We have opted for a fantasy cricket team on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Ambati Rayudu could be used as an impact player.
Chennai: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway*, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali*, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana*, Matheesha Pathirana*
Gujarat: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, David Miller*, Rashid Khan*, Rahul Tewatia, Noor Ahmad*, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma
Pitch Data
(Based on the last three games in Ahmedabad)
1st innings avg. score: 216/5
2nd innings avg. score: 165/9
Wins
Batting 1st: 100%
Batting 2nd: –
Seamers took 83% of the wickets, with 26 of 40 wickets falling between overs 12 and 20. Meanwhile, openers registered two hundreds and as many half-centuries.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Such has been Mohit Sharma’s dominance at home this season that 71% of his wickets have come in Ahmedabad including two four-fors and a five-for.
Deepak Chahar has picked four wickets in the finals – of which three have been of the openers. Moreover, in his last five outings, seven of 12 wickets have come in the powerplay.
Wriddhiman Saha is the only player from either side to slam a century (115*) in the finals of the tournament.
It was the all-round brilliance of Hardik Pandya (34 runs, three wickets, and a catch) that won Gujarat the title in their first-ever final in 2022.
Shubman Gill’s scores in the finals read 45 and 51*. Furthermore, he has a stellar record at the Narendra Modi Stadium: 756 runs at 84.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored the most runs (278 at 70) for Chennai against Gujarat. He was also the top run-scorer (92) when these teams last met at the venue.
Meanwhile, in four outings against Chennai, Mohammed Shami has taken seven wickets – the most by a Gujarat player.
Ravindra Jadeja (64 runs and five wickets) and Rashid Khan (109 runs and eight wickets) featured in the Best11 in four of their last five T20s.
By scalping 17 wickets for the edition, Matheesha Pathirana has generated an average of 39 points per game.