PUN vs HYD (Punjab vs Hyderabad), Match 14 - Match Information
Match: Punjab vs Hyderabad, Match 14
Date: 21st April 2021
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match Officials: Umpires: Krishnamachari Srinivasan (IND), Nitin Menon (IND) and KN Ananthapadmanabhan (IND), Referee: Sunil Chaturvedi (IND)
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PUN vs HYD, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 13 matches is 168 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 54% of its matches. So the toss does not make much of a difference here.
The pacers have earned 69% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea.
PUN vs HYD, Head to Head
In the 16 matches played between these 2 teams, Punjab have won 5 matches and Hyderabad have won 11 matches. Bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
KL Rahul
There is nothing wrong which KL Rahul can do in the Indian T20 league and so far, this season he has given 84, 18 & 142 fantasy points respectively and has been part of the Dream team on all these 3 occasions.
Now that they are shifting the base to Chennai, it will be interesting as to how Rahul plays against a relatively slow surface as he does not struggle much against spinners. The last time he played at Chennai in the Indian T20 league, he scored 55 from 47 balls.
He has had a good record against Hyderabad overall in the Indian T20 league as in his 8 matches against them he has scored 300 runs (including 3 fifties) which comes down to an average of 45+ fantasy points per match, and that is only with the bat, with his wicketkeeping, there is always a scope to get extra points.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 9.8 which is the highest among all players for this fixture and he should be the first-choice wicketkeeper to be selected.
Jonny Bairstow
He is so far the highest run getter (110) and the batsman with the highest strike rate (147) for Hyderabad this season. He has so far given 76, 17 & 80 fantasy points in his 3 matches which is very good.
He was back at his natural opening position against Mumbai in the last match and will continue the same and thus runs expected from him with the bat will increase thus giving more fantasy points.
Also, now that he is the wicketkeeper for Hyderabad, extra points in the form of stumpings/catches/run-outs are also getable.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 9.0 for this match which is the 2nd highest among all players.
As context, his 2nd highest score in the Indian T20 league which is 97 from 55 balls was scored against Punjab in the last season.
David Warner
After struggling in his firs match, Warner came back in form with the bat as he scored 50 and 85 fantasy points in his recent 2 matches.
As context, Warner has a staggering record against Punjab in the Indian T20 league in recent matches. Since 2015, Warner has played against Punjab in 10 matches and in these matches, he has scored 9 consecutive fifties and in the most recent fixture against them, 35 from just 20 balls (total 609 runs in these 10 matches) and thus in all these matches has given loads of fantasy points.
Overall, in the Indian T20 league, he is the leading run getter against Punjab (906 runs in 19 matches) and if we are to calculate an estimated fantasy points given by him in these matches, it comes down to 65 points per match which is an outstanding number.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Rashid Khan
He might be wicketless in the last match but did take 2 wickets in each of his first 2 matches this season and thus has given 8, 88 & 64 fantasy points in his 3 matches so far.
Talking about his bowling against Punjab, he has taken 16 wickets in his 8 matches against them with never being wicketless in a match which proves that he has given fantasy points in each of these 8 matches. In 5 out of these 8 matches, he had taken 2 or more wickets and thus has given at least 50 fantasy points in these 5 matches.
With the pitches slowing down, he is likely to become more and more lethal with the ball and as he was wicketless in the last match, you can expect him to take a wicket in this match as a player like him always comes back after such match.
Arshdeep Singh
With 5 wickets so far in 3 matches this season, Arshdeep Singh has given 29, 35 and 91 fantasy points respectively in these 3 matches and thus has been part of the dream team on all these occasions.
Given that he is a left-handed fast bowler, there is certain added advantage to pick him in your team.
He also has a great record against Hyderabad having taken 6 wickets (3/23, 2/33 & 1/41) in 3 matches against them and thus has guaranteed fantasy points every time he had played against Hyderabad which will be an added factor to pick him in your team.
