IPL 2020 Match 40 - RR vs SRH Fantasy Preview

If the first half of the tournament saw a lot of runs and teams batting first winning, the tides have turned now in IPL 2020. We’re seeing lower scores by the day and the action now moves to Dubai where we’ve seen 160-170 to be the par score batting first, but we think even 150 could be very competitive as of now. Today, we’ll speak about Match 40 of IPL 2020 and some fantasy tips for the same.

Rajasthan Royals has 4 wins in 10 games so far and this team has had a trouble closing off winning matches. They’re playing an opponent who has had a similar problem right until now, with Sunrisers Hyderabad managing 3 wins in their 9 matches, just one spot off the bottom of the IPL 2020 points table. Keep reading for our complete Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy preview of the RR vs SRH game…

Match info

Tournament: Indian Premier League 2020.
Date: 22nd October 2020, 7:30pm IST.
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE.
Capacity: 25,000+
Series status: Match 40 of the round robin stage.

Recent form

RR: W L L W L
SRH: L L L W L

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 IPL games, Hyderabad leads 3-2.
In the reverse fixture this season, Rajasthan won by 5 wickets.
Last 9 games in IPL 2020 – 8 have been won batting second.
Sanju Samson – 77 runs in last 8 innings this season.

Rajasthan Royals

The last time these two sides met, there was a heated fight between Rahul Tewatia and the SRH players but it was the former who emerged victorious, smashing 45* to lead his team to victory and we think Tewatia has it in him to renew the fight today as well. With the bat, Sanju Samson has had a poor time after starting this season with 2 fifties but he has 449 runs in 15 games against SRH, including one century he hit last year.

Already the team’s leading wicket-taker, Jofra Archer has dismissed David Warner three times while also allowing only 3 runs to be scored off him in those contests, while he could be useful with the bat too, hitting 9 sixes in 47 balls faced this season. Ben Stokes has 80 runs in 4 games in IPL 2020 and he clearly isn’t being considered as a bowling option either, so we’re skipping him from our RR vs SRH fantasy team today.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Like we mentioned, David Warner does struggle against Archer but his IPL record is still impeccable with only 2 single-digit scores so far in 9 games this season, so we’re not leaving him out. However, Kane Williamson could miss out because of an injury he picked up in the last game which opens up exciting prospects for SRH. Fabian Allen, Jason Holder and Mohammad Nabi are the replacement options and while I’m a big fan of Allen, Nabi seems to be the likely replacements.

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With the ball, T Natarajan seems to have grown from strength to strength and suddenly, he’s not just a part of the bowling attack but a good wicket-taking option for SRH, so we’re picking him in our Nostragamus (Get Rs.200 FREE) fantasy team. All-rounder Vijay Shankar is someone who will enjoy bowling in UAE as these pitches slow up, getting 1/20 in 4 overs in the last game but I’d like to see him batting higher up the order.

Rajasthan Royals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – IPL 2020 Betting

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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, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Varun Aaron, Ankit Rajpoot, Akash Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Aniruddha Joshi, Shashank Singh, Manan Vohra, Oshane Thomas, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Squad

David Warner (C), Vijay Shankar, Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan, Siddarth Kaul, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Nabi, Shahbaz Nadeem, Jason Holder, Wriddhiman Saha, Billy Stanlake, Fabian Allen, Virat Singh, Basil Thampi, Sanjay Yadav, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Shreevats Goswami, Bavanaka Sandeep.