Bottom-placed sides Mumbai and Chennai will meet each other in match 33 of the Indian T20 League 2022 season. Mumbai, yet to pick up a point this season, slumped to a sixth straight defeat after the 18-run loss to Lucknow on Saturday. If Mumbai taste defeat against Chennai, they will become the first team to lose their first seven matches in a row in an Indian T20 League season.
Much like Mumbai, Chennai's playoff hopes are fading fast. The defending champions went down to Gujarat in their last outing, and it was their fifth defeat in six matches. They cannot afford another setback in the tournament.
We pick five First Games fantasy cricket Match-Ups in the Indian T20 League Marquee clash.
R Sharma vs I Kishan
Two batters failed to maintain consistency face each other in this Match-Up. R Sharma managed just two 25+scores in Mumbai's last five outings. After back-to-back fifties, Ishan Kishan added just 56 runs in four innings. The young wicket-keeper batter is likely to outscore his skipper on Thursday.
R Jadeja vs R Uthappa
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has struggled to perform consistently this season but has the upper hand over Robin Uthappa in this Match-Up. The Chennai captain took just five wickets from six matches, while Uthappa has hit two fifties. With the men in yellow desperate for a win, Jadeja is likely to lead them from the front.
R Gaikwad vs D Bravo
Dwayne Bravo has been the lone bright spark in the pace bowling department for Chennai in the tournament so far. The T20 veteran, who has bagged ten wickets, is up against Ruturaj Gaikwad, who hit a 73 in the defeat against Gujarat. The Chennai batter, who seems to have found this form, could win the Match-Up against Bravo.
Did You Know? R Gaikwad scored a 58-ball 88* in his last meeting against Mumbai
J Unadkat vs M TheeKshana
With 4/33 and 2/24 in last two matches, Sri Lanka and Chennai spinner Maheesh Theekshana starts firm favorite against Jaydev Unadkat. The off-spinner is Chennai's second-leading wicket-taker in the tournament with six wickets. Meanwhile, Unadkat took four wickets in three matches at an economy rate of 8.83.
What is First Games Match-Ups?
Match-Ups is a new fantasy contest where fantasy cricket players don’t need to create a team to join the contest. Select the player who will score the most points from the available match-ups. Higher the number of correct picks, bigger the prizes. Join the contest without creating a playing 11.
Match-Ups Rules
- From 7 Match-Ups, select 5 Match-Ups
- For each Match-Ups, pick the player who will score the most fantasy points
- The contest will be cancelled and entry fee will be refunded if the match is curtailed due to weather or extreme conditions
- The contest may also be cancelled if multiple players in Match-Ups are not in the starting line-up
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Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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