PUN vs CHE (Punjab vs Chennai), Match 8 - Match Information
Match: Punjab vs Chennai, Match 8
Date: 16th April 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match Officials: Umpires: Anil Dandekar (IND), Anil Chaudhary (IND) and Virender Sharma (IND), Referee: Prakash Bhatt (IND)
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PUN vs CHE, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 7 matches is 172 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 57% 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 76% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. We would suggest that you pick as many pace bowlers as possible in your team.
PUN vs CHE, Head to Head
In the 24 matches played between these 2 teams, Punjab have won 8 matches and Chennai have won 15 matches. Batsmen of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
PUN vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
KL Rahul started his season with a bang as he scored 91 from just 50 balls and took 2 catches thus fetched a staggering 142 fantasy points.
Rahul since joining Punjab has played 6 times against Chennai and in these matches, he has scored 29, 63, 71, 55, 7 & 37 runs respectively. Thus, barring just 1 match he has given good fantasy points in every match against Chennai while representing Punjab.
It is now clear that Rahul is preferred over Pooran as far as wicket keeping is concerned and thus apart from loads of runs, Rahul can give bonus wicketkeeping points as well.
Rahul has a Fantasy Gully rating of 10 for this fixture and given that this match is also at Wankhede (a batting paradise) he can be a good captaincy choice.
Suresh Raina was back at his very best in the first match as he scored 54 from 36 balls against Delhi and gave 79 fantasy points.
As context, he has scored the 2nd most runs against Punjab in the Indian T20 league (814 runs in 24 matches) at an average of 43 and strike rate of 152 which also includes his only century of this tournament. It comes down to an estimated average of 45+ fantasy points against Punjab in these 24 matches which is a good number for any player to end up in the Dream team.
Another interesting stat is that at Wankhede he has played twice against Punjab and in these 2 matches he has scores of 87 (25 balls) & 55* (34 balls) which goes to show that against Punjab he becomes a better player if the match is at Mumbai.
Given that Wankhede is a small ground and a batting paradise, fantasy points from Suresh Raina is guaranteed and overall considering all the factors, he has a Fantasy Gully rating of 8.9 which is superb.
Chris Gayle looked good in his first match this season as he scored 40 runs from just 28 balls. He gave a total of 58 fantasy points which was more than enough for him to feature in the Dream team.
A ground like Wankhede is tailor made for someone like Chris Gayle as he can clear the boundaries with ease.
In fact, he does have a great record at the Wankhede stadium as he has scored 385 runs (at a strike rate of 152) in all his 10 T20 matches played here which includes 1 century as well and thus he has given an estimated average of 50+ fantasy points at this venue.
He has a Fantasy Gully rating of 7.9 and has given an average of 62 fantasy points in his last 10 T20 matches. If one of the openers fall short of runs, Gayle can be the one who can accelerate and keep the run scoring rate high.
PUN vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Shardul Thakur has played against Punjab in 5 matches in the Indian T20 league and in these matches, he has bowling figures of 1/27, 2/39, 2/33, 2/33 & 3/19 and thus he has never been wicketless in a match against Punjab and has given guaranteed fantasy points in each match.
His economy might be on the higher side but his multiple wickets taking ability is what will make up for most of his fantasy points.
Also, in his last 9 T20 matches, Shardul has taken 13 wickets with being wicketless in only 2 matches which again proves that very seldom times does he not give any fantasy points and can be a bankable bowler.
Moreover, watch out for his batting as well as he has become a better batsman and his small cameos of 5 or 10 balls can also fetch you 15 to 20 odd fantasy points if needed.
Mohammed Shami took 2/33 in his first match this season and thus gave 62 fantasy points which was enough for him to make it into the Dream team.
Shami also has a good record at Wankhede in T20s as he has taken 8 wickets in his 4 matches here with never being wicketless in a match, which proves that he hardly gives no or less fantasy points in a match.
Shami has a fantasy rating of 7.7 and has given an average of 40 fantasy points in his last 10 matches which is quite good for a fast bowler especially given that this match is at Wankhede.
