In the 41st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be locking horns with their arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. MI has been consistently doing well in this season as they have win six out of nine games. Despite losing two out of their first three games in IPL 2020, MI made a strong comeback barring their only other defeat coming in a Super Over to the Kings XI Punjab.
MI’s openers Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are in superb form, followed by Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav also played some match-winning knocks in this season. On the other hand, it hasn’t gone according to plan for CSK, still, they have the chance of reaching the top half of the table, but it will be difficult especially after the injury of Dwayne Bravo. Despite the likes of Faf du Plessis and to some extent Sam Curran doing well with the bat, inconsistent performances have hampered CSK in IPL 2020.
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CSK will be looking to avoid the wooden spoon, but they face a stern test in MI. With the two most successful teams in IPL history going head-to-head in Sharjah, we should be in for a nail-biting game. Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-
Wicket-Keepers
With none of the players having much of a practice, MS Dhoni seems to be a better pick as he has been known for making a strong comeback and he will be much more effective on slow pitches this season. However, for MI, Quinton de Kock will be keeping the wickets as he is known for playing match-winning knocks, but in order to maintain the balance of the IPL Fantasy XI, De Kock seems the better pick.
Batsmen
Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Surya Kumar Yadav, Ambati Rayduu, and Faf du Plessis have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, Shane Watson can also be added in fantasy cricket and that will depend on the balance of the squad. Apart from them, there are some useful batsmen in the line-ups as well, like Kedar Jadhav, and Rituraj Gaikwad (if he plays).
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All-rounders
There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but citing the pitch in Sharjah, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, and Keiron Pollard seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounder for IPL fantasy cricket is Krunal Pandya.
Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shardul Thakur, and Piyush Chawla become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the sticky track of Abu Dhabi. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Rahul Chahar, Karn Sharma and Deepak Chahar.
Fantasy Suggestion #1
MS Dhoni, Faf du Plessis, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ambati Rayudu, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Shardul Thakur
Fantasy Suggestion #2
Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shane Watson, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult and Shardul Thakur