His Fantasy Gully rating is 8.2 for this fixture and has given 47 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches which depicts the form he is in.
Khaleel Ahmed
He was decent in his 1st match this season against Mumbai as he took 1/24 and thus gave 32 fantasy points which is a good return.
He has a good overall record in the Indian T20 league as he has taken 28 wickets in his 18 matches and has been wicketless in only 4 out of these 18 matches which proves that he does give returns on a regular basis.
He has played against Punjab 3 times and in these matches, he has taken 0/31, 2/24 & 3/40 thus has given at least 50+ fantasy points in 2 out of these 3 matches.
With Bhuvi struggling to find form and T Natarajan given a rest, Khaleel will look at this fixture as an opportunity and will certainly give amazing returns in this fixture as well as he will complete his 4 overs which increases his chances of wickets.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Jalaj Saxena
He was picked into the squad by Punjab in the last match on the back of a good SMAT performance as he picked up 10 wickets in just 5 matches and thus had given an average of 50+ fantasy points in that series.
At Chennai as well, he has a good record in T20 matches. He has taken 4 wickets and scored 78 runs in his 4 matches played here and thus has given at least 45 points on an average at this venue in T20s.
He might be a good pick for Punjab as they needed a spinner who can bat a bit in their lower order and thus, he can provide points with both, the bat and ball.
Also, given that his credits are on the lower side, he can be a budget friendly pick.
Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar’s confidence must be sky high after performing with both bat and ball (28 runs scored and 2 wickets taken) against Mumbai in the last match in which he gave 96 fantasy points.
His exploits against Mumbai will act as a performance booster for this fixture and thus Warner will give 2 to 3 overs to bowl to him and thus his chances of taking wickets might increase. As far as his batting is concerned, he looked good in the first 2 matches as well, but it was way too late for him as he was sent at number 6 and in the match against Mumbai, he was sent at number 5 and thus did well with the bat.
He might be promoted at number 4 in this match as Hyderabad is yet to find a solid middle order player and if that happens, he can change the game as he averages 41 with the bat at number 4 in the Indian T20 league.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Punjab are Mayank Agarwal with 102 match fantasy points. KL Rahul with 84 match fantasy points and Jhye Richardson with 68 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Hyderabad are Vijay Shankar with 96 match fantasy points. Jonny Bairstow with 76 match fantasy points and Mujeeb Ur Rahman with 55 match fantasy points.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
KL Rahul has an average of 68 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.79 and a low XFactor.
Jonny Bairstow has an average of 53 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.04 and a medium XFactor.
David Warner has an average of 50 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.93 and a low XFactor.
Manish Pandey has an average of 47 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.62 and a medium XFactor.
Rashid Khan has an average of 53 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.26 and a low XFactor.
PUN vs HYD Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keepers: K. Rahul and J. Bairstow
Batters: M. Agarwal, C. Gayle, D. Warner and V. Singh
All-Rounders: D. Hooda and V. Shankar
Bowlers: A. Singh, R. Khan and K. Ahmed
Captain: K. Rahul
Vice-Captain: J. Bairstow
PUN vs HYD (Punjab vs Hyderabad), Match 14 Preview
Punjab (PUN) will take on Hyderabad (HYD) in the 14th game of the Indian T20 League, 2021 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Punjab have played 3 matches in the series and they are currently ranked sixth on the points table, while Hyderabad have also played 3 matches in the series and they are currently ranked eighth on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 43 of the Indian T20 League, 2020 where Chris Jordan scored the highest fantasy points for Punjab with 108 match fantasy points while Rashid Khan topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Hyderabad with 68 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Punjab against Delhi, Delhi beat Punjab by 6 wickets. The top fantasy player for Punjab was Mayank Agarwal who scored 102 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Mumbai, Mumbai beat Hyderabad by 13 runs. The top fantasy player for Hyderabad was Vijay Shankar who scored 96 fantasy points.