The lower half of the league table in IPL 2020 is very interesting. There are five teams, all of whom are in contention for one potential playoff spot, and all of whom are very close to each other. Two of these teams, the Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, are going to be taking on each other in this match.
While Rajasthan Royals delivered a confident victory over CSK in its previous match, SRH ended up losing to KKR in a Super Over contest. That was a match which SRH would have desperately believed it could win and so the loss is going to hurt a lot. There is no time for either team to rest, though, and they must continue to keep winning.
Match: 40
Day: Thursday
Date: 22th October 2020
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Time: 7:30 PM (IST)
Pitch and Conditions:
The surface of Dubai International Cricket Stadium is balanced and fresh, It’s means, pitch is equally favorable for both side batting and bowling. Expecting not so high scoring match on this pitch as per past Matches Played on this pitch. 160+ average first inning score will be very good total on this pitch to play. Pacer may get help in initial overs but Spinners may be more dominant than pacers on this pitch. We think the team that bats first is going to have a clear advantage in this match. Weather is expected to be all clear throughout the day with the 35° temperature and there is no chance of rain, according to the online weather report services.
TOSS:
The team that wins the toss is going to want to bat first. That has been the trend in the matches so far and is going to continue. A score of around 170 seems to be par at the venue with anything more difficult to chase.
Head to Head Stats:
Matches Played: 12, RR Won: 6, SRH Won: 6, NR: 0
RR Expected Playing XI:
Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Steve Smith (C), Jos Buttler, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi.
SRH Expected Playing XI:
Jonny Bairstow (wk), Kane Williamson/Jason Holder/Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, David Warner (C), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi
RR vs SRH Match Prediction:
We make our predictions after calculating each and every aspect of the match that is why we are the best tipper of IPL. The Rajasthan Royals were in a winning position in their previous three matches but could only convert one out of them. In comparison to SRH, we believe RR has the stronger batting lineup. The bowling attack for both teams is thin but the presence of Jofra Archer gives RR a boost here as well. Bet on the Rajasthan Royals to win. For more and assured free IPL betting tips keep visiting our website throughout the IPL 2020.