IPL 2020: RR vs RCB, Predicted Playing XI, Head to Head, Fantasy XI

In the 33rd match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH ??

Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Date: 17th October 2020

Time: 3:30 PM IST

RR vs RCB match can be watched on Starsports Network and on Disney+Hotstar in India.

PREVIEW:

Rajasthan Royals: RR need to perform well against RCB to keep their hope alive for playoffs. Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes are giving good start to RR, their middle order need to perform well in the middle overs. Their bowling has been really good, With Ben Stokes returning, they have got the much needed balance to the team. 

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli led Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing really well in this seasons IPL. Their Death Bowling was really good, but it didn't go the way they wanted in the last game. They need to improve their death bowling against the long batting Lineup of RR. RCB openers need to perform well in this match, this will end up helping Virat Kohli and Ab De Villiers.  

WHAT TO EXPECT ??

In Today's match the team that bats well may win the match. It will be easy for the team that bats first, so the team that wins the toss may chose to bat first. It will be a sunny day with temperatures hovering around 33°C. Humidity will be around 28% during the match and there is no chance of rain expected in today's match.

MY FANTASY 11:

Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Ab De Villiers, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Yuzvendra Chahal and Navdeep Saini. 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

RR and RCB have locked horns 22 times in IPL history. RR have won 10 times, RCB have won 9 times and 3 matches ended as no result.

Matches Played: 22

Won by RR: 10

Won by RCB: 09

N.R/Tied/Draw: 03

SQUADS: 

Rajasthan Royals: Steven Smith, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Stokes, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Robin Uthappa, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Akash Singh, Andrew Tye, Aniruddha Joshi, Ankit Rajpoot, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Markande, Oshane Thomas, Rahul Tewatia and Varun Aaron.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Parthiv Patel, AB de Villiers, Chris Morris, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dubey, Aaron Finch, Umesh Yadav, Adam Zampa, Washington Sundar, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Dale Steyn, Moeen Ali, Pawan Negi, Gurkeerat Mann Singh, Isuru Udana, Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahamad, Joshua Philippe and Pavan Deshpande.

PREDICTED PLAYING XI:

Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal/Robin Uthappa, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith (C), Riyan Parag. Mahipal Lomror, Tom Curran, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal and Jaydev Unadkat/Varun Aaron.

Royal Challengers Bangalore - Devdutt Padikkal, Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers (wk), Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal