Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will be playing their third game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 whereas Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be playing their second game when they take on each other at the smallest ground of the competition. Both the teams are coming off a win so they will be high on confidence on Sunday.
Kings XI Punjab completely outplayed Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last game as they won by 97 runs. Rajasthan Royals defeated last year's runners up Chennai Super Kings by a comfortable margin. The top order of both the teams has fired and it will be fun to watch the contest between them.
They will be playing on the smallest ground of the tournament with a flat wicket so we could expect a high scoring thriller when these two teams meet on Sunday.
Match Details
Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Match 9
27th September, 07:30 PM IST.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pitch and Weather Report
The weather is not changing much and it might not change in this game as well. It will be pretty hot during the match time with the temperature ranging in the high 30s.
It was a run-fest when RR played CSK at this venue. Most probably it is going to remain the same this time as well and we might get to see some firecrackers from the batsmen of both the teams. A score around 180 is a must if the conditions are similar.
Squads
Rajasthan Royals
Steve Smith (C), Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Manan Vohra, David Miller, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat, Varun Aaron, Jofra Archer, Oshane Thomas, Tom Curran, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Anuj Rawat, Shashank Singh, Aniruddha Joshi
Kings XI Punjab
KL Rahul (C), Chris Gayle, Karun Nair, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Glenn Maxwell, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, James Neesham, Hardus Viljoen, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Jordan, Ishan Porel, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Murugan Ashwin, Jagdeesha Suchith, Prabhsimran Singh
Team News
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson set the Sharjah Stadium on fire as he was smashing sixes left, right, and center against the Chennai Super Kings. Steve Smith supported him well as he scored a half-century as well. Yashasvi Jaiswal failed to make an impact in the first game but he will be eager to perform well in the second.
Jos Buttler who missed the first match due to quarantine will be available for this game and we might see him open the batting for RR. Among the bowlers, Rahul Tewatia and Jofra Archer were brilliant while defending a huge total. Tom Curran wasn’t at his best but he is an international bowler and might make a strong comeback in the second one.
Sanju Samson and Jofra Archer will be key for the Rajasthan Royals.
Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab lost their first game which they shouldn’t have but they made a strong comeback in the second one as they demolished their opposition with their captain KL Rahul leading from the front. Rahul scored the highest score by an Indian in the IPL as KXIP put up a mammoth total on the board.
Ravi Bishnoi and Mohammad Shami have been magnificent in the tournament so far and they would like to continue their good form. Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran would like to score some more runs with the bat. KXIP’s openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal will be the key for this game.
Fantasy Prediction
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mayank Agarwal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Riyan Parag, James Neesham, Glenn Maxwell, Shreyas Gopal, Mohammad Shami, Jofra Archer
Captain: Jos Buttler, Vice-Captain: KL Rahul
