On one hand, the fantasy players would have too many batting options and on the other, would be unsure about the bowlers.
The Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) batting lineup cooked up a storm against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) as they scored 221 runs with the top order, especially KL Rahul, firing on all cylinders. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) also managed to put up an enthralling display of batting, posting 188 against the Delhi Capitals (DC). The issue for both sides would be bowling. CSK failed to defend the mammoth total and PBKS almost threw the match away. For fantasy players, picking a suitable team would be a tough ask. On one hand, they would have too many batting options and on the other, would be unsure about the bowlers.
CSK will look to open their account for the season while PBKS will look to win their second game more comfortably and keep RCB on their toes at the top of the table.
Wicket-keepers: KL Rahul, MS Dhoni
Batsmen: Suresh Raina, Deepak Hooda, Chris Gayle, Faf du Plessis
All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Shardul Thakur
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (Captain, WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi
Chennai Super Kings: Robin Uthappa, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali,. Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (Captain), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Captain), Suresh Raina, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M. Harisankar Reddy, K. Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore.
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