IPL 2020 LIVE SCORE, Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad latest updates: That’s it, then. Short of Tyagi and Vijay Shankar pulls this to the fence. The chase is over and Shankar also brings his fifty. SRH wins by 8 wickets. Proper hammering.
Advance: Rajasthan Royals will face Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 40th match of IPL 2020 in Dubai on October 22.
The point table starts to get interesting in the second half of the tournament with underperforming teams doing their best to stay afloat. RR’s win over CSK in the last match was a welcome relief. They now have 8 points from 10 games and rank third from the bottom.
With increasingly slow pitches, spinners come into play more and RR will once again rely on Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia to get the job done against SRH. Hyderabad’s middle order has somehow not clicked and RR swivels would seek to pounce on this weakness. They still need the other pacemakers to support Jofra Archer from the other end, which has been magnificent.
That said, what was a great shot to the arm was that Jos Buttler found the way. His move to the middle order seems to have worked as he hit 70 of 48 balls on a track where the other hitters found it difficult to get going. However, his biggest concern has been the form of Sanju Samson. He was ruined after the first two games and there are high expectations of him. You really need to step up during this crucial juncture.
File photo of Rajashan Royals captain Steven Smith and his Sunrisers Hyderabad counterpart David Warner. Sportzpics
SRH, on the other hand, desperately needs a win. They have played one less match compared to the other four in the lower half of the table and this is a crucial match for them. They have found it difficult to maintain consistency. Their last match against KKR was to a Super Over in which SRH lost and they will enter the RR match after consecutive losses.
It is that intermediate order again that is causing the problems for them. They need a lot more production from Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar. And they also seem to be suffering from the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the bowling department. Basil Thampi went for 46/1 of four overs against KKR. Perhaps they will seek to retrieve Siddarth Kaul instead of Thampi. They will also be sweating from the fitness of Kane Williamson, who suffered an injury against KKR.
The two teams met earlier in the tournament and RR won the match over five wickets in a thrilling chase where Tewatia and Parag batted with confidence and maturity.
With two teams desperately looking to stay afloat, we can expect a cracker.
Here’s everything you need to know about the RR vs SRH match in Dubai:
When is the 40th IPL 2020 match between RR and SRH?
The 40th IPL match between RR and SRH is Thursday, October 22, 2020.
Where will the RR vs SRH match be played?
The match will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.
What time does the RR vs SRH game start?
The match will kick off at 7.30pm IST (6pm UAE time).
What television channels will broadcast the RR vs SRH match?
All IPL matches will be streamed live on Star Sports India channels and games can also be streamed live on Disney + Hotstar. You can follow the live blog and updates at www.Firstpost.com
Squads
Complete Sunrisers Hyderabad Team: 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, Naletara Shankarmed , Wriddhiman Saha, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Jason Holder, Sandeep Bavanaka, Fabian Allen, Abdul Samad, Sanjay Yadav
Full equipment of Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas , Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Sanju Samson, Anuj Rawat.
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