Fantasy Pick: Hardik, Chahal could give big returns

Posted By on April 13, 2022

Apr 14: Rajasthan Royals v Gujarat Titans, 24th Match, DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai


Safe XI: Sanju Samson, Rassie van der Dussen, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (capt), Yuzvendra Chahal (vice-capt), Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson

Hardik the allrounder is well and truly back in this IPL after not bowling in the last couple of seasons due to injury. His scores this season are 50, 27, 31 and 33. He has also picked up a wicket in each of his last three outings. Against Royals, in the seven innings he has batted, he has remained unbeaten on four occasions scoring 186 runs at a strike rate of 195.79.

The current purple cap holder with 11 wickets in four outings is our vice-captain pick for this game. He has got the most fantasy points (638) in WonderWins app among players from these two teams in this season. In his last 19 outings in IPL and for India, he has not gone wicketless picking up a staggering 32 wickets.

Hot Picks

Sanju Samson: The Royals skipper has started the season briskly with a couple of important knocks 55 (in 27 balls) and 30 (in 21 balls) but has had a sedate couple of outings. His primary strength is his 149.81 strike rate in the middle overs of IPL (since 2021) scoring 406 runs in 15 outings.
Shimron Hetmyer: The West Indian batter might have got dropped from his national side due to fitness issues but has showed his class with finishing abilities this season. His scores this season are 59*, 42*, 35 and 32. He has scored the most runs in death overs this season – 131 runs in four outings at a phenomenal strike rate of 262 including 13 sixes.

Differential Picks

Devdutt Padikkal: This 21-year-old has been a consistent performer in IPL in both the teams he has played so far. His scores this season are 29, 37, 7 and 41, and has now moved from No. 3 to opener at Royals after Yashasvi Jaiswal was dropped.
Sai Sudharsan: This 20-year-old youngster from Tamil Nadu enjoyed a promising IPL debut scoring 35 against Punjab Kings recently. He was the second-highest run scorer in TNPL 2021 with 358 runs in eight outings at an average of 71.60 and a strike rate of 143.77.

High Risk XI: Jos Buttler (capt), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubman Gill (vice-capt), Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinav Manohar, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson

Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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