BEN vs KOL (Bengaluru vs Kolkata), Match 10 - Match Information
Match: Bengaluru vs Kolkata, Match 10
Date: 18th April 2021
Time: 03:30 PM IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match Officials: Umpires: Nitin Menon (IND), Chettithody Shamshuddin (IND) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Referee: Vengalil Narayanan Kutty (IND)
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BEN vs KOL, 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 9 matches is 162 runs. The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer.
Pacers have been very successful at this venue. They have earned 74% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
BEN vs KOL, Head to Head
In the 27 matches played between these 2 teams, Bengaluru have won 12 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.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Nitish Rana
Nitish Rana is in sensational form this season having scored 57 & 80 runs respectively in his 2 matches this season and has given 79 and 119 fantasy points respectively in these 2 matches.
Given that he opens the batting now for Kolkata, he has more time at the crease and thus chances of scoring heavy runs increases and thus can give more fantasy points. In the Indian T20 league, he averages 53.29 as an opener in 7 matches (5 fifties in these matches) and a strike rate of 140.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.9 which is quite high and is in sensational form as he has given an average of 64 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches, which makes him a must-have.
AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers has so far given 19 & 84 fantasy points in his 2 matches this season which is quite decent.
If we look at de Villiers’ last 3 batting innings against Kolkata, we find that he has scored 73* (33), 63 (32) & 44 (23); thus, not only has he scored big runs, but they have also come at a healthy strike rate and thus extra points are gettable in the form of fours and sixes.
It also looks like he will continue to be the wicketkeeper for the team and thus he can get you extra fantasy points as he did in the both the matches so far this season (he took a catch in the 1st match and in the 2nd match he had made 1 run-out along-with a catch taken)
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.8 as he has given an average of 46 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches and between Dinesh Karthik and him, de Villers should be the first-choice keeper to be selected.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli with identical scores of 33 in 2 matches so far has given 53 & 57 points respectively which was enough for him to feature in the Dream team in both these matches.
He has scored 18*, 33*, 100, 84 & 68* runs respectively in his last 5 matches against Kolkata and thus it will be interesting as to how he plays in this fixture as he has done very well against Kolkata in the recent times.
Also, at Chennai he has played 11 times in the Indian T20 league and has scored 357 runs which includes eight 30+ scores (including 2 fifties) and thus has guaranteed fantasy points in majority of these matches.
A player of his quality will surely be itching to go out in the middle and score big runs as scores of 33 is just not what Virat would be satisfied with himself.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel picked up a 5-wicket haul against Mumbai and the took 2/25 against Hyderabad the other night and thus has assured fantasy points in both these matches.
He will look to continue the same against Kolkata as well as this match is also at Chennai and now in his 3 T20 matches at Chennai he has taken 2/25, 5/27 and 2/19 and thus Chennai has become a good hunting ground for Harshal.
Interestingly, in his last 10 matches of the Indian T20 league which have been played in India he has taken 19 wickets with being wicketless in only 1 match which proves that he has given fantasy points in every match barring just one in the above-mentioned matches.
Given that he is not valued that high in terms of credits, he can be budget friendly and can help accommodate other high credit players in your team (eg: Kohli, Russell, de Villiers)
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins has given 72 & 29 fantasy points in his 2 matches so far this season which is quite decent from a fast bowler that too at Chennai.
He is looking in great rhythm as in his last 6 T20 matches he has taken 2/24, 1/30, 4/34, 2/31, 0/31 & 3/17 and thus has given guaranteed fantasy points in every match barring just one.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 7.8 which is good enough for him to be picked for this fixture.
Also, given the fact that this match is a day/night match, Pacers might get some assistance in the 2nd innings of the match given that the 1st innings will be played entirely under the sun.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Andre Russell
Russell has a staggering batting record against Bengaluru in the Indian T20 league as in his 10 matches against them he has scored 339 runs at an average of 48 and strike rate of 223 thus from the bat only he has given an average of 45+ fantasy points against Bengaluru in these 10 matches.
He can give points with the ball as well given that he has taken 7 wickets against Bengaluru in these 10 matches, and he is fresh from his maiden 5-wicket haul against Mumbai which will boost his confidence as far as bowling is considered.
On an average he has given 69 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches which is again a huge number. Thus, considering his current form and his record against Bengaluru, he has a Fantasy Gully rating of 9.6 which is the highest among all players for this fixture.
Shahbaz Ahmed
Shahbaz Ahmed’s spell of 3/7 against Hyderabad proved to be the game changer as it helped Bengaluru with that match and Shahbaz ended up with 123 fantasy points in his kitty, which was the highest in that fixture. He added 14 runs with the bat as well.
He was picked in the playing XI on the back of a good performance in the Vijay Hazare trophy in which he scored 163 runs and took 8 wickets in 5 matches, which accounted for an average of 80+ fantasy points in that series which is above par even for a 50-over format.
Also, in the recent internal pre-season practice matches Shahbaz had scored 95 (48 balls) and 39 (15 balls) and thus he looks in good rhythm.
Overall, looking at his exploits with the ball in the last match and his performances in the practice matches with the bat, he can be a good pick as he can give fantasy points with both bat and ball.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Bengaluru are Shahbaz Ahmed with 123 match fantasy points. Glenn Maxwell with 92 match fantasy points and Mohammed Siraj with 78 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Kolkata are Andre Russell with 161 match fantasy points. Nitish Rana with 79 match fantasy points and Pat Cummins with 72 match fantasy points.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Andre Russell has an average of 69 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 9.59 and a medium XFactor.
Nitish Rana has an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.94 and a medium XFactor.
AB de Villiers has an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.84 and a medium XFactor.
Glenn Maxwell has an average of 50 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.81 and a medium XFactor.
Shahbaz Ahmed has an average of 40 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.42 and a medium XFactor.
BEN vs KOL Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: A. De Villiers
Batters: V. Kohli, D. Padikkal, N. Rana and R. Tripathi
All-Rounders: G. Maxwell, S. Ahmed and A. Russell
Bowlers: H. Patel, K. Jamieson and P. Cummins
Captain: A. Russell
Vice-Captain: N. Rana
BEN vs KOL (Bengaluru vs Kolkata), Match 10 Preview
Match 10 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Bengaluru taking on Kolkata. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Bengaluru have played 2 matches in the series and they are currently ranked third on the points table, while Kolkata have also played 2 matches in the series and they are currently ranked seventh on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 39 of the Indian T20 League, 2020 where Mohammed Siraj scored the highest fantasy points for Bengaluru with 101 match fantasy points while Lockie Ferguson topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Kolkata with 55 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Bengaluru against Hyderabad, Bengaluru beat Hyderabad by 6 runs. The top fantasy player for Bengaluru was Shahbaz Ahmed who scored 123 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Mumbai, Mumbai beat Kolkata by 10 runs. The top fantasy player for Kolkata was Andre Russell who scored 161 fantasy points.