The third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Perennial contenders SRH will be commencing their campaign with high expectations as they have a competitive squad under the captaincy of David Warner. While the overseas batting slot, currently a toss-up between Kane Williamson and Jonny Bairstow, but they have a lot of depth within their Indian contingency.
The addition of Kedar Jadhav will be strengthening SRH’s middle-order, which has been a matter of concern for them over the last few years. But all eyes will be on the duo of Rashid Khan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who will lead SRH’s bowling attack in IPL 2021. Not to mention T Natarajan, who is known for his accurate bowling in the slog overs. But the Sunrisers will need to be on their toes against KKR, who look a more settled unit than last time around.
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While KKR has some match-winners like Shubman Gill and Pat Cummins, all eyes will be on Andre Russell, who was adjudged the MVP in IPL 20219. While KKR can’t be taken lightly by any team, they will head into their first IPL 2021 game as underdogs. With premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan set to star for the Sunrisers, the Kolkata Knight Riders will have their hands full come Sunday. Either way, the fans will be expecting a thrilling contest between the two as they look to start their IPL 2021 campaigns with an emphatic win.
Here are some fantasy XI predictions for the game:
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 pitches in Chennai. However, for SRH, Jonny Bairstow will be keeping the wickets as he is known for playing match-winning knocks, but in order to maintain the balance of the Fantasy XI, Karthik seems the better pick.
Batsmen
David Warner, Nitish Rana, Kane Williamson, Shubman Gill have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, Manish Pandey 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 Eoin Morgan.
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All-rounder
There are some really reliable all-rounders in both teams but citing the pitch in Chennai, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Vijay Shankar seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounders for fantasy cricket are Sunil Narine and Jason Holder.
Bowlers
Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they don’t have practiced a lot. Bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, and Rashid Khan become the obvious choices for the Fantasy XI on the dusty track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, and Sandeep Sharma.
Fantasy Suggestion #1:
Dinesh Karthik, David Warner (c), Nitish Rana, Manish Pandey, Shubman Gill (vc), Andre Russell, Vijay Shankar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, and Rashid Khan
Fantasy Suggestion #2:
Dinesh Karthik, David Warner (c), Nitish Rana, Manish Pandey, Shubman Gill, Andre Russell (vc), Kane Williamson, T Natarajan, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, and Rashid Khan
