Playing XI
Venue Insights (Dubai)
Highest Team Total : 206/3 By Punjab Against Bangalore In 2020.
Lowest Team Total : 109/10 By Bangalore Against Punjab In 2020.
Highest Individual Score : 132 By KL Rahul (Punjab) Against Bangalore In 2020.
Best Bowling Figures : 4/14 By Mohit Sharma (Chennai) Against Mumbai In 2014.
Highest Partnership : 181 By Shane Watson And Faf Du Plessis (Chennai) For 1st Wicket Against Punjab In 2020.
Win Rate Batting First : 70% (7 Won; 3 Lost)
Top Fantasy Picks - All Rounders
Tewatia has been the go to all-rounder this season for all the fantasy players as he has performed with both bat and ball. The last time he played against Hyderabad earlier this season, he scored a match winning 45* (28 balls)
In the last 3 matches, Stokes has scored a total of 75 runs this season. Also do look out for his wicket taking ability as he now looks in good rhythm.
Vijay Shankar might not have gotten enough chances this season, but he has been chipping up with wickets this season along with some handy runs. As context, he has a batting SR of 185 against Rajasthan.
Top Fantasy Picks - Bowlers
Just like Archer, Rashid’s best bowling figures this season (3/12) have come at Dubai. As context, he has never been wicket-less whenever he has played against Rajasthan, picking up 6 wickets in 5 matches.
With 13 wickets so far this season, Archer is the joint 5th highest wicket taker. Interestingly, his best bowling figures this season (3/19) have come at Dubai.
Out of T Natarajan's 11 wickets this season, 7 have come at Dubai (in 5 matches) and 4 wickets have come at other venues (in 4 matches). Thus, the numbers depict that he has been bowling well at Dubai this season.
Top Fantasy Picks - Batsmen & Keepers
With 331 runs so far this season, Warner is the leading run getter for Hyderabad. A look at his last 3 innings against
Rajasthan: 48, 37 and 69.
Bairstow has been stellar this season for Hyderabad. Out of his 316 runs this season, 197 runs have come at Dubai, which accounts for almost 2/3rds.
After scoring two back to back fifties in the opening matches this season, Smith had 5 single digit scores in his next 6 matches. However, he is now looking in good touch as he has scored 83 runs in the recent 2 matches.
Probable XI
Rajasthan : Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson(wk), Steven Smith(c), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajpoot, Kartik Tyagi
Hyderabad : David Warner(c), Jonny Bairstow(wk), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Vijay Shankar, Abdul Samad, Rashid Khan, Sandeep Sharma, T Natarajan, Basil Thampi
Preview
Rajasthan meet Hyderabad in match 40 of the Indian T20 League in Dubai. Ideally, both teams should have been on the same number of wins but Hyderabad managed to lose a game from a winning position against Kolkata. Rajasthan would be pumped up, especially after thumping Chennai and the return to form of Buttler. But is the middle order his rightful position? One wouldn't feel so. Stokes and Buttler would be better off swapping their batting positions. Hyderabad would be sweating on the fitness of Williamson but they have a ready replacement in Nabi. The last time these two teams met, it was a day game in Dubai itself, where Rajasthan snatched victory from defeat. Crucially, Tewatia showed that Rashid could be attacked and will aim to do so again. Hyderabad will be looking to exact revenge and also get 2 important points.
Toss : Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bowl first.