IPL 2020: RR vs KKR Preview – Can Royals replicate their Sharjah form in Dubai?
Steve Smith’s Rajasthan Royals and Dinesh Karthik’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on each other at the Dubai International Stadium in Match 12 of IPL 2020. Both teams are coming on the back of a victory. Rajasthan have won both their games, while Kolkata have won and lost a game each. The Royals pulled off the highest chase in IPL history against KXIP chasing a target of 224 with 4 wickets to spare while KKR defeated SRH by 7 wickets after losing to Mumbai in their season opener.
Rajasthan are on a roll after consecutive wins. Tewatia played one of the most mind-blowing knocks ever to pull off a heist. However, they put up a dismal performance with the ball in both their matches. They would be hoping for their star-batsman Jos Buttler to come back to form. KKR improved their top-order batting from the previous game, with Gill playing a sensible knock. Their bowling also did well, with star-bowler Pat Cummins putting up a good show. They looked particularly good in the death overs and the powerplay.
Match Info:
Match 12- RR vs KKR
Venue- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Head To Head:
Stat Attack:
Eoin Morgan is 88 runs away from reaching 1000 runs in IPL.
Sunil Narine has dismissed Sanju Samson three times in nine innings.
KKR have won four out of the last five encounters against RR.
Team News:
Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan would not be looking to tinker around much with their existing combination. However, it shall be interesting to see how their approach is in Dubai International Stadium, where the conditions are extremely different from Sharjah. Ben Stokes is likely to return in the first week of October, which shall be a huge addition for the Rajasthan side.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Dinesh Karthik would be glad to see that his team had all the bases covered in the previous clash. They are also not expected to tinker around much with the winning side. Karthik has also talked about how he’ll keep changing the batting order as per the requirements of the game.
Probable XI:
