This article will discuss the probable XIs for both teams, match details, Dream11 predictions, and the winning fantasy team for the 38th game of the IPL 2021 between the Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders is scheduled to take place on the 26th of September 2021.
The 2nd placed Chennai Super Kings will take on Kolkata Knight Riders. Both these teams are coming after two wins against RCB and MI in their separate games, and the winner of this game will claim the third straight win in the UAE phase of this IPL.
The Kolkata Riders truly outplayed Mumbai Indians in the last game. KKR chased down MI’s 155 with 29 balls remaining and by 7 wickets. Their young batsmen Rahul Tripathi and Venkatesh Iyer were spectacular against the Mumbai pacers.
CSK was brilliant in both games. Whether it’s the comeback against MI bowlers or the great chasing show against RCB, their batsmen were on the right form. Especially, the opener Ruturaj Gaikwad has been their best batsman in this edition. On the bowling front, their unmatchable death bowling is the difference between them and their opponents so far.
Match Details
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Pitch and Weather: Kolkata played both their games here and showed how good a chasing condition this is. The team winning the toss will choose to bowl here. The weather is likely to be sunny, with the temperature touching to the late 30s.
Date & Time: September 26, 2.00 PM Local time, 3.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
CSK would like to play their same playing XI. MS Dhoni praised his players, saying they were taking full responsibility for their roles, and one can expect the same XI on the field once again.
KKR, with two wins back to back, will play their same XI. With no change in the venue, Eoin Morgan’s team will unlikely change their winning combination.
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf Du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni(C & WK), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood/ Sam Curran
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Eoin Morgan(C), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik(WK), Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna
Match Prediction
Both teams have form behind them thus far in the UAE leg of IPL and would like to continue their winning run. As CSK batsmen are always good against spinners, the yellow jerseys will have the upper hand in this clash.
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Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Du Plessis are two batsmen who are in their prime form. Ambati Rayudu will also be a valuable addition to the batters squad. Kolkata’s trio Venkatesh Iyer, Shubman Gill, and Rahul Tripathi are a strong addition to the already strengthened lineup.
Wicket-Keeper: MS Dhoni vs Dinesh Karthik – I will go with the one whose team that bats first, as both these players bat deep.
All-rounders: Moeen Ali and Andre Russell are the best picks. Andre Russell’s bowling didn’t click in the last game, and I will pick him only if KKR bats first.
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur are among the wickets for CSK, along with Varun Chakravarthy in the purple gold.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Shubman Gill, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Varun Chakravarthy
Captain – Ruturaj Gaikwad
The CSK opener is in some form that his blade will unlikely go wrong.
Vice–Captain – Venkatesh Iyer
If the KKR opener can go storm against the Bumrah-Milne-Boult trio, I don’t think the CSK opening bowlers will trouble him the best. His left-handed batting will be a handy advantage.
Dream11 Team
