Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Selections, Pitch and Weather Report | cricket news

Chennai Super Kings will face Punjab Kings in Match 49 of the Indian Premier League, 2024. This match will be played on Wednesday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chennai Super Kings has played nine matches so far. They are third in the points table with 10 points. Punjab Kings have also played nine matches but are at eighth place in the points table with six points. In the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings won by 78 runs.

The top fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Ruturaj Gaikwad who scored 132 fantasy points. Other top scorers were Daryl Mitchell with 121 and Tushar Deshpande with 112 fantasy points.

In their last match in this tournament, Punjab Kings won by eight wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders. The top fantasy player for Punjab Kings was Jonny Bairstow who scored 168 fantasy points. Other top scorers were Shashank Singh with 104, Prabhsimran Singh with 86 and Arshdeep Singh with 50 fantasy points.

Pitch report and weather conditions

The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai will allow good stroke play and it will be easy for the batsmen to score runs on this surface. This will only help the bowlers a little and taking wickets here will not be easy. The average first innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 157 runs. The pitch is a sporting pitch with good support for both batsmen and bowlers. The team winning the toss can decide to bat or bowl depending on the field conditions.

Speed ​​or spin?

This venue is equally suitable for both fast bowlers and spinners.

weather report

The temperature is expected to be around 31 °C with 78% humidity and 8.01 m/s winds.

head to head

In the 29 matches played between these two teams, Punjab Kings bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for Chennai Super Kings.

Both teams last played against each other in Match 41 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Devon Conway scored the most fantasy points for Chennai Super Kings with 128 points, while Liam Livingstone scored the most fantasy points for Punjab Kings with 69 points. The Kings were at the top of the fantasy points leaderboard.

Fantasy’s top captain and vice-captain picks

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Gaikwad is averaging 66 fantasy points in his last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 9.9. He is a top order right-handed batsman. In the last nine matches, Gaikwad has scored 447 runs at an average of 63.9 per match.

Mathisha Pathirana

Mathisha Pathirana is a key member of your Dream11 Fantasy team. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 61 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 9.2. Pathirana is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last six matches he has taken 13 wickets at an average of 13.5.

Jonny Bairstow

Jonny Bairstow is a wicketkeeper with an average of 59 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 8.5 and he is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points. He can be a high-risk, high-return selection in your team. Bairstow is a top-order batsman who bats right-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played seven matches, Baristo has scored 204 runs at an average of 34 per match.

Shashank Singh

Shashank Singh is a right-handed batsman who is scoring an average of 57 fantasy points from the last 10 matches. His fantasy rating is 8.2 and he is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. In the last nine matches, he has scored 263 runs at an average of 65.8 per match.

Shivam Dubey

Shivam Dubey can be a useful option for your Dream11 team. Dubey is averaging 53 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top order left handed batsman. In the last nine matches, this player has scored 350 runs at an average of 58.3 per match.

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 48 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and can be a good safe pick for your Dream 11 team. He is a top-order batsman who bats left-handed. In the nine matches played recently, Jadeja has scored 157 runs at an average of 78.5 per match. He also bowls well, bowling slow left arm and in recent matches, he has taken five wickets at an average of 46.8 per match.

darryl mitchell

Daryl Mitchell has been a pretty consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 48 fantasy points and a fantasy rating of 8.7. He is a top order right-handed batsman. In the recent eight matches, Mitchell has scored 198 runs at an average of 28.3 per match.

Tushar Deshpande

Tushar Deshpande is averaging 35 fantasy points from the last 10 matches with a fantasy rating of 9.3. He is a standout player for your fantasy team and the right-arm medium bowler has taken 10 wickets in nine matches at an average of 27.7.

fantasy team

Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow and MS Dhoni

Batters: Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shashank Singh

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran

Bowlers: Tushar Deshpande, Mathisha Pathirana, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh

Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Vice-captain: Sam Curran