Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy picks, Pitch and Weather reports
Chennai Super Kings are on a three-match winning streak against Gujarat Titans
Gujarat Titans will be up against Chennai Super Kings in Match 59 of the Indian Premier League, 2024. The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on Friday. Gujarat Titans have played 11 matches and are ranked 10th on the table with eight points. Chennai Super Kings have also played 11 matches and are ranked fourth with 12 points. In the last match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans lost by four wickets. The top fantasy player for Gujarat Titans was Joshua Little who scored 108 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against the Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings won by 28 runs. The top fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Ravindra Jadeja who scored 145 fantasy points.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 171 runs. The pitch is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Pace or Spin?
The pacers have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
Weather Report
Temperature is expected to be around 34 degree C with 38% humidity. Winds at a speed of 4.16 m/s are expected.
Head-to-Head
In the six matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
In their previous encounter in this series, Shivam Dube was the Man of the Match. Rachin Ravindra topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai Super Kings with 100 points while Wriddhiman Saha scored the highest fantasy points for Gujarat Titans with 61 points.
Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 75 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 10. He is a top-order, right-handed batter. In the recent 11 matches, Gaikwad has scored 541 runs averaging 60.1 per match.
Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana is a bowler with an average of 61 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Pathirana bowls right-arm fast and in the recent six matches, he has taken 13 wickets at an average of 11.7.
Sai Sudharsan
Sai Sudharsan is a left-handed batter with an average of 53 fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. In the recent 11 matches, he has scored 424 runs averaging 42.4 per match.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Jadeja has an average of 53 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.3. He is a left-handed batter. In the recently played 11 matches, he has scored 202 runs averaging 50.5 per match. Jadeja can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken eight wickets at an average of 34.5.
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 40 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He is a leg-break googly bowler. In the last played 11 matches, Rashid has accounted for eight wickets at an average of 41.1.
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He has an average of 51 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played 11 matches, Dube has scored 350 runs at an average of 43.8 per match.
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Shahrukh has an average of 35 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.7. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played six matches, he has scored 125 runs at an average of 20.8 per match.
Wriddhiman Saha
Wriddhiman Saha can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. Saha has an average of 30 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. He is a top-order, right-handed batter and also keeps wickets. In the last nine matches, he has scored 136 runs at an average of 15.1 per match.
Mohit Sharma
Mohit Sharma is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high-risk, high-returns pick in your team. Mohit has an average of 24 fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.7. He is a right-arm medium bowler. In the last 11 matches, Mohit has picked up 10 wickets at an average of 39.4.
Fantasy Team
Wicket-Keeper: Wriddhiman Saha
Batters: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube
All-Rounders: Shahrukh Khan and Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar and Umesh Yadav
Captain: Sai Sudharsan
Vice-Captain: Ravindra Jadeja
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