PUN vs BEN (Punjab vs Bengaluru), Match 26 - Match Information
Match: Punjab vs Bengaluru, Match 26
Date: 30th April 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Match Officials: Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (IND), Virender Sharma (IND) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (IND), Referee: Shakti Singh (IND)
PUN vs BEN, Punjab vs Bengaluru Fantasy Tips & Predictions | The Fantasy Gully Show - Episode 26
PUN vs BEN, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 25 matches is 164 runs. The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer.
The pacers have earned 67% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea.
PUN vs BEN, Head to Head
In the 26 matches played between these 2 teams, Bengaluru have won 12 matches and Punjab have won 14 matches. Bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
KL Rahul
With 240 runs in 6 matches, Rahul is averaging 48 with the bat this season and has given good fantasy returns in 4 out of his 6 matches this season. He is averaging 62 fantasy points per match so far this season.
He has an outstanding batting record against his former team Bengaluru in the Indian T20 league as he has piled up 371 runs (at a strike rate of 155) in just 9 matches which includes a century (which he scored last season) and thus has given an average of 52+ fantasy points against Bengaluru.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 9 which is the 2nd highest among all the players playing in this match.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers is the 2nd highest run getter and has scored 374 fantasy points this season (average of 62 fantasy points per match)
Since 2017 (last 4 seasons) de Villiers has played against Punjab in 8 matches and has scored 327 runs (includes 4 fifties) at a heavy strike rate of 166 and thus has given an average of 45+ fantasy points per match in these matches.
With him being the wicketkeeper, there is always a chance of scoring extra fantasy points in the form of stumpings/catches/runouts.
Virat Kohli
With 163 runs in 6 matches, Kohli has been giving good returns in odd matches this season as his fantasy points read 18, 13, 100, 18, 53 and 57 But a player like him can bounce back anytime and given that this match is at Ahmedabad, you can expect him to score well in this fixture.
In his 8 T20 matches at this venue, Kohli has scored 332 runs which includes 4 fifties and if we are to calculate the same in terms of average fantasy points per game, it comes down to a little more than 50.
As context, his last 5 scores against Punjab read 48, 1, 13, 67 and 48*
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Harshal Patel
With 17 wickets, Harshal is the leading wicket taker this season and has given at least 50 fantasy points in each of his 6 matches this season. He is averaging 86 fantasy points per match this season which is an astounding number.
Against Punjab he has bowling figures of 0/37, 2/12, 1/13, 2/56 and 1/44 and thus has given decent returns against Punjab in his 5 matches played.
Most of his wickets this season have come at the death and with the struggling middle order and lower order of Punjab, Harshal can give another 50 points in this match as well.
Mohammed Shami
Shami has been blowing hot and cold this season as he has given good returns in 4 out of his 6 matches but given that this match is at Ahmedabad which does assist the Pacers, he can be a good pick. So far this season he has scored 40, 58, 7, -2, 67 & 62 fantasy points.
He has a decent record against Bengaluru as in his 8 matches played against them, he has taken 9 wickets with being wicketless in only 1 match.
He has been bowling well particularly well in the death overs and thus he can be effective against the likes of Washington Sundar, Jamieson and Daniel Sams.
Kyle Jamieson
Jamieson has taken 7 wickets in his 6 matches and has given 29, 37, 31, 99, 41 and 35 fantasy points respectively which are more than decent returns as he was in the Dream team in 5 of these occasions.
A tall and fast bowler like him can get good assistance from the surface at this venue as fast bowlers are taking more wickets at this venue than spinners so far.
Also, with Bengaluru not playing enough pure batsmen, Jamieson can be more than handy with the bat as he has already scored 43 runs in his 4 innings this season and those runs have come at a strike rate of 143.
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Daniel Sams
He played his 1st match of the season against Delhi but was ineffective as he did not get to bat that much and was given only 2 overs, but he is a much better player than that.
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.
Post the Big Bash, he also played 2 T20 internationals against New Zealand in which he took 3 wickets and scored 42 runs and thus proved again that he can give points with both bat and ball.
He is averaging 54 fantasy points per match in his last 10 T20 matches which shows the kind of form he is in.
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Punjab are Chris Jordan with 45 match fantasy points. Mayank Agarwal with 44 match fantasy points and Mohammed Shami with 40 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Bengaluru are AB de Villiers with 134 match fantasy points. Harshal Patel with 54 match fantasy points and Rajat Patidar with 45 match fantasy points.
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Harshal Patel has an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.49 and a medium XFactor.
KL Rahul has an average of 57 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.02 and a medium XFactor.
AB de Villiers has an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.91 and a medium XFactor.
Virat Kohli has an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.21 and a medium XFactor.
Mohammed Shami has an average of 34 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and a medium XFactor.
PUN vs BEN Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keepers: K. Rahul, P. Singh and A. De Villiers
Batters: C. Gayle, V. Kohli, G. Maxwell and R. Patidar
All-Rounder: D. Sams
Bowlers: M. Shami, H. Patel and K. Jamieson
Captain: H. Patel
Vice-Captain: K. Rahul
PUN vs BEN (Punjab vs Bengaluru), Match 26 Preview
Match 26 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Punjab taking on Bengaluru. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad.
Punjab have played 6 matches in the series and they are currently ranked sixth on the points table, while Bengaluru have also played 6 matches in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 31 of the Indian T20 League, 2020 where KL Rahul scored the highest fantasy points for Punjab with 100 match fantasy points while Virat Kohli topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Bengaluru with 55 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Punjab against Kolkata, Kolkata beat Punjab by 5 wickets. The top fantasy player for Punjab was Chris Jordan who scored 45 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Delhi, Bengaluru beat Delhi by 1 run. The top fantasy player for Bengaluru was AB de Villiers who scored 134 fantasy points.