IPL 2020: RR vs SRH Preview – Bottom-placed teams eye number four spot
Steve Smith’s Rajasthan Royals and David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on each other at the Dubai International Stadium in Match 40 of IPL 2020. Rajasthan Royals have 4 wins to their name in 10 games, while Sunrisers have 3 wins in 9 games. Rajasthan defeated CSK comfortably by 7 wickets. Sunrisers lost to KKR in the super-over, after a brilliant show from Lockie Ferguson.
The last time these two teams met, Rajasthan won by 5 wickets in a game that went down to the wire. Rajasthan have won 2 of their last 3 games, and are still in contention for the playoffs. Their performance against Chennai was a clinical one, although their batting in the initial overs was pretty poor. Jos Buttler seems to have moulded into his new role as a finisher batting at number 5. Meanwhile, Hyderabad have lost their way in the 2nd half of the tournament, losing 3 consecutive matches. Their middle-order has been a major concern throughout the course of the tournament.
Match Info:
Match 40- RR vs SRH
Venue- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Time – 7:30 PM IST
Head To Head:
Stat Attack:
SRH have failed to win a game while chasing a target in this season, they were chasing a target 4 times this season.
T Natarajan’s 11 wickets in this season are the most by an uncapped Indian bowler in IPL.
Rashid Khan has dismissed Jos Buttler three times in three innings in IPL.
Team News:
Rajasthan Royals:
Rajasthan have started to get their act together with their performances in the recent matches. They are also among the teams that need to win all the remaining games to make it to the playoffs. Their positive net run-rate might help them going forward in the tournament.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sunrisers need to win all of their remaining matches if they want to qualify for the semi-finals. Kane Williamson had a hamstring injury during the game, as a result of which he was promoted up the order to make the most of the Powerplay. His fitness shall be crucial for them going forward in the tournament. There is no update on his availability for this match.
Probable XI:
