IPL 2020: SRH vs RR Preview – Rajasthan look to stop their losing rut

David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad and Steve Smith’s Rajasthan Royals will take on each other at the Dubai International Stadium in Match 26 of IPL 2020. SRH have 3 wins, while Rajasthan have 2 wins to their name in 6 games. SRH defeated KXIP by 69 runs in Abu Dhabi last Sunday. Meanwhile, RR went down to DC in their last game.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have had a mixed start to the campaign. They lost the first two matches, and then came back with two consecutive wins before being outplayed by Mumbai Indians. They then defeated KXIP by a huge margin. However, they are still heavily reliant on their top-order and Rashid Khan. Rajasthan Royals have had a poor run this season after the initial promise. Their middle-order batting and bowling with the exception of Jofra Archer has not been up to the mark at all.

Match Info:

Match 26- SRH vs RR

Venue- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai

Time – 3:30 PM IST

Head To Head:

Stat Attack:

Manish Pandey needs 9 runs to complete 3000 runs in IPL.

With 67 runs, David Warner will become the first foreign player and the 4th overall to score 5000 runs in IPL.

Sanju Samson will be playing his 100th IPL match.

Team News:

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

Star pacer Bhuvaneshwar Kumar’s injury did not seem to be a problem for Sunrisers at all in the match against Kings XI Punjab. David Warner and Jonny Bairstow played excellent knocks upfront, and Rashid Khan bowled an excellent spell. However, the middle-order collapse resulted in them being 20-25 runs short of what they could have potentially scored.

Rajasthan Royals:

Captain Steve Smith has to solve glaring issues in his team. Ben Stokes is highly likely to play in this crucial fixture for the Royals. He shall bring a lot of stability to the lineup, and Andrew Tye will make way for him in the playing XI. The dip in form of Smith and Samson persists, and they must come back to form if the Royals are to make a strong case in this game.

Probable XI: