ABOUT THE MATCH
In the 40th match of the 2020 IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad will lock its horns with Rajasthan Royals. The clash will take place in the Dubai Cricket Ground at 6:00 PM local time.
After a loss against Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad are coming back, whereas Rajasthan Royals registered a wonderful win against Chennai Super Kings.
Match Preview:
Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan Royals is registered an outstanding win over Chennai Super Kings and it is very doubtful that they will interfere with the winning combination.
Till now, Rajasthan Royals has not had their best tournament but still, they can enter into the playoffs in case they can win all other remaining four games.
In order to win the match and to keep their hopes alive, they have to rectify their flaws first.
Probable Playing XI:
Jos Buttler (wk), Robin Uthappa, Steven Smith (C), Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tewatiya, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Ankit Rajpoot
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
As a team, Sunrisers Hyderabad is not in a good state. Neither their batting line up is looking stable, nor they have a fantastic bowling attack to challenge the batting line up of Rajasthan Royals.
In their playing squad, we expect two changes with Basil Thampi and Riyag Parag being replaced by Khaleel Ahmed and Virat Singh.
As of now, there is no injury update of Kane Williamson but the way he hobbled the last match, might be he can take the rest to stop from overstressing his injury. In that case, Mohammed Nabi can include in the squad in place of Kane Williamson.
Probable Playing XI:
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Priyam Garg/Virat Singh, Kane Williamson/Mohammed Nabi, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed/Basil Thampi
Pitch Report:
Throughout the league, Dubai is considered as a batting pitch. But in the last few matches, the pitch getting better in the 2nd innings, maybe due to dew.
Weather condition:
As usual, the weather conditions will be dry and humid.
Probable top performers:
Rajasthan Royals:
Steven Smith:
In the batting line of RR, Steven Smith has a very important role. With players like Buttler and Stokes, Smith is a well-partnered batsman who can hold the inning together.
Jos Buttler:
Against CSK, Jos Buttler played a stunning inning and is full of confidence. For RR he can be an important asset.
Rahul Tewatiya:
For RR, Rahul Tewatiya has been fantastic in the tournament. He is as handy as anyone with the bat as well as the ball.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
David Warner:
David Warner is coming to his original form slowly. Against KKR, he smashed a beautiful 47 runs in the last match and is expected to continue his good form in this match also.
Jonny Bairstow:
Throughout the tournament, SRH has been dependent upon Jonny Bairstow and David Warner. But unluckily, even after their good performance, SRH has to struggle to win.
Rashid Khan:
For SRH, Rashid Khan has been amazing. Not only he is claiming crucial wickets, but also his economy is appreciable.
Head to head:
- Overall T20I Matches – 12
- Rajasthan Royals won – 06
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won – 06
- No Result – 00
- Tie– 00
Team form in last 5 matches:
- Rajasthan Royals – L, W, L, L, W
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – L, W, L, L, L
Broadcast Details:
- Tv – Star Sports Network
- Live Streaming – Disney+ Hotstar
- Match Timings – 22nd October 2020 at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC)
Probable winning team:
In the last matches, Rajasthan Royals is in a winning position. And comparatively, RR has a better batting line up than SRH. So, for this match, Rajasthan Royals is the favorite team to win.
