Preview
Hyderabad and Chennai will lock horns in match 44 of the ongoing Indian T20 League. Sharjah, the toughest pitch to bat so far in second leg, will host this game. Hyderabad managed to register their second win of the season beating Rajasthan and they will be confident of putting a full stop to Chennai’s winning run as well. Jason Roy brought a breathe of fresh air at the top of the order and scored a brilliant half-century in the last game.
Chennai, on the other hand, enjoyed a decent break after beating Kolkata in their last fixture. The Men in Yellow kept their composure in the game which went down to the last ball and have more or less confirmed their place in the playoffs. Another win here will have ‘Q’ mark besides their name and MS Dhoni and his troops will be looking forward to seal the deal in this game itself.
Match Details
Indian T20 League 2021, Match 44: Hyderabad vs Chennai
Date & Time: September 30, 2021; 7:30 PM IST
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
Probable Playing XIs
Hyderabad
Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Siddarth Kaul, Sandeep Sharma.
Chennai
Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran/Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood.
Top Picks
Faf du Plessis
Faf du Plessis is slowly finding his best form and Chennai wouldn’t mind him playing a big knock in this encounter. His last two scores are 31 and 43 and one shouldn’t be surprised if he gets past the 50-run mark in this encounter. He also plays spin well which is key in Sharjah.
Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson scored an unbeaten half-century in the last game. He made sure his team didn’t collapse in the pursuit of a tricky chase. The Sharjah pitch should be extremely slow yet again and expect Williamson to hold the team together again with the bat. He is a good captaincy option too given his ability to play spin well.
Fantasy Team of 11 Players
Wriddhiman Saha, Jason Roy, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis (C), Kane Williamson, Ambati Rayudu, Jason Holder, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood
2nd Innings Fantasy Tips
Case 1 – If Hyderabad is batting
Wriddhiman Saha, Jason Roy, Kane Williamson (C), Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur
Case 2 – If Chennai is batting
MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Siddarth Kaul
