The 49th match of the 2024 Indian Premier League sees Chennai Super Kings taking on Punjab Kings. The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Chennai Super Kings have played nine matches so far. They are third in the points table with 10 points. Punjab Kings have also played nine matches but are eighth in the points table with six points. In the last match against SunRisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings won by 78 runs.
The best fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 132 fantasy points. The other top scorers were Daryl Mitchell with 121 and Tushar Deshpande with 112 fantasy points.
In their last match in this tournament against Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Kings won by eight wickets. The best fantasy player for the Punjab Kings was Jonny Bairstow who scored 168 fantasy points. The other top scorers were Shashank Singh with 104, Prabhsimran Singh with 86 and Arshdeep Singh with 50 fantasy points.
Field report and weather conditions
The pitch at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will allow for good stroke play and batsmen will find it easy to score on this surface. This will only allow a little assistance to the bowlers and taking wickets here will not be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 157 runs. The field is sporty, with decent assistance for batsmen and pitchers. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Rhythm or spin?
The place is suitable for both pacers and spinners.
Weather forecast
The temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees C with 78% humidity and winds of 8.01 m/s.
Head to head
In the 29 matches played between these two teams, the Punjab Kings bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team while the all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for the Chennai Super Kings.
Both teams last met in match 41 of the 2023 Indian Premier League where Devon Conway scored the highest fantasy points for Chennai Super Kings with 128 points while Liam Livingstone topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Punjab Kings with 69 points.
Fatansy Main Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Gaikwad is averaging 66 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a 9.9 fantasy rating. He is a top-notch right-handed batsman. In the last nine matches, Gaikwad has scored 447 runs at an average of 63.9 per match.
Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana is a key inclusion for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He is averaging 61 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a 9.2 fantasy rating. Pathirana is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last six matches, he has taken 13 wickets at an average of 13.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow is a wicketkeeper who has averaged 59 fantasy points over the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points. He can be a high-risk, high-reward pick on your team. Bairstow is a top-order batsman who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the seven matches played recently, Baristow scored 204 runs, averaging 34 per match.
shashank singh
Shashank Singh is a right-handed batsman averaging 57 Fantasy points since the last 10 games. He has an 8.2 fantasy rating and is a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy points. In the last nine matches, he has scored 263 runs at an average of 65.8 per match.
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube can be a fruitful pick for your Dream11 team. Dube is averaging 53 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a premier left-handed hitter. In the last nine matches, this player has scored 350 runs at an average of 58.3 per match.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 48 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and could be a good safe pick for your Dream11 team. He is a top-order batsman who bats left-handed. In the nine matches played recently, Jadeja scored 157 runs at an average of 78.5 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling slowly with his orthodox left arm and in the last few matches, he has taken five wickets at an average of 46.8 per match.
Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell is a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He is averaging 48 fantasy points over the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.7. He is a top-notch right-handed batsman. In the last eight matches, Mitchell has scored 198 runs at an average of 28.3 per match.
Tushar Despande
Tushar Deshpande is averaging 35 fantasy points from the last 10 games, backed by a 9.3 fantasy rating. He is a difference-maker for your Fantasy Team and the right-medium bowler has taken 10 wickets in nine matches at an average of 27.7.
Fantasy Team
Wicketkeeper: Jonny Bairstow and MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shashank Singh
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran
Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh
Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Vice-captain: Sam Curran
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