Indian T20 League 2019: Match 23, Kolkata vs Chennai – Fantain Fantasy Cricket Tips

Match no 23 of the Indian T20 league promises to be a thoroughly entertaining encounter as the two top teams on the points table will face off each other at the M Chidambaram Stadium. Kolkata are currently seated on top of the table, while Chennai, with a big difference in NRR with Kolkata, are on no. 2. Both the teams have enviable firepower in their ranks, and thus the game can be expected to go down the wire. Here is all you need to read before picking your Fantain XI for the Kolkata vs Chennai game.

Venue – M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Team news – Chennai

Chennai are coming into the game on the back of an impressive performance against Punjab. Captain MS Dhoni does not like to tweak the playing XI much, and will likely follow the same for this game as well.

Likely playing XI – MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir

Team News – Kolkata

Much like Chennai, Kolkata too, do not change their team often. Harry Gurney was given a debut in their previous game against Rajasthan. The pacer performed well and should retain his place in the XI ahead of Lockie Ferguson.

Likely playing XI – Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Piyush Chawla, Robin Uthappa, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Harry Gurney, Shubman Gill

Top picks

MS Dhoni – The former India captain and the current captain of the Chennai team, Dhoni is always a big player across fantasy platforms, whether he is in form or not. This season, the middle-order batsman has been contributing runs consistently, a sign which is also very good for Team India in the build-up to the World Cup. Dhoni is a must-have in your Fantain Fantasy XI.

Shane Watson – The destructive opening batsman has been vital to Chennai’s success and will be looking to match Kolkata opener’s Chris Lynn’s power in this game.

Sunil Narine – The all-rounder has been performing reasonably well with the bat, though he has been a tad shoddy with the ball. Narine has been complementing Lynn at the top of the batting order well enough and his bowling will be crucial for Kolkata on the slow and low Chennai surface.

Andre Russell – The Windies all-rounder is the most feared cricketer in the tournament this season. He has won three Man of the Match awards in five games already, and that explains how many points he can get you on your Fantain XI.

Harry Gurney – Kolkata’s fast bowling looked weak until Gurney made his debut. It is certain that he will be retained in the playing XI and will be looking to put up a good performance.

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