He has a knack of picking up early wickets in the powerplay (as he proved in the match against Rajasthan by dismissing Stokes for a duck) and thus can be effective against Chennai as Faf du Plessis and Gaikwad looked out of sorts in their 1st match.
Arshdeep Singh had a good start this season as he took 3/35 against Rajasthan and thus gave a total of 91 fantasy points in the match which is quite a lot.
Little does everybody knows that he has entered this season on the back of a good performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy having taken 10 wickets in 7 matches at an impressive economy of 6.67 with being wicketless in only 1 match and thus had given guaranteed fantasy points in every other match.
Given that he is a left arm pacer which is very rare especially in the Indian circuit, it adds an extra X-factor in him and thus can be a god pick for this fixture.
Also, him being a player whose credits are rated not as high; he can be a budget friendly pick.
PUN vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Moeen Ali scored a brisk knock of 36 runs from just 24 balls which produced 60 fantasy points from him.
He has a great record at the Wankhede stadium in all T20s as in his 4 matches here he has scored 101 runs (includes a fifty) and taken 5 wickets with the ball which accounts for an average of more than 60 fantasy points in these matches.
Given that he batted at number 3 in the last match, it was evident that Chennai wants Moeen Ali to play as a pinch hitter in the game and thus you can expect more batting points from his as Mumbai is a batting paradise.
As far as bowling is concerned, he did bowl 3 overs but was wicketless in the 1st match, however historically he has had good success at this venue in all the other 3 matches played and which means that he can potentially give bowling points as well.
Sam Curran was superb with the bat the other night against Delhi as he scored 34 from just 15 balls which included 2 sixes and 4 fours and with the bat itself, he gave 50+ fantasy points. Thus, with the bat he is looking good and given that he mostly bats in the death overs, he can be a great pick as Punjab’s death bowling is not looking very good at least from what was witnessed in the 1st match.
He did bowl couple of overs but was wicketless and thus in the next match as well, you can expect him to bowl 2 to 3 overs and if at all he gets a wicket, he can give an additional 25+ fantasy points.
In his last 10 T20 matches, Sam Curran has given an average of 49 fantasy points which is not a number for which he can be a captain or a vice-captain choice but, he can still be part of the Dream team in most number of matches.
PUN vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: Top Players of the Last Match
The Top Point Getters for Punjab are KL Rahul with 142 match fantasy points. Deepak Hooda with 114 match fantasy points and Arshdeep Singh with 91 match fantasy points.
The Top Point Getters for Chennai are Suresh Raina with 79 match fantasy points. Moeen Ali with 60 match fantasy points and Sam Curran with 60 match fantasy points.
PUN vs CHE 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 10 and a low XFactor.
Suresh Raina has an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.93 and a medium XFactor.
Moeen Ali has an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.29 and a medium XFactor.
Sam Curran has an average of 48 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.04 and a low XFactor.
Chris Gayle has an average of 62 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.94 and a medium XFactor.
PUN vs CHE Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: K. Rahul
Batters: S. Raina, F. Du Plessis, R. Gaikwad, C. Gayle and D. Hooda
All-Rounders: M. Ali and S. Curran
Bowlers: S. Thakur, M. Shami and A. Singh
Captain: K. Rahul
Vice-Captain: S. Raina
PUN vs CHE (Punjab vs Chennai), Match 8 Preview
Match 8 of the Indian T20 League, 2021 has Punjab taking on Chennai. The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Punjab have played 1 match in the series and they are currently ranked sixth on the points table, while Chennai have also played 1 match in the series and they are currently ranked second on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 53 of the Indian T20 League, 2020 where Deepak Hooda scored the highest fantasy points for Punjab with 85 match fantasy points while Ruturaj Gaikwad topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai with 90 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Punjab against Rajasthan, Punjab beat Rajasthan by 4 runs. The top fantasy player for Punjab was KL Rahul who scored 142 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Delhi, Delhi beat Chennai by 7 wickets. The top fantasy player for Chennai was Suresh Raina who scored 79 fantasy points.