RR vs KXIP HIGHLIGHTS, IPL 2020: Samson-Tewatia Heroics Help RR Beat KXIP By Four Wickets, Complete Highest Run Chase In IPL History
Both KXIP and RR head into tonight's game with no shortage of confidence! For KXIP, their skipper Kl Rahul will be key threat for Rajasthan Royals. But, RR have their own trump card in Sanju Samson. Fans are in tonight for a thrilling contest in Sharjah with RR and KXIP both looking to continue their winning run and add two more points to their account.
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27 Sep 2020 11:40 PM
After a heroic innings from Sanju Samson (85 off 42 balls) and Steve Smith (50 off 27 balls), remarkable hitting from Rahul Tewatia (53 off 31 balls) powered Rajasthan Royals to a four-wicket win!
Having struggled for most of the innings, Tewatia smashes FIVE sixes in an over to set up a thrilling finish! In the end Jofra Archer smashed back-to-back sixes in the final over with Tewatia scoring a fifty before getting out...but before that he ensured with the bat that RR get their first win in IPL 2020 and pull off the highest run chase in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).
Having struggled for most of the innings, Tewatia smashes FIVE sixes in an over to set up a thrilling finish! In the end Jofra Archer smashed back-to-back sixes in the final over with Tewatia scoring a fifty before getting out...but before that he ensured with the bat that RR get their first win in IPL 2020 and pull off the highest run chase in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).
30 runs off the 18th over from the bat of Rahul Tewatia and he has turned this game on its head!
Tewatia starts the over with a BANG! Big relief for RR in the chase and what a way to get that building pressure off! Tewati TURNS HIS INNINGS AROUND and HITS FIVE SIXES IN A ROW! 6, 6, 6, 6, 0, 6 - Rahul Tewatia (47*) smacks four back-to-back sixes off Sheldon Cottrell! RR- 203/3 after 18 overs
MASSIVE WICKET ! Mohammed Shami comes back into the attack and gets Sanju Samson (85) first ball! Samson misses out on a ton as well as he looks to play the upper cut but guides it into the hand of Wicket-keeper KL Rahul. Robin Uthappa is the next man in.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 173/3 after 17 overs
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 173/3 after 17 overs
CHASE IN ON! Samson refuses a single in the middle of an over after hitting back-to-back sixes off Glenn Maxwell and brings up 150 for RR!
7 overs to go and 102 more runs required to win! Jimmy Neesham gets the ball and Sanju Samson starts the 14th over with a maximum over the covers! The SIX by Sanju Samson was one of the top shots of the day. (10 runs from the 14th over.
Bishnoi bowls the 15th over. Tewatia is trying his best to go big, tries a reverse sweep too but he can't just find the gap nor the elevation! Pressure building on Samson now who mistimed one in the previous over but landed in safe zone. Finally, he manages to hit a six off the second-last ball.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 140/2 after 15 overs
Bishnoi bowls the 15th over. Tewatia is trying his best to go big, tries a reverse sweep too but he can't just find the gap nor the elevation! Pressure building on Samson now who mistimed one in the previous over but landed in safe zone. Finally, he manages to hit a six off the second-last ball.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 140/2 after 15 overs
Sanju Samson scores his 12th IPL half-century, thanks to the catch that went down at long-off. Consecutive fifties for Samson but he has a big task ahead fro him as the Royals have stuttered after losing their skipper Smith for 50. They need to go BIG quickly and Tewatia is not helping here with playing two many dot deliveries.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 122/2 after 13 overs
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 122/2 after 13 overs
Sanju Samson scores his 12th IPL half-century, thanks to the catch that went down at long-off. Consecutive fifties for Samson but he has a big task ahead fro him as the Royals have stuttered after losing their skipper Smith for 50. They need to go BIG quickly and Tewatia is not helping here with playing two many dot deliveries.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 122/2 after 13 overs
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 122/2 after 13 overs
Steve Smith becomes Neesham's maiden IPL wicket! Smith was looking to go big down the ground, but slices it to deep point and goes back to the hut after a hard-fought fifty! Samson now holds the key for RR! Rahul Tewatia promoted in the batting order to counter the leggies but he's playing too many dot balls which will only increase the pressure on in-from Samson...for now, the required run-rate is under control!
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 112/2 after 11 overs
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 112/2 after 11 overs
Fifty and gone next ball. Smith slices one to deep extra cover off Neesham. RR: 100 for 2 after 9 overs.
Murugan Ashwin bowls the eighth over. Extraordinary effort in the deep by Nicholas Pooran who produced oe of the greatest fielding saves in the history of his T20 tournament as he saved a certain six and kept it down to just two! RR- 92/1 after 8 overs.
Great start to the run-chase by Rajasthan Royals! Samson and Smith are on fire tonight...and small boundaries are making it tough for KXIP to stop the flow of runs! Smith gets his FIFTY of just 26 balls -- his 10th in the IPL and also brings 100 up for his team.
