Dream11 IPL 2020 Kolkata vs Chennai: MS Dhoni vs Sunil Narine leads H2H stats in rivalry

Kolkata will take on Chennai in Match 21 of Dream11 IPL 2020 on Wednesday, October 7 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Kolkata vs Chennai live match will commence at 7:30 PM (IST). Both sides are coming into this fixture on back of contrasting results. Dinesh Karthik's men lost ir last game by 18 runs while Chennai won ir last match comprehensively by 10 wickets.

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Kolkata outfit is placed at fourth place on  Dream11 IPL 2020 points table with two wins and as many losses. On or hand, MS Dhoni's men occupy fifth position on  Dream11 IPL 2020 points table with two wins and three defeats.  Kolkata vs Chennai live match is a crucial fixture for both teams because winner of contest will grab third place on  Dream11 IPL 2020 points table. As Kolkata gear up to take on Chennai in Dream11 IPL 2020, let's take a look at Kolkata vs Chennai head to head record and leading players of rivalry.

Dream11 IPL 2020: Kolkata vs Chennai head to head record

According to  Kolkata vs Chennai head to head record, both teams have faced each or on 21 instances and it is Yellow Army who are clear winners as y have won 13 matches in contrast to Kolkata's 7 with one game being abandoned. two sides haven't played each or in UAE before and Wednesday's fixture will be first time that Kolkata and Chennai will be locking horns in country. Kolkata's aver score against Chennai is 150 while Men in Yellow's aver score against Dinesh Karthik's men is 154.

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As far as recent Kolkata vs Chennai head to head record is concerned, it is Chennai who once again hold upper hand. During last edition of cash-rich league, MS Dhoni's men beat Dinesh Karthik's side in both fixtures by 7 and 5 wickets respectively. Imran Tahir starred in both wins with brilliant figures of 2/21 and 4/27. South African is yet to play his first match in Dream11 IPL 2020 and considering his record against Kolkata, MS Dhoni will be tempted to draft Imran Tahir into playing XI. 

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Dream11 IPL 2020: MS Dhoni and Sunil Narine lead head-to-head stats in rivalry

According to  Kolkata vs Chennai head to head record, it is Dinesh Karthik who leads top-scorers charts against Chennai with 479 runs in 29 innings. Kolkata will also rely on Andre Russell to come good in this game as he has a blistering 164.70 and a aver of 52 in 8 matches against Chennai so far. On or hand, for Chennai, it is ir captain MS Dhoni who is top scorer for his side in games against Kolkata with 471 runs in 20 innings at a stunning aver of 52.33. 

As far as bowlers are concerned, Sunil Narine is leading wicket-taker for Kolkata against Chennai with 13 scalps to his name at an exceptional ecomy rate of 6.00. Interestingly, Narine has always had upper hand against Dhoni, as dynamic batsman has t hit a single boundary in 8 years off bowler.

For Chennai, it is Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo who have bagged most number of wickets against Kolkata with Chennai trio accounting for 14 wickets apiece.

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SOURCE: CHENNAI & KOLKATA IPL TEAMS INSTAGRAM