In the 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 has Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be locking horns with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Thursday. CSK is already out of contention to reach the playoffs and they will be playing the match to salvage some pride. Despite having a decent squad, inconsistency in performances from the crucial cogs cost them a playoff place for the first time in IPL history.

However, CSK will be banking on youngsters like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sam Curran. On the other hand, KKR is still in contention to reach the playoffs. However, they haven’t managed to give their best performance with an injury to Andre Russell making things worse. They have won 6 games out of the twelve matches so far, which isn’t catastrophic, but considering the current form of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), KKR would be desperate for a win against MS Dhoni and his men.

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KKR had registered a comfortable win over CSK in the reverse fixture, where Rahul Tripathi scored his maiden IPL fifty for the franchise. However, CSK would have no pressure on their shoulders this time around, which could make them even more of a threat to KKR’s playoff hopes in IPL 2020. With two valuable points up for grabs for Eoin Morgan and his men will be hoping for a combined effort to take the team home. 

Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-

Wicket-Keepers

Dinesh Karthik 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 CSK, MS Dhoni 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, Karthik will tend to give more points.

Batsmen

Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, and Nitish Rana have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, Faf du Plessis 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 Raul Tripathi, and Shane Watson (if he plays).

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All-rounders

There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but citing the slow pitch in Dubai, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Sam Curran seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounder for IPL fantasy cricket is Ravindra Jadeja.

Bowlers

Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Lockie Ferguson, and Pat Cummins become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the sticky track of Dubai. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Varun Chakravarthy, and Monu Kumar

Fantasy Suggestion #1

MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill (c), Ambati Rayudu (vc), Nitish Rana, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, and Lockie Ferguson.

Fantasy Suggestion #2

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan (vc), Ambati Rayudu, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir (c), and Pat Cummins.