RR vs SRH Live Score, 40th Match IPL 2020, RR vs SRH Live Updates, RR vs SRH Live Cricket Score

Date:             Thursday 22nd October, 2020

Time:             07:00 Pm IST.

Venue:          Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.

Match Preview

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.

Rajasthan Royals

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

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Jonny Bairstow (WK), David Warner (C), Kane Williamson/Mohammad Nabi, Priyam Garg, Manish Pandey, Abdul Samad, Vijay Shankar, Sandeep Sharma, Basil Thampi, Rashid Khan and T Natarajan.

Weather Report & Pitch Condition

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

RR vs SRH Top Picks

• Steven Smith: Steven Smith is an integral part of this RR batting lineup in IPL 2020. With players like Stokes and Buttler in the team, Smith is a sort of batsman that can hold the inning together. He hasn’t had the best of the season so far but will be eager to do well in a do or die situation.
• Jos Buttler: Buttler played a magnificent inning against CSK and will be brimming with confidence. He can be an asset for RR in the final overs and is expected to continue his good run against SRH
• Rahul Tewatiya: Rahul Tewatiya has been invaluable for RR in the tournament. He doesn’t give much away while he’s bowling and with the bat in hand, he’s as handy as anyone. He’ll be another key players in RR’s tussle against SRH.
• David Warner: David Warner has been in terrific form of late. He stroked a beautiful 47 against KKR in his last game and is expected to continue his good run against RR too.
• Jonny Bairstow: Sunrisers throughout the tournament has been dependent on the duo of David Warner and Jonny Bairstow to get them to a position of stability. Sadly, even after them performing exceptionally well, SRH has struggled as team. Bairstow will be eager to play a match winning knock for his team.
• Rashid Khan: Rashid Khan has been outstanding for Sunrisers. Not only he’s picking up wickets in the middle overs, he’s very economical too.  He’ll be key for SRH against RR.