CHENNAI VS. GUJARAT INDIAN T20 LEAGUE 2022

CHENNAI VS. GUJARAT: INDIAN T20 LEAGUE 2022, TODAY’S MATCH PREVIEW, FANTASY CRICKET TIPS

When Chennai played Gujarat earlier in the Indian T20 League season, they dominated big passages of play, only for D. Miller and R. Khan to steal the game with some tremendous hitting at the death. Victory would have given Chennai a 2nd straight win after starting the season with 4 defeats. Instead, they fell to a 1-5 record, while table-topping Gujarat went 5-1. It was a pivotal moment for both teams.

 

Chennai’s subsequent mini-revival was nowhere near enough to keep their title defense alive. The R. Jadeja captaincy experiment was a disaster, and far too many of their experienced names have failed to deliver. Jadeja himself has been ruled out with injury after a poor campaign, and the lack of bowling depth has been badly exposed after D. Chahar, their leading new-ball bowler, was forced to miss the entire tournament.   

 

Gujarat Team, aided by several last-gasp wins, have spent most of the season at the top. Several of their players have had at least one dream team performance, with H. Pandya leading the way as captain. The bowlers have been excellent, even if L. Ferguson has been benched, and the batters have excelled in tense chases.  

 

For Chennai, the outgoing champions, there is only pride to play for. For Gujarat, it’s all about consolidating first place, and making sure they end a memorable first season at the top of the table. Who would have seen this happening at the start of the tournament?

 

Match Details

 

  • Match: Chennai vs. Gujarat, Match 62
  • Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
  • Date & Time: May 15, 2022, at 3:30 PM IST

Chennai vs. Gujarat Match 62 Probable Playing XIs 

 

Team Chennai

 

R. Gaikwad, D. Conway, S. Dube, M. Ali, N. Jagadeesan, M.S. Dhoni (C, WK), D. Bravo, S. Singh, M. Choudhary, P. Solanki, M. Pathirana

 

Team Gujarat

 

S. Gill, W. Saha (WK), M. Wade, H. Pandya (C), D. Miller, R. Tewatia, R. Khan, R. Sai Kishore, A. Joseph, M. Shami, Y. Dayal

 

Gujarat vs Chennai HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD

 

Matches Chennai WinsGujarat WinsTie/NR
Overall 010
Indian T20 League010
Last 5 Matches010

 

Weather Report

 

It’s peak summer in Mumbai, but the players should be greeted by a temperature of around 31°C when play starts in the afternoon.

 

Pitch Report For Chennai vs. Gujarat Match

 

The pitches at the Wankhede have been hard to predict. The lowest total defended has been 165, and scores in excess of 190 have been chased down twice. 

 

Toss

 

The side chasing has won 9 of 16 matches here, though high scores have usually been hard to hunt down. 

 

TOP FANTASY PICKS For Chennai vs. Gujarat Match

 

Team Chennai

 

  • R. Gaikwad started the season miserably, like his team, but is now once again the leading scorer, with 313 runs at a strike-rate of 132.62. Like Chennai though, his efforts have come too late to make a difference.  
  • D. Conway failed in the last game, but his 3 successive half-centuries illustrated the folly of benching him after just 1 failure. His 231 runs have come at a strike-rate of 154, a rate bettered only by S. Dube among Chennai’s leading run-makers.
  • M. Choudhary had to try and fill the void left by D. Chahar’s injury. He hasn’t done badly at all, taking 16 wickets at an economy rate of 9.22. In a season where too many big names have flopped, he’s been a good find for Chennai.   

 

Team Gujarat

 

  • H. Pandya hasn’t been able to maintain his early-season form with the bat, but 344 runs at a strike-rate of 131.80 is much better than some legendary batters have managed this season. Has also taken 4 wickets and led with great calm.  
  • M. Shami is another who hasn’t quite managed to sustain the red-hot form of the opening matches, but he has still taken 16 wickets at an excellent economy rate of 7.87. As many as 10 of those wickets have come in the Power Play. 
  • R. Khan has been his usually consistent self. He rarely has a bad game, and so far he has 15 wickets at an economy rate of 6.79. Teams tend to focus on playing him out, opening up opportunities for other bowlers they target.   

 

Chennai vs. Gujarat Match HOWZAT DREAM TEAM

 

  • Wicketkeeper: W. Saha
  • Batters: S. Gill, R. Gaikwad, D. Conway, D. Miller  
  • All-rounders: H. Pandya, R. Tewatia
  • Bowlers: M. Shami, R. Khan, D. Bravo, M. Choudhary

 

  • Captain: R. Khan/D. Conway
  • Vice Captain: D. Bravo/H. Pandya

NOTE: The Howzat dream team above is just a suggestion. You can select your own team from today’s fantasy match prediction and play all the fantasy cricket matches of the Indian T20 League 2022. Also, don’t forget to make any necessary changes to your team once the actual playing 11 is announced by each team (30 minutes before the start of the match) as some players you have selected might not be part of the team playing.

 

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