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IPL 2020, KXIP vs RR Preview: Winner takes all in this battle for a place in the Top 4 Last Updated : 30 Oct 2020 01:03:56 PM IST RR captain Steve Smith and KXIP skipper KL Rahul Abu Dhabi, Oct 29 (IANS/GloFans) With five wins on the trot, a rejuvenated Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) will look to further boost their playoff hopes when they face Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 50th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.
While KXIP (12 points) have turned it around after going on a dismal run in the first half of the season, RR (10 points) have been wildly inconsistent in the latter half of the season and desperately need a win to be alive in the race for the playoffs season at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.KXIP captain KL Rahul (595 runs from 12 matches) has been leading the batting from the front and has received good support from his opening partner Mayank Agarwal, who missed last two games due to bruised knee.Mandeep Singh has filled in for Agarwal in the last two games and scored an unbeaten 66 in his previous match in which KXIP beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets.Meanwhile, in-form Chris Gayle (177 from 5 matches) has also been quite impressive. Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell have managed to provide stability in the middle order for KXIP in their recent matches.Mohammed Shami (20 wickets in 12 matches) has been KXIP's lynchpin in the bowling department while young Ravi Bishnoi (12 wickets in 12 matches) has also impressed. Arshdeep Singh, Chris Jordan and Murugan Ashwin have all stepped up when needed over the course of their side's ongoing winning streak.On the other hand, the Steve Smith-led Royals will be riding high on confidence after their stunning victory over Mumbai Indians (MI), one of the strong contenders of this year's title.RR's biggest concern was the lackluster show of Ben Stokes (217 runs in six matches) and Sanju Samson (326 from 12 games). However, the duo dusted off their rustiness with a bang against MI. Stokes and Samson were unbeaten on 107 and 54 respectively as they put up a partnership of 152 for the third wicket.Opener Robin Uthappa has struggled with the bat and has to find the rhythm back as early as possible. Captain Steve Smith, once again, will be in-charge of laying the foundation while Riyan Parag and Rahul Tewatia would have to come up with fireworks down the order.Meanwhile, Tewatia also needs to click with the ball. RR's bowling has been dependent solely on Jofra Archer (17 wickets from 12 games) who will once again try to pose some serious threat for the Punjab batters.Kartik Tyagi, Ankit Rajpoot, and Shreyas Gopal would need to provide an able support to Archer with breakthroughs at regular intervals.The last time the two teams met, the Royals registered a four-wicket win.Squads:Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (Captain), 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 and Simran SinghRajasthan Royals: Steven Smith (Captain), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson, Andrew Tye, KartikTyagi, 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 ArcherIANS Abu Dhabi For Latest Updates Please-
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