RR vs BLR Live Score, 33rd Match IPL 2020, RR vs BLR Live Updates, RR vs BLR Live Cricket Score

Date:             Friday 17th October, 2020

Time:             03:00 Pm IST.

Venue:         Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

Match Preview

With a fabulous chase against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) seemed to have got back on track. But, they have themselves to blame for the loss against the Delhi Capitals (DC) in their previous game and allowing the momentum to slip away. The DC bowlers might have been excellent with the ball. But scoring 39 runs off the final 30 balls is something you’d expect most of the modern-day teams to pull off.

Rajasthan Royals

Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Kartik Tyagi

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammad Siraj

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

It will be a hot afternoon with the temperatures touching nearly 35 degrees Celsius in Dubai. The strong winds, however, should bring some relief to the players.

Pitch Condition/Report:

Only one afternoon game was played in Dubai thus far. In the match, the pitch seemed to have got better for batting in the second half of the match. However, the venue has usually been quite friendly for the teams batting first. Chasing teams lost 10 games so far here.

Average first innings score:

176 (Thus far at this venue in this tournament)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 2, Lost – 10, Tied – 2

RR vs BLR Top Picks

• Sanju Samson: Sanju Samson has been impressive in the tournament and has looked a player class apart in IPL 2020. He has been quiet in the last few games but will hold the key for RR against RCB
• Ben Stokes: Ben Stokes knock of 41 against Delhi showed that he’s in great form. He is a match winner and RR will be hoping for a big performance from him in a crunch game
• Jofra Archer: Jofra Archer has been thrilling for Rajasthan in the bowling department. He’s spitting venom with his bowling and will be hoping for a stellar show against RCB.
• AB de Villiers: AB de Villiers played a brutal innings against KKR and looked batsman that is at the peak of his game. He might have missed out in the game against Punjab, he’ll certainly be eager to do well against RR.
• Virat Kohli: King Kohli has been on a roll in the last few matches. In almost every game, Kohli has been among the runs. Expect him to play another big knock against Rajasthan
• Yuzvendra Chahal/Washington Sunder: The spin duo had an off day against Punjab but they’ve been the main stay of RCB’s success in the tournament. They’ll be the trump card for RCB on a slow Dubai wicket.