Rajasthan Royals will be eager to make it three wins in a row when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in their third match of the season in Dubai on Wednesday. The Royals have registered commanding victories in both of their matches so far at Sharjah. However, it is going to be a completely different challenge for them in Dubai this time.
The Knight Riders, on the other hand, registered a commanding victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last match after losing their season opener to Mumbai Indians by a big margin of 49 runs. They addressed some major issues in terms of squad balance in the last game and they look well rounded as a side now. Having said that, they are a bit better in terms of bowling strength as compared to the Royals, and their top six consists of some of the world’s best players as well. So they will start as the favorites to win this match.
Team News
Both sides look neat and clean at the moment and are expected to go unchanged.
Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals
Steven Smith (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Nagarkoti #HaiTaiyaar
On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you for #RRvsKKR tonight ⚡#Dream11IPL #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/jdO3GtBxy3
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 30, 2020
Fantasy Tips
- KKR’s star all-rounders, Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, are absolute must-haves in this game.
- Rajasthan Royals’ Steven Smith and Sanju Samson have been in sensational form so far and hence make it to the team as first-choice batsmen. Jos Buttler is expected to fire too after a rare failure in the last match.
- Shubman Gill showed his talent in the last game with a match-winning fifty. He has a high chance of scoring big again.
Straight from the dressing room, into your hearts. 💗
🎥 – Reactions post THAT chase. #RRvKXIP | #HallaBol | #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/ySb3SLCfWG
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) September 28, 2020
Fantasy Team
Sanju Samson
Jos Buttler
Shubman Gill
Steven Smith
Robin Uthappa
Andre Russell
Sunil Narine
Rahul Tewatia
Ankit Rajpoot
Shivam Mavi
Varun Chakravarthy
