IPL 2020: Match 26, SRH v RR – COC Predicted Playing XIs

SRH is ranked 3rd on IPL 13 points table, while RR are 7th.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) will clash in the 26^th match of the ongoing IPL 2020 in the UAE. The match will be played in Dubai and will be the first of the two doubleheaders on Sunday, October 11, 2020. The match will begin at 3.30 PM IST.

Hyderabad won their last match against Kings XI Punjab and are placed third on the points table, while Rajasthan Royals have lost their last 4 matches and find themselves in a position of winning a handful to stay in the race for the playoffs.

Both the team need to pick the best playing XI if they want to win and TEAM COC is here to help them out, with the Predicted Playing XIs for the SRH v RR match.

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD (SRH)

Sunrisers Hyderabad has played 6 matches and won 3 and lost 3. The good thing for them is that they won two of their last three matches and have some momentum going into this match. Their opponents are coming off four consecutive losses and this is a big plus for Warner and his team.

The SRH unit is pretty settled with the top order of Warner, Bairstow, Williamson, and Pandey doing the majority of the scoring, while young guns Garg, Abhishek, and Samad doing the dirty work in the middle order. They have pulled off the job most of the time, but the inclusion of some experience here can come in handy.

In the bowling department, injury to Bhuvneshwar is a big blow to them, but their remaining bowlers have done a pretty good job, especially Rashid Khan and T Natarajan. Natarajan has been a surprise for SRH, thanks to his amazing bowling in the death, while Khaleel and Sandeep have done a good job up front with the new ball.

RAJASTHAN ROYALS (RR)

Rajasthan Royals need to buck up soon, else they might find themselves in a position where they have to win every match going forward. 4 losses in 6 matches is bad enough, RR cannot seem to find a proper batting order for themselves. Jaiswal and Uthappa have failed to live up to expectations, while Samson cannot seem to get any consistency in his game.

The good news for them might is that Ben Stokes will be available for this match and will most likely replace Andrew Tye in the XI. Rahul Tewatia and Shreyas Gopal have done well with the ball, with Tewatia also chipping in with the bat and in the field.

Varun Aaron’s pace was a welcome addition to RR bowling, as he complimented Jofra Archer quite well. He also gave young Kartik Tyagi some space to breathe and get his game going.

RR need to get on the winning horse soon, else the remainder of the pack will go so far ahead, they will find it difficult to catch up with them.

SRH COC Predicted Playing XI:

David Warner (C), Jonny Bairstow (WK), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan

RR COC Predicted Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler (WK), Steve Smith (C), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron