Kolkata vs Bengaluru (KOL vs BEN), Match 30 Details
Match: Kolkata vs Bengaluru, Match 30
Date: 3rd May 2021
Time: 07: 30 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
KOL vs BEN, Kolkata vs Bengaluru Fantasy Tips & Predictions | The Fantasy Gully Show - Episode 30
Pitch Report/Condition
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 29 matches is 169 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 41% of its matches. So the toss does not make much of a difference here.
Pacers have been very successful at this Venue. They have earned 68% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
Head to Head
In the 28 matches played between these 2 teams, Bengaluru have won 13 matches and Kolkata have won 15 matches. Bengaluru Bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while Batsmans have earned the most fantasy points for Kolkata.
Top Fantasy Predictions for KOL vs BEN: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
AB de Villiers
ABD has scored 207 runs in 7 matches and has scored 15, 134, 8, 12, 117, 19 and 84 fantasy points respectively in these matches. Thus, going by the pattern of scoring fantasy points, de Villiers can come good in this fixture as he has performed well in alternate matches.
With scores of 76*(this season), 73*, 63 and 44 in his last 4 batting innings against Kolkata, de Villiers is looking in great rhythm against them.
Also, not to forget that he can give wicketkeeping points also as this season he has already inflicted 8 dismissals this season.
Virat Kohli
With 198 runs, Kohli has given good fantasy points in 4 out of his 7 matches this season as his fantasy points scored read 56, 18, 13, 100, 18, 53 and 57.
Since 2018, Virat has faced Kolkata 7 times and in these matches, he has piled up 339 runs at a strike rate of 144 which includes 1 century, 2 fifties and 2 thirties which accounts to an average of 55+ fantasy points which is a great return.
At this venue, he has looked comfortable right from the IND/ENG T20 series and can give guaranteed returns in this fixture as well.
Rahul Tripathi
With 238 runs against Bengaluru, Tripathi has a batting average of 48 against them which is very good and in terms of fantasy points he has given an average of almost 40 fantasy points against them in the Indian T20 league which is quite decent.
Among all the batsmen for Kolkata (Gill, Morgan, Tripathi, Rana and Karthik), Rahul Tripathi is the one who has scored the most runs as far as the last 3 matches are considered with 96 and him being budget friendly, can be preferred for this fixture.
Earlier in the reverse fixture against Bengaluru this season, Tripathi had scored 50 fantasy points, and this could boost his confidence.
Top Fantasy Predictions for KOL vs BEN: Bowlers
Harshal Patel
The leading wicket taker (17 wickets in 7 matches) might have been wicketless in the last match but still managed to give good fantasy points as he scored 31 with the bat and thus scored 40 fantasy points. As a matter of fact, he is averaging 80 fantasy points per match this season.
In his last 3 matches against Kolkata, he has taken 2/17 (this season), 2/34 and 2/40 and thus has given loads of returns in recent times against Kolkata.
Kolkata have lost wickets in the middle and death phase of the matches constantly throughout this season and this could work in favour of Harshal as he bowls most of his overs after the 8 or 9 over mark.
Kyle Jamieson
Kyle Jamieson has been one of the silent performers this season as he has taken 9 wickets and has scored 71, 29, 37, 31, 99, 41 and 35 fantasy points respectively in his 7 matches. He has ended up in the Dream team in 6 out of the 7 occasions so far which is just phenomenal.
Earlier in the reverse fixture this season against Kolkata, he had picked 3/41 and thus will be looking much more confident in this match as well.
Little does everyone know that he can be handy with the bat also as he has scored 59 runs at a strike rate of 144 and thus can give an extra 10 to 15+ points with his cameos down the order.
Given that the Ahmedabad pitch is offering the Pacers more than Spinners, a tall bowler like Jamieson is a perfect pick at this venue.
Pat Cummins
With 9 wickets, Cummins is the leading wicket taker for Kolkata this season and has given an average of 58 fantasy points per match so far in these 7 matches.
A bowler like Cummins can extract the best from this venue as he has pace and bounce in his bowling and Ahmedabad pitch does offer something for the Pacers as it was evident in the matches played this season as more wickets were taken by Pacers than Spinners.
Also, in his 2 matches so far at this venue, Cummins has taken 3/24 and 2/31 and thus has given loads of points in both these matches.
If need be, we already have witnessed in a couple of matches that he can be more than handy with the bat as well and thus can add extra points if opportunity arises.
Top Fantasy Predictions for KOL vs BEN: All-Rounders
Andre Russell
Russell has given fantasy points with both bat and ball as in his 7 matches so far this season he has scored 163 runs and taken 7 wickets and thus is averaging 63 fantasy points per match this season.
Russell has a staggering batting record against Bengaluru in the Indian T20 league as in his 11 matches against them he has scored 370 runs at a strike rate of 215. Also, in these 11 matches he has managed to take 7 wickets as well and thus has given an average of 60+ fantasy points per match against them.
Thus, all things taken into consideration, he has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.9 which is the 2nd highest among all players for this fixture.
Daniel Sams
In his 1st match this season, Sams was ineffective but in the last match he managed to pick a wicket and thus scored 34 fantasy points.
In the recent Big Bash series, Sams took 11 wickets and scored 200 runs (at a strike rate of 189) in his 10 matches and thus gave an average of 50+ fantasy points per match which shows the kind of player he is.
He is averaging 43 fantasy points per match in his last 10 T20 matches which shows the kind of form he is in.
Also, the advantage of picking him is that his credits are very low, and this could help to accommodate all the other high credit players playing in this fixture (Kohli, Russell, ABD, Maxwell)
Top Fantasy Predictions for KOL vs BEN: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata are Pat Cummins with 105 match fantasy points. Andre Russell with 67 match fantasy points and Shubman Gill with 56 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Bengaluru are Kyle Jamieson with 71 match fantasy points. Virat Kohli with 56 match fantasy points and Rajat Patidar with 51 match fantasy points.
Top Fantasy Predictions for KOL vs BEN: Captain and Vice-Captain
AB de Villiers has a fantasy rating of 9.06, an X-Factor of 85 and an average of 56.1 match fantasy points in the last 10 games.
Andre Russell has an X-Factor of 81, an average of 59.9 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.92.
Harshal Patel has an X-Factor of 71, an average of 61.5 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.89.
Kyle Jamieson has an X-Factor of 73, a fantasy rating of 8.71 and an average of 49.9 match fantasy points in the last 10 games.
Virat Kohli has an X-Factor of 72, an average of 38.9 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.46.
KOL vs BEN, Indian T20 League, 2021 Dream11 Fantasy Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: A. De Villiers
Batters: V. Kohli, G. Maxwell, R. Patidar, R. Tripathi and S. Gill
All-Rounders: D. Sams and A. Russell
Bowlers: H. Patel, K. Jamieson and P. Cummins
Captain: A. De Villiers
Vice-Captain: A. Russell
Kolkata vs Bengaluru (KOL vs BEN), Match 30 Preview
Match 30 of the "Indian T20 League, 2021" will be played between Kolkata and Bengaluru (KOL vs BEN). The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Kolkata have played 7 matches in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table, while Bengaluru have also played 7 matches in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table.
In their previous encounter in this series, AB de Villiers was the Man of the Match and Bengaluru beat Kolkata by 38 runs. Varun Chakravarthy scored the highest fantasy points for Kolkata with 64 match fantasy points while AB de Villiers topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Bengaluru with 117 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Kolkata against Delhi, Delhi beat Kolkata by 7 wickets. The top fantasy player for KOL was Pat Cummins who scored 105 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Punjab, Punjab beat Bengaluru by 34 runs. The top fantasy player for BEN was Kyle Jamieson who scored 71 fantasy points.