RR vs SRH Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – IPL 2020, Match 40

Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals:

Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson (wk), Steve Smith (c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Shahbaz Nadeem, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan

Match Details:

The 40th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Preview:

Even though they have just four and five games left in the tournament respectively, both the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are pretty much alive at this stage. The Royals won four games out of six while the Hyderabad team won three out of nine.

In their last match, the Rajasthan Royals registered a great win against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and have got the winning momentum on their side. However, for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), it wasn’t the same kind of a result. They took the game against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) into the Super Over. However, they let the match slip away and need to get back to the winning ways sooner than later. Earlier in the tournament, the Royals pulled off a brilliant chase against this opposition.

RR vs SRH Weather Report for Match 40:

The temperature will be around 30 degrees Celsius at the start of the game and will fall to about 28 degrees Celsius as the evening progresses. The humidity levels will also rise during the night.

Pitch Condition/Report:

There have only been four successful chases at Dubai in this tournament. Two out of those four came in the last three games and three of them in the last six matches. Even though the pitches tend to slow down here in the second half, the high humidity levels are helping quicken the pitch slightly making it a level playing field.

Average first innings score:

176 (Thus far at this venue in this tournament)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 4, Lost – 10, Tied – 3

Injury and Availability News:

Kane Williamson seemed to have pulled his hamstring during the last game and hence is uncertain for this encounter.

RR vs SRH Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Rajasthan Royals:

Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, Jos Buttler (wk), Steve Smith (c), Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi.

Bench:

David Miller, Aniruddha Joshi, Manan Vohra, Tom Curran, Shashank Singh, Oshane Thomas, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mahipal Lomror, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron.

Sunrisers Hyderabad:

David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi/Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Prithvi Raj Yarra/Basil Thampi.

Bench:

Shreevats Goswami, Siddarth Kaul, Abhishek Sharma, Prithvi Raj Yarra/Basil Thampi, Sanjay Yadav, Virat Singh, Fabian Allen, Billy Stanlake, Bavanaka Sandeep, Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi/Jason Holder, Wriddhiman Saha, Khaleel Ahmed, Shahbaz Nadeem.

RR vs SRH Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

David Warner is the leading run-scorer for SRH this season with 331 runs in 9 games. He registered two half-centuries in the tournament.

Jos Buttler, by a long margin, has been the best batsman for RR this season. He accrued 262 runs in 9 games at an average of 33.

Steve Smith is doing a decent job with the bat in hand. He scored 246 runs in 10 matches thus far.

Jonny Bairstow mustered 316 runs in 9 matches at an average of 35. He has been getting the starts but has failed to convert them into big ones on a consistent basis.

Jofra Archer accounted for 13 wickets in 10 games and has a great economy rate of 6.75.

Rashid Khan picked up 11 wickets in 9 matches and will look forward to doing well in this crucial encounter.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – David Warner, Ben Stokes

Vice-Captain Options – Steve Smith, Jos Buttler

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for RR vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler

Batters – David Warner (c), Manish Pandey, Steve Smith (vc), Robin Uthappa

All-Rounders – Abdul Samad, Rahul Tewatia

Bowlers – T Natarajan, Kartik Tyagi, Jofra Archer

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for RR vs SRH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jonny Bairstow, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (vc)

Batters – David Warner, Manish Pandey, Steve Smith

All-Rounders – Vijay Shankar, Ben Stokes (c)

Bowlers – Sandeep Sharma, Rashid Khan, Karthik Tyagi

Expert Advice:

With the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler taking up a lot of credits, it gets difficult to pick both Rashid Khan and Jofra Archer in the same team. If you want both of them, you can leave out Rahul Tewatia.

Today’s RR vs SRH Probable Winners:

Sunrisers Hyderabad are predicted to win this match.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.