Indian T20 League 2021: Match 14 - Punjab vs Hyderabad – MPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Match Details

Match 14 – Punjab vs Hyderabad

Date & Time – April 21, 2021; 3:30 PM IST

Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Preview

Very often we have had double-headers on week days in the Indian T20 League and the current tough times have led to such scheduling in the tournament this time around. The first match of the day will be played between Punjab and Hyderabad. Both teams are struggling already with the KL Rahul-led side winning only one game out of three while David Warner and his men are yet to emerge victorious in three outings. This is a good chance for them to add two points to their tally.

Probable Playing XIs

Punjab

KL Rahul (C & WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Jalaj Saxena/Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Chris Jordan/Fabian Allen, Arshdeep Singh

Hyderabad

David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Virat Singh/Kedar Jadhav, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Top Picks for PUN vs HYD

David Warner (Hyderabad)

David Warner is yet to set the stage on the fire this season. He has scored a half-century though and is slowly gaining his best form. Expect the southpaw to take the attack to the underfire Punjab bowlers and this will give him a lot of Fantasy points. Warner is also a perfect captaincy pick for this match.

Mayank Agarwal (Punjab)

Mayank Agarwal goes under the radar every time due to KL Rahul’s heroics. However, Agarwal does his job more often than not and the way he scored 69 runs off just 36 balls in the previous is the testament of the same. The opening batsman can once again do a similar job for his team to get them off to a brilliant start.

X-Factor Player

Rashid Khan (Hyderabad)

The leg-spinner from Afghanistan is hard to pick for the batsmen irrespective of the surface. And if the match is being played at the Chepauk, then expect him to become unplayable. Rashid has been economical so far in the tournament and he can pick more wickets in this game. He can tonk the ball at will too in the death overs which makes him an X-Factor player.

Fantasy Teams

Fantasy Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Jonny Bairstow, KL Rahul (VC), David Warner (C), Shahrukh Khan, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Jhye Richardson.

Fantasy Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Jonny Bairstow (C), Nicholas Pooran, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal (VC), Abdul Samad, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.