored 430 runs at an average of nearly 50 and a strike rate of over 130. In the three matches in the second half of Indian T20 League, he has scored 119 runs for the men in blue.
Rahul Tripathi
While Shikhar Dhawan has scored the most runs in this competition, Rahul Tripathi has scored the most runs for Kolkata. He has accumulated 306 runs for Eoin Morgan’s team, which has come at an average of nearly 40 and an equally impressive strike rate of over 140. In his last two matches, the number three batter has scored 45 runs.
Fantasy Team of 11 Players
Rishabh Pant, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi (VC), Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prithvi Shaw, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Anrich Nortje, Lockie Ferguson, Kagiso Rabada
2nd Innings Fantasy Tips
Case 1 – If Kolkata is batting
Dinesh Karthik, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Shubman Gill (C), Eoin Morgan, Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje (VC), Ravi Ashwin.
Case 2 – If Delhi is batting
Rishabh Pant (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (C), Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson Varun Chakravarthy.
