KXIP vs RR Dream11 Prediction: In Match 50 of the Indian Premier League(IPL 2020), KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab(KXIP) will up next against Rajasthan Royals(RR) in an epic thriller at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai in today's IPL Match. KL Rahul's Kings XI Punjab has turned out to be a brute force to reckon with in the ongoing tournament. The match will start from 7:30 PM onwards acc to IST. If you are looking for the best fantasy cricket tips for KXIP vs RR Dream11 prediction, scroll down below.
KL Rahul led Kings XI Punjab has had a sublime upswing after spending more than half of the season at the bottom half in the standings. After winning just once in their first six IPL matches, has won five matches on the trot by defeating such big teams like MI, DC and RCB. Punjab team has moved up from the bottom of the points table into the top four with such an imperious journey thus far in the ongoing tournament.
Kings XI Punjab will face a tough challenge of Rajasthan Royals(RR) in today's IPL match, who come into the match on the back of a morale booster 8-wicket win against Mumbai Indians. Ben Stokes, the last match centurion along with Samson came to the party at the right time for RR. Rajasthan Royals are currently at the 7th spot and a loss from here will knock them out of the playoff race.
In the previous match, Kings XI Punjab notched up a mammoth total of 220 in the back of Mayank Agarwal brilliant century. However, Sanju Samson played a blinder of a knock but it was the miracle of Rahul Tewatia in which he smashed five sixes off Sheldon Cottrell's over that helped Rajasthan Royals achieve the highest successful run chase in IPL history.
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The pitch in Abu Dhabi has been excellent for batting, bowlers have indeed found rather tough on the track. Batsmen have put a strong show in the powerplay and in the death overs if they haven’t lost so many early wickets. The average score on this venue will be around 180 runs.
Chasing should be tricky at this ground. The playing conditions will be warm with the temperature around the 28 degree Celsius. The humidity will be 50-60.
KL Rahul, Chris Gayle(C), Jos Buttler, Steve Smith, Mandeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Chris Jordan, Mohammad Shami, Ben Stokes(VC), Shreyas Gopal and Jofra Archer
Kings XI Punjab - KL Rahul(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals - Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson(w), Jos Buttler, Steven Smith(c), Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi
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Kings XI Punjab: Lokesh Rahul, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Tajinder Singh, Chris Jordan, Karun Nair, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Glenn Maxwell, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Sheldon Cottrell, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle, Murugan Ashwin, Jagadeesha Suchith, Krishnappa Gowtham, Hardus Viljoen, Simran Singh
Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson (wk), Andrew Tye, Kartik Tyagi, Steven Smith (c), Ankit Rajpoot, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Riyan Parag, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Shashank Singh, Varun Aaron, Tom Curran, Robin Uthappa, Aniruddha Joshi, Jofra Archer
KL Rahul led Kings XI Punjab is going smoothly after a bad start in the tournament but now KXIP plays like a complete team and won five matches on a trot by defeating big guns like MI, DC and RCB. Undoubtedly, Kings XI has the most probable winner for this upcoming marquee encounter against Steve Smith's RR at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi tomorrow. But RR has an outside chance of qualification to the semis, so they also want to surprise KL Rahul army in the upcoming crucial match.