Indian T20 League 2024: Chennai vs Punjab, Match 49 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Chennai (CHE) will take on Punjab (PUN) in the 49th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 on Wednesday (May 1) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Punjab have won three out of nine matches so far. Chennai have won five out of nine games.

Chennai defeated Hyderabad in their last outing by 78 runs after posting a total of 212 runs for the loss of three wickets. Punjab overcame the challenge of Kolkata in their last game to register their third victory of the season. They had chased down the target of 262 runs in 18.4 overs with eight wickets in hand. 

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CHE vs PUN Head-to-Head Record: 

Punjab and Chennai have faced each other on 28 occasions in the Indian T20 League. Chennai have won 15 out of these 28 matches, while Punjab have won the remaining 13 games. Punjab have won four out of the last five matches against Chennai. Chennai have won four out of seven matches against Punjab at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. They last defeated Punjab at their home ground back in 2019. 

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Chennai vs Punjab, Match 49: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

CHE vs PUN Probable Playing XIs

Chennai:

Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana 

Punjab:

Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran (c), Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh 

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Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Report 

The average first innings total in the last 10 T20 matches has been 174 runs. The teams batting first and second have won an equal number of matches in the last 10 outings here. The team winning the toss might look to bowl here.

CHE vs PUN Key Player Battles

Jonny Bairstow vs Chennai’s bowlers 

He has scored 97 runs in six innings against Chennai at a strike rate of 119.8. He has the batting strike rate of 155.6 against Shardul Thakur. He has scored 28 runs against Moeen Ali at a strike rate of 186.7. 

Harshal Patel vs Chennai’s batters 

Harshal has picked 14 wickets in eight outings against Chennai at an average of 17.4. He has dismissed Moeen Ali twice in 16 deliveries. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Punjab’s bowlers 

Gaikwad has amassed a total of 147 runs in six innings against Punjab at an average of 29.4 and a strike rate of 104.3. He has made 33 runs at a strike rate of 150 against Kagiso Rabada and 37 runs off 34 deliveries against Arshdeep Singh. 

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Matheesha Pathirana vs Punjab’s batters 

He is the second-highest wicket-taker for Chennai this season and has picked 13 wickets in six outings. Pathirana has dismissed Sam Curran once in six deliveries.