Indian T20 League 2021: Match 49 KOL vs HYD – Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips, Prediction, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Match Details

Kolkata and Hyderabad will take on each other in Match No. 49 of the 14th edition of the Indian T20 League. The venue for this match is the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

This match will be streamed on Hotstar and is scheduled to commence at 07:30 PM IST.

Preview

The Kolkata side is occupying the 4th spot in the points table. The Kolkata outfit has emerged triumphant in 5 out of its 12 matches. Kolkata went down to the Punjab side by 5 wickets in their previous rubber.

Hyderabad is placed at the last spot in the points table. The ‘Orange Army’ has won just 2 matches out of the 11 that it has played. In their previous rubber, the Hyderabad side was beaten by the Chennai outfit by 6 wickets.

Probable Playing XIs for Kolkata vs Hyderabad

Kolkata

Predicted XI:

Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Tim Siefert/Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine, Tim Southee, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy

Hyderabad

Predicted XI:

Jason Roy, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Priyam Garg/Manish Pandey, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Sandeep Sharma, Siddarth Kaul

Captaincy Picks for Kolkata vs Hyderabad

Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata)

Venkatesh Iyer pummeled the Punjab bowling attack in Kolkata’s previous match. The left-hander scored a ravishing 67 off 49 deliveries and helped his side post a total of 165/7. Iyer has scored 193 runs and taken 3 wickets in his Indian T20 League career.

Rashid Khan (Hyderabad)

Rashid Khan has been excellent for the Hyderabad side in the 2021 edition of the Indian T20 league. The spin bowler has scalped 14 wickets in the tournament this year and has picked his wickets at an average of 19.50. Khan has picked up 89 wickets in the Indian T20 league.

Fan2Play Fantasy Cricket Tips

2-Player Team

Venkatesh Iyer (C), Kane Williamson

3-Player Team

Rashid Khan (C), Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy

4-Player Team

Jason Roy (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana

11-Player Team

Dinesh Karthik, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Jason Roy, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer (C), Rashid Khan (VC), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakravarthy

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