Venue Insights
- Highest Team Total: 206/3 By Punjab Against Bangalore in 2020.
- Lowest Team Total: 109/10 By Bangalore Against Punjab in 2020.
- Highest Individual Score: 132 By KL Rahul (Punjab) Against Bangalore in 2020.
- Best Bowling Figures: 4/14 By Mohit Sharma (Chennai) Against Mumbai in 2014.
- Highest Partnership: 181 By Shane Watson And Faf Du Plessis (Chennai) For 1st Wicket Against Punjab in 2020.
- Win Rate Batting First: 70% (7 Won; 3 Lost)
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers
Shardul Thakur is having a great 2020 with the ball. Already he has picked up 5 wickets this IPL season (in 3 matches).Stat alert: he has picked up at least a wicket in each of his last 13 T20s (total 23 wickets).
Yuzvendra Chahal has been the joint highest wicket takers in this IPL amongst spinners (8 wickets; along-with Rashid Khan) His IPL bowling stats in Dubai are 9 wickets in just 6 matches.
Having picked up 5 wickets in his 3 matches, Isuru Udana has already filled the void of the Bangalore bowling attack. Little does everybody know that he his also handy with the bat as he has performed for Sri Lanka in many matches.
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders
Scores of 21* and 50 in Ravindra Jadeja's last 2 batting innings shows that he his certainly finding his batting form. Also, Kedar Jadhav’s struggles with the bat might push Jadeja up the batting order thus occupying more time at the crease.
Sam Curran has already scored 68 runs to go with his 7 wickets this season. He either picks wickets or scores handy runs with the bat down the order; irrespective he gives you fantasy points in every match.
Shivam Dube has already picked up 4 wickets in the 3 innings that he has bowled. Also has the ability to score some important cameos down the order (like the 27* vs Mumbai this season)
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & Keepers
Devdutt Padikkal, the young sensation from Karnataka has already proved his worth this season. The matches in which his scores were 1 and 4 are those when the target was above 190 and the one in which he scored 63, the target was 154 only. Thus, it is a no brainer that if RCB bats first, he is a good pick, but watch out for if Bangalore bats 2nd.
Faf du Plessis, the man in yellow who is in purple patch this season. He has already scored 299 runs (average of 75 and SR of 151) and currently is 2nd in the Orange cap list. Plus, extra points for his fielding given that he has taken 7 catches (the most) this season.
MS Dhoni is still struggling to get going this season. However, considering his recent performances vs Bangalore in the IPL, he is one of the picks to watch out for. His scores against Bangalore in last 3 matches: 84*, 31* and 70*. Also, his wicket keeping makes up for his batting points as he is the wicket-keeper with the most dismissals this season with 11 (10 catches and 1 stumping).
Probable XI
Chennai - Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma
Bangalore - Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers(w), Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal
Preview
Chennai lock horns with Bangalore in Match 25 of the Indian T20 League in Dubai. The 3-time champions continue to struggle to hit consistent form and will be entering in this match after losing a match that they should have won. Losing control in the middle overs during the chase cost them and that would be hurting. However, the bowling performance was promising and they would hope for continuous progress. They likely will retain their last XI as the defeat was more to do with the execution than the team composition. Bangalore, on the flip side, have suffered 2 losses this season and both have been massive ones. They need to improve their bowling at the death and the batting also can get more clinical. Bangalore would need a complete team performance to push Chennai. Should be a cracker.
Chennai at Dubai: Played 5, Won 3, Lost 2
Bangalore at Dubai: Played 6, Won 3, Lost 3
Toss : Bangalore won the toss and have opted to bat first.