With a win over Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals has moved to top position on IPL 2020 points table
After the KKR vs CSK match on Oct 7 KXIP's KL Rahul is still having the orange cap while DC's Rabada is donning the purple cap. Mumbai Indians is at the top of IPL 2020 points table
Rajasthan Royals may bring in David Miller in place of Tom Curran to strengthen the lower order. Check RR vs DC playing 11 and head to head stats here
The good news for RR is the return to form of opener Jos Buttler, who scored a fine 44-ball 70 in its last game
Yadav hammered an unbeaten 79 off 47 balls to fire Mumbai Indians to an imposing 193 for four after Rohit Sharma opted to bat at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Ben Stokes has stated that he had his family's blessings to return to cricket action for IPL 2020
Mumbai Indians will start as favourites in its today's IPL match against Rajasthan Royals
At the MI vs RR toss, the Rohit or Smith would look to bat and post a target in excess of 180 runs, given the average winning score at Abu Dhabi in six matches played so far has been 183.
Rajasthan Royals' skipper Steve Smith praised Mahipal Lomror for his "mature innings" but admitted that the top-order needs to bat longer in order to have a good start.Opting to bat first, Royals got off to a flyer with Jos Buttler smashing boundaries early in the innings. However, Isuru Udana found an inside edge of Steve Smith's bat and the ball went straight onto his stumps in the third over.Three balls later, a sharp catch by Devdutt Padikkal in the slips dismissed Buttler. Star batsman Sanju Samson wicket in the next over added insult to an injury as Royals got reduced to 31/3.Smith admitted that the Royals didn't score enough runs on the board against RCB."We could have done a lot better. Didn't get enough runs on the board, it was a good wicket. We couldn't get a partnership together. Jofra bowled exceptionally, our leggies bowled well, but we didn't have enough on the board," said Smith during the post-match presentation via host broadcaster Star Sports."Our top 3 should be ...
Rajasthan Royals skipper Steve Smith praised Mahipal Lomror for his 'mature innings' but admitted that the top-order needed to bat longer in order to have a good start
Earlier, middle-order batsman Mahipal Lomror's valuable 47 helped RR set a 155-run target for RCB
There is one change in RR playing 11 as Mahipal Lormor replaces Ankit Rajpoot
Stokes heading to the UAE will be a big boost for the Royals as they have missed his solidarity with bat and ball in the middle.
Virat Kohli would be under pressure to score runs for RCB, while Rajasthan Royals would eye a comeback after losign to KKR in their previous match
Since Rajasthan has a settled overseas players' combination, one possible change in its playing 11 could be replacing pacer Ankit Rajpoot with Varun Aaron, who is yet to get a game
Mavi and Nagarkoti, who battled injuries in the last two seasons, claimed two wickets apiece, while Varun Chakravarthy also got two to restrict the Royals to 137 for 9 in 20 overs
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have gone with unchanged playing 11 from their previous matches. Check KKR vs RR playing 11 here
Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan has admitted that if Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson bat for full 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals will win the match today
Of all the talented cricketers that Shane Warne has seen over the years, Sanju Samson is the one that strikes him as 'something else'
It is not easy to predict a winner of KKR vs RR match given both the sides are coming into today's IPL match with a win and either side has not played in Dubai so far in IPL 2020