We have opted for a fantasy cricket team on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Suyash Sharma and Venkatesh Iyer have been used as impact players.
Kolkata: Rahmanullah Gurbaz* (wk), Jason Roy*, Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell*, Shardul Thakur, Sunil Narine*, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock* (wk), Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Krunal Pandya (c), Marcus Stoinis*, Nicholas Pooran*, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq*, Swapnil Singh, Mohsin Khan
Pitch Data
(Based on the last three games in Kolkata)
1st innings avg. score: 169/7
2nd innings avg. score: 204/3
Wins
Batting 1st: —
Batting 2nd: 100%
Spinners took 50% of the wickets, with 12 of 31 wickets falling between overs 15 and 20. Meanwhile, six half-centuries were registered.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Varun Chakaravarthy has bagged the most wickets (nine) at the Eden Gardens this season, while generating the bonus points for LBW or bowled on five occasions.
Rinku Singh has enjoyed batting at the venue: 213 runs including 24 boundaries. Overall, he has clobbered the most maximums (25) by a Kolkata player in this edition.
Nitish Rana has mastered the art of chasing in this edition, for 279 of his 405 runs have come while chasing.
Quinton de Kock loves facing the Kolkata bowlers, scoring 417 runs at 38 – of which 190, including the highest score of 140*, have come in Lucknow colours.
In his last 10 franchise T20s, Jason Roy accumulated 396 runs at 44 – of which 245, including two fifties, have come in the ongoing league.
By adding 368 runs, picking five wickets, and pouching four catches for the season, Marcus Stoinis has generated an average of 41 points per match.
Mohsin Khan has been giving his team early breakthroughs against Kolkata, dismissing the openers three times in two matches, overall scalping four wickets.
Krunal Pandya has provided fantasy points playing against Kolkata one way or the other: 161 runs, seven wickets, and six catches.
Sunil Narine has managed only three wickets in his last 10 T20s.
