IPL 2020 Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Live Updates RR has the advantage of having already played in this venue. They have an even bigger advantage for this game as Jos Buttler is back. He had missed the opening game due to quarantine rules and is ready to take the opening position.
Advance: Two teams full of confidence after winning their previous matches will meet in Sharjah on Sunday. Rajasthan Royals kicked off their campaign with a victory over Chennai Super Kings, while Kings XI Punjab thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore. Now RR and KXIP will seek to maintain momentum when they collide.
The game between RR and CSK showed the way forward for the teams when they play in Sharjah. The field is small and this is the only place where hitters will have fun. All your pent-up energy will be spent on poor players who have little place to hide in this place. RR made 216 while CSK hit 200 as it rained six the other night. Expect hitters to continue to dominate.
Royals of Rajasthan
RR has the advantage of having already played in this venue. They have an even bigger advantage for this game as Jos Buttler is back. He had missed the opening game due to quarantine rules and is ready to take the opening position.
RR understood the conditions perfectly from the get-go. Sanju Samson, in particular, knew he had to go big whenever there was an opportunity and took CSK’s bowlers, particularly the spinners, out of attack. His 74 of 32 studded with 9 sixes was the highlight of the game. Jofra Archer also had fun with four sixes at the rear to put the game beyond CSK.
In the midst of all that, Steve Smith played a typical Smith hit, anchoring at 69 versus 47. He’ll drop the order to No. 4 for this game with Buttler starting. It will only make the hitting even more deadly, as RR had a small mid-order collapse in the previous game after Samson’s firing.
The RR bowlers also struggled with the patches, but they got the job done overall. Rahul Tewatia was the choice of all of them, getting three wickets in the middle. Together with Shreyas Gopal, he will become an asset in the tournament.
Planned XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith (c), David Miller, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot
Kings XI Punjab
Have they come down from the top of KL Rahul’s masterclass on RCB? The captain led from the lead with an impressive centenary the other day, giving them their first victory of the tournament. They could have easily beaten Delhi Capitals as well, but by a few minor but hugely costly mistakes towards the end of the match.
KXIP’s morale will be boosted by its beating of RCB in 97 races. Bowlers backed Rahul’s century with Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammed Shami doing damage early before leg linebackers M Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi pocketed three wickets apiece. In general, they have shown that they will choose XI based on the opposition and the conditions; the play of playing two legs against RCB showed the way forward.
Therefore, it is reasonable to predict that Chris Gayle could play in Sharjah against RR. The matchups work perfectly as RR has two legs and Sharjah is a small field. If that happens, Mayank Agarwal could make it to number 3.
Planned XI: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, M Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell
WHAT: IPL 2020, Match 9
WHEN: September 27 at 7:30 pm IST
WHERE: Sharjah
TELECAST: Star Sports Network
LIVE STREAM: Disney + Hotstar
RR Team: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (week), Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag , Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer
KXIP Team: KL Rahul (c), Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Tajinder Singh, Chris Jordan, Karun Nair, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Murugan Ashwin, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Simran Singh
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