Indian T20 League 2021: Match 31 Kolkata vs Bangalore – Gamezy Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and 2nd Innings Fantasy Tips

Preview

Kolkata and Bangalore will commence their campaign in the second leg of the Indian T20 League in match 31 on Monday. The fortunes in the first leg of the two teams were contradictory. While the Virat Kohli-led side won five matches and lost a couple, Kolkata could only win two and lost five matches. Eoin Morgan and his troops will have to step up soon before the time runs out of their hands.

They will be missing Pat Cummins who opted against travelling to UAE. On the other hand, Bangalore had to deal with a lot of pull outs from overseas players. But they have signed the players like Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera and Tim David who can be match-winners on their day. It should be a good game of cricket between these two teams.

Match Details

Indian T20 League 2021 – Match 31 – Kolkata vs Bangalore

Date and Time – September 20, 2021 – 7:30 PM IST

Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Probable Playing XIs

Kolkata

Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan (C), Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Andre Russell, Tim Southee/Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi

Bangalore

Virat Kohli (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kyle Jamieson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

Top Picks

Nitish Rana – Kolkata

Nitish Rana is one of the top batsmen in the Kolkata side. At the moment, he is the top run-scorer of the season for them having scored 201 runs in seven innings with two fifties to his name. Rana can bowl too and can give a lot of Fantasy points in the process.

Virat Kohli – Bangalore

This could be surprising for many given his not so good form. But Virat Kohli’s recent announcement about his India T20I captaincy and a lot of ‘reported’ talks around it, must have geed him up. There is a point to prove for him in T20 format as well and we might well see the captain leading from the front.

Fantasy Team of 11 Players

AB de Villiers (VC), Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli (C), Glenn Maxwell, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson, Varun Chakravarthy.

2nd Innings Fantasy

Case 1 – If Kolkata is batting

Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Eoin Morgan, Rahul Tripathi, Andre Russell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kyle Jamieson.

Team of 11 Players

Case 2 – If Bangalore is batting

Team of 11 Players

AB de Villiers (C), Devdutt Padikkal (VC), Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Wanindu Hasaranga, Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Varun Chakravarthy, Shivam Mavi.

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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.