IPL 2020 Match 21 - KOL vs CSK Fantasy Preview

It’s been nearly 3 weeks since IPL 2020 began and we’re well aware of how the pitches have been working so far. In 19 completed games this season, the side batting first has won on 14 occasions and that’s one major trend you should keep an eye out for. The side batting first should have more batting options in your fantasy side but remember, 3 of the 5 successful chases this season have been at the Abu Dhabi ground. Threat neutralised?!

Chennai Super Kings will be in action and it’s likely they will want to chase again after their superb 180+ chase without losing a wicket in the last game. They now have 2 wins in 5 games in IPL 2020 and they play Match 21 against Kolkata Knight Riders, a team that has 2 wins in 4 games, losing their last one to Delhi. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the KOL vs CSK game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 7th October 2020, 7:30pm IST.
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Capacity: 20,000+
Series status: Match 21 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

KOL: L W W L
CSK: W L L L W

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 games, Chennai leads 3-2.
Eoin Morgan – batting average of 68 after 4 games in IPL 2020.
Sunil Narine scores so far in IPL 2020 – 9, 0, 15, 3.

Kolkata Knight Riders

If there’s one man you can’t leave out of the side, it’s Eoin Morgan. Even though he batted as low as #6 in the last game, he smashed 44(18) and his versatility makes him way more dangerous than someone like Andre Russell. I’m taking the risk of leaving Dre Russ out because he has only 48 runs in 4 games and we think that Pat Cummins would be a better overseas pick, with 50 runs and 2 wickets so far.

Shubman Gill is their leading run scorer but he will be over picked in fantasy leagues so if you want a higher value option, go in for Nitish Rana who bats at #3 and his fifty in the last game will give him the required confidence for the rest of this tournament. Let’s not forget he bowls at times too. With only 27 runs and 2 wickets in 4 games, we think it’s time to let go of Sunil Narine for someone like Tom Banton at the top of the innings.

Chennai Super Kings

Considering KKR bowlers have been struggling for wickets, we’d suggest picking a number of CSK top order batsmen, especially after both of Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson scored unbeaten eighties in the last game, the former having 3 fifties in 5 games so far in IPL 2020. Another person you can’t leave out of your KOL vs CSK fantasy team is Sam Curran who didn’t perform in the last game but is a great all-round option.

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Very silently, leggie Piyush Chawla has crept up to CSK’s leading wicket taker this season with 6 wickets in 5 games and we think he’s a very good choice today for your Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team because he’s taking on his former franchise as well. Shardul Thakur has picked 3 wickets in 2 games since he was picked in the side and he is a less popular option than Deepak Chahar who was wicketless in the last game.

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Kolkata Knight Riders Squad

Dinesh Karthik (C), Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Sandeep Warrier, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Lockie Ferguson, Ali Khan, Tom Banton, Varun Chakravarthy, Prasidh Krishna, Siddhesh Lad, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Rinku Singh.

Chennai Super Kings Squad

MS Dhoni (C), Shane Watson, Ravindra Jadeja, M Vijay, Josh Hazlewood, Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Karn Sharma, Sai Kishore, Monu Kumar, KM Asif, Narayan Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad.