KOL vs CHE (Kolkata vs Chennai), Match 15 - Match Information
Match: Kolkata vs Chennai, Match 15
Date: 21st April 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match Officials: Umpires: Anil Dandekar (IND), Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Anil Chaudhary (IND), Referee: Shakti Singh (IND)
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KOL vs CHE, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 13 matches is 168 runs. The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 69% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
KOL vs CHE, Head to Head
In the 25 matches played between these 2 teams, Kolkata have won 9 matches and Chennai have won 15 matches. Batsmen of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Nitish Rana
With 30, 79 and 119 fantasy points in his 3 matches so far this season, Nitish Rana is looking good, and his bat has certainly delivered better than expected.
Now that this match is at Wankhede, Nitish Rana can be a good pick as in the recent SMAT, he had scored 66, 16, 27 & 74 runs in his 4 matches at this venue and thus will be looking to carry the same form in this game.
Last season, he had scored 87 runs in just 61 balls against Chennai in one his 2 matches and thus he will certainly carry that momentum in this fixture.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.9 and talking about his form, he has given 67 fantasy points per match in his last 10 T20 matches which is superb.
Suresh Raina
Raina has a great record against Kolkata in the Indian T20 league as he is the 3rd highest run getter against them (with 818 runs in 24 matches including 8 fifties) and if we are to calculate an estimate on how many fantasy points per match, he has given against them, it comes down to at least 45.
His last 7 scores against Kolkata in the Indian T20 league are 58*, 14, 31, 14, 84, 68* & 53* and thus has given more than decent points against them in recent times.
He might be batting at number 4 which is not his natural position but that does mean he can score runs at a quicker pace and can give bonus points in the form of boundaries.
Given his overall record in the Indian T20 league and against Kolkata, he has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.2 which is the 2nd highest among all batsmen for this fixture and thus should be a must-have.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy has so far given 64 and 31 fantasy points in the last 2 matches and with the Mumbai pitch slowing down slightly, you can expect him to give more returns.
Last season he played 2 matches against Chennai and in these matches, he had picked 2/20 & 1/28 which are still good bowling figures and will look to continue the same.
He has taken 7 wickets in his last 5 T20 matches thus is in good rhythm and if we are to extend this to his last 10 T20 matches, we find that he had 46 fantasy points per match which is a great number and depicts the form he is in.
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins has taken at least a wicket in every match so far this season and has given 37, 72 and 29 fantasy points which are quite decent numbers.
As context, in his last 5 T20 matches he has never been wicketless (total 10 wickets taken) which goes to show that he is in sublime form and with him fantasy points are guaranteed. If we extend this to his last 10 T20 matches, then we find that he has given 54 fantasy points per match which is still a very good number.
He has played only 1 match at Wankhede and in which he had taken 2/20 in his 4 overs (vs Mumbai in 2017).
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.1 which is the 2nd highest among all bowlers for this match and thus can be a good pick.
Shardul Thakur
Chennai is playing with only 2 frontline bowlers (Shardul and Deepak) as all the other overs are being bowled by all-rounders (Jadeja, Bravo, Ali, Curran).
Thus, between these 2, Shardul seems to be a better choice as he had a great success recently with the Indian national team, both in T20s as well as ODIs against England.
Also, Shardul has picked up wickets more frequently than Deepak Chahar and thus could be a beneficial pick. In his last 5 T20 matches, Shardul has picked up 1/20, 0/35, 2/53, 3/45 & 3/42 and thus has given great returns barring just one match.
Talking about his form, he has given 33 fantasy points per match in his last 10 T20 matches and thus can be a good pick.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Moeen Ali
With 108 runs and 4 wickets so far, Moeen Ali has been the best performing all-rounder this season and has given 130, 102 and 60 fantasy points respectively in 3 matches and thus has been part of the dream team in every match.
In the last match at Wankhede, it was observed that the ball has started to grip more and thus spinners can play a major part in the future games to be played here which thus increases Moeen’s chances of taking wickets.
Talking about his batting, he has already proved more than handy at the number 3 position and thus can score more runs as he will now have more time to spend at the crease.
With a Fantasy Gully rating of 9.6, he is the highest rated among all players for this fixture.
Andre Russell
With a total of 6 wickets and 45 runs so far in 3 matches, Andre Russell has given 44, 161 & 33 fantasy points which are more than decent numbers.
Overall, in the Indian T20 league Russell has played 9 matches and in these he has scored 226 runs (at a strike rate of 161) and has taken 6 wickets which comes down to an average of 50+ fantasy points per match against the yellow army.
In his last 5 T20 matches at Wankhede, Russell has scored 90 runs and has taken 5 wickets and thus has given an estimated 45+ points per match at this venue in these 5 matches.
Talking about his batting, he can be promoted up the order as Shakib and Dinesh Karthik both are struggling to find form and if the same happens, you can expect loads of batting fantasy points as he deals only in boundaries.
Sam Curran
Sam Curran has taken 3 wickets and scored 52 runs so far in the 3 matches and this has contributed with both bat and ball.
He has given 71, 41 and 60 fantasy points respectively in these 3 matches played and thus has been part of the Dream team on all these 3 occasions.
He also has a great record against Kolkata in the Indian T20 league as in his 3 matches played against them, he has taken 2 wickets and scored 85 runs and thus has given an average of 45+ fantasy points per match against them which is a great number.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.3 and talking about his form, he has given 50 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches and thus can be a great pick for this fixture.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata are Varun Chakaravarthy with 64 match fantasy points. Rahul Tripathi with 50 match fantasy points and Andre Russell with 44 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Chennai are Moeen Ali with 130 match fantasy points. Ravindra Jadeja with 117 match fantasy points and Sam Curran with 71 match fantasy points.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Moeen Ali has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.61 and a medium XFactor.
Nitish Rana has an average of 67 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.93 and a medium XFactor.
Andre Russell has an average of 70 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.56 and a medium XFactor.
Sam Curran has an average of 49 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.33 and a low XFactor.
Varun Chakaravarthy has an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.21 and a medium XFactor.
KOL vs CHE Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: D. Karthik
Batters: S. Raina, F. Du Plessis and N. Rana
All-Rounders: M. Ali, S. Curran and A. Russell
Bowlers: L. Ngidi, S. Thakur, V. Chakravarthy and P. Cummins
Captain: M. Ali
Vice-Captain: N. Rana
KOL vs CHE (Kolkata vs Chennai), Match 15 Preview
Match 15 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Kolkata taking on Chennai. The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Kolkata have played 3 matches in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table, while Chennai have also played 3 matches in the series and they are currently ranked second on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 49 of the Indian T20 League, 2020 where Nitish Rana scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata with 117 match fantasy points while Ruturaj Gaikwad topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai with 102 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Kolkata against Bengaluru, Bengaluru beat Kolkata by 38 runs. The top fantasy player for Kolkata was Varun Chakravarthy who scored 64 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Rajasthan, Chennai beat Rajasthan by 45 runs. The top fantasy player for Chennai was Moeen Ali who scored 130 fantasy points.