Preview:
Chennai and Punjab will take on each other in the 11th match of the Indian T20 League 2022 on Sunday. Both the teams will walk into this game after losing their previous match and would be looking to gain the winning momentum out of it. Defending champions Chennai have not looked in the best of shape in the first two matches. They lost the opening game to Kolkata by a margin of six wickets after scoring 131 runs in 20 overs. Against Lucknow, Chennai managed to pile up 210 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow chased down this total in 19.3 overs with six wickets in hand.
Punjab have won one and lost one game in the tournament. They won their first game against Bangalore by 5 wickets and then went on to lose the previous game against Kolkata by 6 wickets.
Match Details:
Chennai vs Punjab, Match 11
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 3rd April at 07:30 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
CHE vs PUN, Match 11 Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to provide a lot of support to the batters as we have seen in the first two matches here. The bowlers might struggle to contain runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl.
Injury News:
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CHE vs PUN, Match 11 Probable Playing XIs:
Chennai
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, MS Dhoni (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Dwayne Bravo, Tushar Deshpande
Punjab
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shahrukh Khan, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Rishi Dhawan, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Rahul Chahar
Top Picks for CHE vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Bhanuka Rajapaksa has been in great form with the bat. He made 43 runs off 22 deliveries in the first game against Bangalore and went on to score 31 runs off just 9 balls against Kolkata. He is a key player in Punjab’s middle order and might play a key role in this game.
Robin Uthappa made a half-century in the previous match against Lucknow. He provided a solid start to the team and helped it reach a score of 210 runs in 20 overs. In the first game against Kolkata, Uthappa made 28 runs off 21 balls.
Dwayne Bravo is now the leading wicket-taker in the Indian T20 League. In this season, he has taken 4 wickets at an average of 13.75, an economy of 6.88, and a strike rate of 12.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CHE vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Moeen Ali (c), Liam Livingstone, Dwaine Pretorius, Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Robin Uthappa, Shahrukh Khan, Dwayne Bravo, Kagiso Rabada, Maheesh Theekshana
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CHE vs PUN 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Liam Livingstone, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Mayank Agarwal (c), Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Moeen Ali, Mayank Agarwal
Vice-Captain Options: Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja
