Squads –
RR –
Steve Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Akash Singh, Anirudha Joshi, Anuj Rawat, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Oshane Thomas, Robin Uthappa, Tom Curran, Yashasvi Jaiswal
SRH –
David Warner (c), Abhishek Sharma, Basil Thampi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Billy Stanlake,Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson, Manish Pandey, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Abdul Samad, Fabian Allen, Holder, Priyam Garg, Sandeep Bavanaka, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh
Team News –
RR –
– RR after a disappointment defeat against RCB won a one sided contest against the Chennai Super Kings by 7 Wickets with Buttler being Not out on 70.
– Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer will be RR 4 foreign players.
– Robin Uthappa and Ben Stokes will open the innings. Robby scored 41 against RCB but failed in last game against CSK while Stokes at other end is having a poor run.
– Sanju Samson will bat in 1 down. Sanju was dealing only in 6s in 1st 2 games but failed completely in next games and is in very poor form.
– Steven Smith will bat 2 down. Smith is one of the best white ball cricketer in world Cricket and after a poor run finally got some runs under his bat.
– Jos Buttler will bat 3 down. Buttler smashed an unbeaten 70 runs in just 48 balls against CSK last game.
– Rahul Tewatia will bat next followed by Riyan Parag. Both of them smashed unbeaten 85 in win against SRH last time they played.
– Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia will bowl spin for Royals. Both are leg spinners and bowling very economically.
– Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes and Kartik Tyagi will lead the pace attack. Jofra and Kartik will bowl in death.
SRH –
– Sunrisers lost a very easy game against KKR last game where they were chasing a Average total of 163 which went on to the super over and was won by KKR.
– Their Likely 4 foreign players will be David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan.
– Jonny Bairstow and David Warner the most explosive opening pair in IPL 2020 will open the innings. Williamson opened for Sunrisers last game and was somewhat a successful decision. Warner scored 47 Batting at 2 down last game.
– Manish Pandey will bat 1 down. His batting form is very much unpredictable. He can score big in 1 game and be flop in the other. He was out on single digit scores in both last games.
– Kane Williamson will bat 2 down. Kane has been consistently performing for SRH but if doubtful starting this game.
– U19 captain Priyam Garg will follow Williamson. Allrounder Vijay Shankar will bat in middle. Shankar will also contribute in bowling. Mohammad Nabi will bat in middle if Williamson doesn’t play.
– Mohammad Nabi (if plays) and Rashid Khan will lead the spin attack. Rashid hasn’t been in his peak form recently.
– Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan and Khaleel/Basil Thampi will be leading the pace attack. Natarajan has been bowling brilliantly at the death.
Probable XI –
RR –
Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler(wk), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat/Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi.
SRH –
Jonny Bairstow (wk), David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi, Vijay Shankar, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Khaleel Ahmed/Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sandeep Sharma.
Pitch Report –
Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Dubai Pitch has favored the spinners historically but batters are getting more help here at dubai now.
Average Score : 168
Head to Head –
Total games : 12
RR Won : 06
SRH Won : 06
Team Blueprint –
WK –
Jos Buttler ( 3 down, international opener, 311 runs in 8 games IPL 2019 including 3 50+ scores, 70(48b) against CSK last game )
Jonny Bairstow ( Open + wk, very important player, 445 runs last IPL, 97 runs against KXIP recently, 36 last game, Must have )
Sanju Samson ( 1 down, SR of 214 this IPL, 74(32b), 85(42b) in 1st 2 games ,failed completely in next games )
BAT –
Steve Smith ( 1 down, very consistent, 4000+ t20 runs, 2 50s in 1st 2 games, 57, 26 runs last 2 game)
David Warner( Opener/2 down, among top 3 batsman in IPL history, 38,45,28,60,52,48,9, 47 runs last 8 games, Must have )
Kane Williamson( 2 down/open, one of the best white ball batsman, 29(19b) last game, risky this game)
Robin Uthappa ( Open, excellent last game when opened, scored 41(22b) against RCB last 2nd game, Must have )
Manish Pandey( 1 down, a busy player, 344 runs in just 11 innings last IPL, 54(44b) last 3rd game, 4,6 runs last 2 games unpredictable player)
Priyam Garg ( Middle order, Indian u19 team captain, 292 runs with SR of 141 in t20s, 53 runs against CSK game)
David Miller( 2 down, 6000+ T20 runs including 3 100s , ignored by lot today, will not play unless there is any injury concerns)
Riyan Parag ( 3 down, young talent , can also bowl, 42*(26b) last 2nd game, good choice in case of top order failure)
Y Jaiswal ( Opener, young takent, highest scorer in u19 WC, 400 runs at average of 133, will likely not play)
ALL –
Ben Stokes( Open + Medium pacer, best Allrounder in world cricket, 681 runs + 26 Wickets in IPL, poor form)
M Nabi ( Middle order + off spin, one of best Allrounder in t20 cricket, will most likely play )
R Tewatia ( Leggie, bowls with really good variations, most important player of team, 1w last game, Must have)
Vijay Shankar ( RHB ,3 down, part time pace, late hitting, 244 runs last season, 1 Wicket and bowled with good economy )
Abdul Samad( Middle order, big hitter of ball, can also bowl part time spin, 252R in 12 t20 innings)
Abhishek Sharma ( Slow left arm + 3 down, very good option at 8cr especially when bowling 2nd )
Sanjay Yadav ( LHB + Orthodox, excellent TNPL 2019, 244runs + 3w in 7 games)
BOWL –
Jofra Archer ( Right Arm fast, one of best bowlers in world cricket, 9 Wickets against aus recently in 6 games, 1w last game, 14w this IPL, Must have will bowl in death )
Rashid Khan( Leggie, best spinner in world cricket, 1w last game, Must have especially while bowling 2nd )
Tom Curran ( Right Arm fast + hard hitter of ball, 153w + 900 runs in 123 t20 games, will not play)
Shreyas Gopal ( Leggie, best bowler of RR, 20 Wickets in 14 games last IPL, not in good form, 1w last game)
Jaydev Unadkat ( Left arm fast, known for his variations in death, experienced, 81 IPL Wickets, was dropped last game)
Kartik Tyagi ( Pacer, known for his pace and bounce, bowling really good this IPL, 1w last game)
Khaleel Ahmed ( Left arm fast, 19 Wickets for SRH last season, 2w last 2nd game )
Sandeep Sharma( Swing bowler, medium pace, can be deadly in powerplay, 97 IPL wickets for him, wicketless from last 2 games)
Siddharth Kaul ( Medium pacer, good death bowler, 51 IPL Wickets in 45 games)
T Natarajan ( Left arm medium fast, 2w last game, excellent bowling at death , Must have)
C/VC Options –
RR –
Jos Buttler
Ben Stokes
Steven Smith
Sanju Samson
SRH –
David Warner
Jonny Bairstow
Rashid Khan