In the 44th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, it will be a south Indian derby between the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. CSK are almost out of contention for the playoffs as they have won just three games out of 11. Apart from Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran, none of the CSK players have managed to put up a good show.
MS Dhoni will be executed to pull off something big at least once this season, but his failures haven’t been easy to digest for the CSK fans. CSK’s batting and bowling units are yet to fire as well. On the other hand, RCB has been peaking at the right time as they have almost qualified for the playoffs. The likes of Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers have been complementing the bowlers well, with Mohammed Siraj registering his career-best figures in the previous game against KKR.
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With Chahal and Morris excelling with the ball as well, RCB will be eyeing a top-two spot. The last time these two sides faced off against one another, Virat Kohli slammed an authoritative fifty in what was a thumping win for RCB. Although Kohli and his are the clear favorites for this game, you can never write off CSK, who will be able to express themselves with freedom.
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 RCB, AB de Villiers 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 Villiers seems the better pick.
Batsmen
Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Ambati Rayduu, and Faf du Plessis have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, Gurkeerat Mann also is 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 Dubai, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, and Chris Morris seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounder for IPL fantasy cricket is Washington Sundar.
Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, and Piyush Chawla become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the sticky track of Dubai. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Rahul Chahar, Umesh Yadav, and Karn Sharma.
Fantasy Suggestion #1
AB de Villiers (C), Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu (vc), Aaron Finch, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Curran, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini, and Imran Tahir
Fantasy Suggestion #2
MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli (c), Ambati Rayudu, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Curran (vc), Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Isuru Udana, and Imran Tahir
