SRH vs RR highlights: Shankar, Manish's 140-run stand lead SRH to victory

Pandey and Vijay Shankar (52) stitched an unbroken 140-run partnership after Holder led a disciplined bowling display to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 154 for six

6:49 PM

SRH vs RR head to head in IPL history

Matches: 12

SRH won: 6

RR won: 6

6:44 PM

SRH vs RR playing 11 predictions

SRH tentative playing 11: David Warner (c), Jonny Bairstow (wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson/Jason Holder, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi

RR tentative playing 11: Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Steven Smith (c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi

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In pics: Warner ahead of SRH vs RR match

David Warner captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad at practise sessions during match 40 of IPL 2020 between the Rajasthan Royals and the Sunrisers Hyderabad held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates on the 22nd October 2020. Photo by: Sportzpics for BCCI

6:34 PM

Key bowler for Sunrisers Hyderabad

After losing the services of experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, Sandeep Sharma and T Natarajan did well to fill-in the fissure but the duo needs to dish out their best at this crucial juncture.

 

Rashid Khan, SRH leading wicket-taker with 66 scalps from 55 games, will have to once again lead the entire bowling unit besides continuing with his good show.

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WATCH: Ben Stokes hitting big during practice session

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WATCH: Jos Buttler during practice session

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Key batsmen for Sunrisers Hyderabad

SRH is on the verge of losing a playoff berth and only a win could keep them buoyant. The 2016 champions rely heavily relies on its top four -- Jonny Bairstow, Warner, Manish Pandey and Kane Williamson.

 

They have remain unable to find a finisher in their middle-order. It is this factor, along with Williamson's injury, that prompted Warner to demote himself lower down the order in their previous game against Kolkata Knight Riders. He ended up pushing the match into a Super Over.

 

With all eyes on these four players, it would also be a perfect opportunity for young Abdul Samad and Vijay Shankar to deliver in case any of them fails.

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6:18 PM

WATCH: SRH's practice session before the start of today's match

6:17 PM

Key bowlers for Rajasthan Royals

RR's leading wicket-taker Jofra Archer (39 wickets form 31 games) will once again spearhead the pace charge and will seek some support from Stokes, who is yet to create an impact.

 

The others -- Tewatia, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot and Kartik Tyagi -- were quite economical with the ball against CSK.

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6:08 PM

Key batsmen for Rajasthan Royals

Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, and Robin Uthappa need to provide a good start while the onus of converting those lies on the shoulders of Buttler and Smith. Samson's performances have fallen off a cliff since the first two matches of the season and he would be looking to get his act together.

 

Young Riyan Parag and Rahul Tewatia have rescued their side from tricky situations on a number of occassions this season and the top order will be looking to reduce the load on them.

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5:43 PM

RR squad for IPL 2020

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

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5:33 PM

SRH squad for IPL 2020

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

5:19 PM

IPL 2020, Match 40: SRH vs RR preview

The inexperienced young guns of both Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad would like to put their hands up in testing times when both teams square off in a must-win Indian Premier League game on Thursday.

 

Whether it is Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad of Sunrisers or Kartik Tyagi, Riyan Parag of the Royals, the youngsters from both sides will be feeling the pressure of doing something out of the box in case their illustrious seniors fail in that pursuit.

The Sunrisers is currently tottering at the second last place in the eight-team table with just six points from nine game while Royals is a notch ahead with eight points after its comprehensive win over Chennai Super Kings in the previous game. READ FULL ARTICLE HERE