IPL 2020 Match 33 - RR vs BLR Fantasy Preview

Saturday is here and it’s yet another double header in IPL 2020 as we move into Match 33 with Rajasthan Royals desperate to get a win as they have 3 in 8 games right now, sitting in the second half of the points table. The team has the talent but they’ve been experimenting too much with team combinations and batting orders, and sending Ben Stokes as an opener is one such example.

They’re playing Royal Challengers Bangalore today in Dubai and RCB has 5 wins in 8 games despite their last loss to Punjab, off the last ball of the game. These two have already met once in IPL 2020 and RCB got an easy 8-wicket victory in the reverse fixture, chasing 155. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the RR vs BLR game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 17th October 2020, 3:30pm IST.
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
Capacity: 25,000+
Series status: Match 33 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

RR: L W L L L
BLR: L W W L W

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Numbers

14 games in Dubai in IPL 2020 – 12 won batting first.
Head to head in last 4 completed games, Rajasthan leads 3-1.
Virat Kohli scores in last 5 games – 48, 33*, 90*, 43, 72*.

Rajasthan Royals

First change I’d like to see is Ben Stokes going back down the order and Jos Buttler opening with Robin Uthappa. Robbie’s success for KKR over the years came at the top of the order and after hitting the ball well in the last couple of games, I’ll be picking him today while I’ll pick Stokesy if he’s allowed to come down the order and do his job like he’s used to over the years, rather than playing up to against the swinging ball.

Murugan Ashwin and Ravi Bishnoi hurt RCB in the last game, while we think Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia could be the main bowlers today, as Kohli and ABD have had lower success against leg-spin in the past. Let’s not forget how Shreyas once dismissed both Kohli and ABD in a single over last season. From the pace front, Jofra Arher is a must have because he’s got 12 scalps in 8 games in IPL 2020 so far.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

No question about the fact that you need to have Virat Kohli in your side because he’s been the backbone of this side; after starting the season slowly, he’s now RCB’s top scorer with 304 runs in 8 games. I’m not liking the shuffling in their batting order but it’s clear that the management wants to see Washington Sundar batting higher up the order. That plus the fact that he’s their powerplay bowler means higher chances of scoring fantasy points.

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0/44 in the last game and honestly, poor bowling means Mohammad Siraj may be left out, so ensure he’s not in your Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team today. Devdutt Padikkal had 3 fifties in his first 4 IPL games but hasn’t got one in the next 5 games but he’s been giving RCB a start in every single game, so I think he should be in your RR vs BLR Dream11 team today!

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Rajasthan Royals Squad

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

Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad

Virat Kohli (C), Yuzvendra Chahal, AB de Villiers, Shivam Dube, Isuru Udana, Aaron Finch, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Chris Morris, Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Umesh Yadav, Adam Zampa, Pawan Negi, Moeen Ali, Shahbaz Ahmed, Parthiv Patel, Josh Philippe, Dale Steyn, Pavan Deshpande.