Great start to the run-chase by Rajasthan Royals! Samson and Smith are on fire tonight...and small boundaries are making it tough for KXIP to stop the flow of runs! Smith gets his FIFTY of just 26 balls -- his 10th in the IPL and also brings 100 up for his team.
Murugan Ashwin bowls the eighth over. Extraordinary effort in the deep by Nicholas Pooran who produced oe of the greatest fielding saves in the history of his T20 tournament as he saved a certain six and kept it down to just two! RR- 92/1 after 8 overs.
Great start to the run-chase by Rajasthan Royals! Samson and Smith are on fire tonight...and small boundaries are making it tough for KXIP to stop the flow of runs! Smith gets his FIFTY of just 26 balls -- his 10th in the IPL and also brings 100 up for his team.
Great start to the run-chase by Rajasthan Royals! Samson and Smith are on fire tonight...and small boundaries are making it tough for KXIP to stop the flow of runs! Smith gets his FIFTY of just 26 balls -- his 10th in the IPL and also brings 100 up for his team.
Ravi Bishnoi gets to bowl his first over inside the powerplay. But, Sanju Samson looks unstoppable at the moment and looks like another desert storm in the making. After first five overs, RR were 55/1. In the last 10 T20 games at Sharjah, the team batting 2nd have won 70% games.
Neesham gets to bowl the sixth over. He starts well but is smashed for a four by Smith who smartly places the slower ball over cover-point. Another slower ball from him and Smith hits back-to-back boundaries! (14 runs from the over)
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 69/1 after 4 overs
Neesham gets to bowl the sixth over. He starts well but is smashed for a four by Smith who smartly places the slower ball over cover-point. Another slower ball from him and Smith hits back-to-back boundaries! (14 runs from the over)
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 69/1 after 4 overs
WICKET! Sarfaraz Khan takes a sharp catch to send back the dangerous Jos Buttler on his way for just four. The Salute is out! Sanju Samson walks in and starts his innings by hitting a huge six! What a way to get off the mark! That's not all for the young talented batsman as he smashes a four again to put some pressure back on KXIP after that early breakthrough.
Mohammad Shami continues to bowl from the other end and Smith shows no respect to him as he hits his first ball for a maximum. Just a ball later smashed another boundary to put Shami in pressure. Samson takes 3 runs in the last ball to end the over.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 44/1 after 4 overs
Mohammad Shami continues to bowl from the other end and Smith shows no respect to him as he hits his first ball for a maximum. Just a ball later smashed another boundary to put Shami in pressure. Samson takes 3 runs in the last ball to end the over.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 44/1 after 4 overs
Buttler and Smith come out as openers in the middle for Rajasthan Royals and Cottrell opens the attack! Skipper Smith gets off the mark with a FOUR Both the openers will be needing to produce some fireworks at Sharjah to chase the mammoth total! Cottrell is moving the ball well...also manages to get Buttler's inside edge which evaded the stumps. Two fours off the first over. After the end of first over, RR were 11/0.
In-form Mohammad Shami bowls his second over! After remaining silent with the bat for first few deliveries, skipper Smith punches the ball down the ground for a boundary to end the over.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 19/0 after 2 overs
In-form Mohammad Shami bowls his second over! After remaining silent with the bat for first few deliveries, skipper Smith punches the ball down the ground for a boundary to end the over.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: RR are 19/0 after 2 overs
KXIP had 194 on board with the last two overs to go! Pooran comes in after Rahul's departure and smashes the ball more than once, back to the bowler! Full toss from Tom Curran and Nicholas Pooran sends it out of the ground for a HUGE MAXIMUM and help KXIP score 206/2 after 19 overs.
In the last over, Nicholas Pooran smashed Jofra Archer all over Sharjah for fours and sixes! Pooran ends the innings with a SIX and his fiery cameo powered KXIP to 223/2 in 20 overs.
In the last over, Nicholas Pooran smashed Jofra Archer all over Sharjah for fours and sixes! Pooran ends the innings with a SIX and his fiery cameo powered KXIP to 223/2 in 20 overs.
After Mayanak's dismissal, Glenn Maxwell arrives in Sharjah and starts his innings, first with a pull and then a classy hit over third man! RR strikes again this time as Rajpoot gets his first wicket and KL departs for 69! KXIP 194/2 after 18 overs.
Mayank Agarwal gets caught in the deep, but not before scoring a blistering 106 (50) and KXIP - 183/1 (16.3)
Fastest 100s by Indian players in IPL (balls taken)
37 Yusuf Pathan v MI Mumbai BS 2010
45 Mayank Agarwal v RR Sharjah 2020*
46 Murali Vijay v RR Chennai 2010
47 Virat Kohli v KXIP Bengaluru 2016
48 Virender Sehwag v Deccan Hyderabad 2011
37 Yusuf Pathan v MI Mumbai BS 2010
45 Mayank Agarwal v RR Sharjah 2020*
46 Murali Vijay v RR Chennai 2010
47 Virat Kohli v KXIP Bengaluru 2016
48 Virender Sehwag v Deccan Hyderabad 2011
Things are looking bleak for Rajasthan Royals at the moment...KXIP openers are on absolute carnage! 161 i These two have put 161 in just 14 overs!!! Looks like KXIP are running away with the game with Mayank-Rahul partnership and this is not slogging but pure batting and class! Last time it was KL Rahul and this time Mayank Agarwal is the one to notch up a BRILLIANT TON! Agarwal scores his 1st TON in the IPL!
Both KXIP openers have crossed FIFTY! RR is for sure secretly hoping Chris Gayle to play tonight! Archer introduced back into the attack but fails to get a breakthrough! Agarwal into his 90s!!! KXIP 161/0 after 14 overs
138 for NO LOSS runs from 12 overs! KXIP are roaring loud at Sharjah. Mayank Agarwal has screamed a fifty off 27 balls and his opening partner KL Rahul too gets a 35-ball FIFTY -- his 17th in the IPL -- to put KXIP on TOP! He starts over with a SIX and ends with a FOUR! Back-to-back 50-plus scores for KXIP captain!
Shreyas Gopal gets to bowl the 9th over. Sensational striking from Mayank Agarwal continues...he hits a big six to score his third FIFTY (3rd in THREE games) -- his seventh IPL fifty off just 26 balls. KXIP were 102/0 after 9 overs.
Tom Curran gets to bowl the 10th over! RR are playing seven bowlers tonight and they are definitely going to be short of a batsman tonight! Projected score is 222 at the moment! They are also the first pair to put up a 100-run opening partnership in IPL 2020!
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 110/0 after 10 overs
Tom Curran gets to bowl the 10th over! RR are playing seven bowlers tonight and they are definitely going to be short of a batsman tonight! Projected score is 222 at the moment! They are also the first pair to put up a 100-run opening partnership in IPL 2020!
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 110/0 after 10 overs
Good response from RR bowlers after some expensive overs but KXIP openers have given their team a great start! KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal both are doing well. KXIP were 67/0 after first seven overs. Also 60/0 is the HIGHEST POWERPLAY SCORE in IPL 2020!
Rahul Tewatia continues from the other end! Mayank survived a scare on the boundary ropes as Riyan almost took a spectacular catch! Agarwal akes the attack to Rahul Tewatia with back-to-back sixes. A TOUGH START for RR but will they pull it back?
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 86/0 after 8 overs
Rahul Tewatia continues from the other end! Mayank survived a scare on the boundary ropes as Riyan almost took a spectacular catch! Agarwal akes the attack to Rahul Tewatia with back-to-back sixes. A TOUGH START for RR but will they pull it back?
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 86/0 after 8 overs
KXIP's Mayank Agarwal is on fire tonight! In the 4th over he brings up 100th maximum of this year too! Meanwhile, both openers bring up their FIFTY partnership off just 27 balls in fifth over of the game.KL Rahul makes the most of last ball no ball and hits it for a boundary too! At the end of five overs, KXIP reached 58/0 (17 runs from the over)
Jofra Archer continues from the other end! The Rahul-Mayank show is entertaining the fans and players at Sharjah at the moment. Seems RR has no plans to dismiss Rahul or Agarwal! At the end of powerplay the scoreboard reads 60 for loss of no wicket.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 60/0 after 6 overs
Jofra Archer continues from the other end! The Rahul-Mayank show is entertaining the fans and players at Sharjah at the moment. Seems RR has no plans to dismiss Rahul or Agarwal! At the end of powerplay the scoreboard reads 60 for loss of no wicket.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 60/0 after 6 overs
An aggressive start by KXIP! Jaydev Unadkat continues and gets smashed for quick runs in his second over of the game. After hitting a four, Agarwal pulls it away for another maximum. Two sixes and 4 t power KXIP to 28/0 in just three overs!
Jofra Archer, playing his 100th IPL game, gets introduced into the attack! Three consecutive boundaries for KL Rahul from some overpitched Archer deliveries and the pacer is under pressure early on in his spell!
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 41/0 after 4 overs
Jofra Archer, playing his 100th IPL game, gets introduced into the attack! Three consecutive boundaries for KL Rahul from some overpitched Archer deliveries and the pacer is under pressure early on in his spell!
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 41/0 after 4 overs
At least 4 leg-spinners are playing in tonight's game on the flat Sharjah track. KXIP openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are out in the middle. Jaydev Unadkat opens the attack! Thanks to the Punjab skipper, they were off the mark straightaway! Good first over from Unadkat as he gives away just three runs in the first over!
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
At least 4 leg-spinners are playing in tonight's game on the flat Sharjah track. KXIP openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are out in the middle. Jaydev Unadkat opens the attack! Thanks to the Punjab skipper, they were off the mark straightaway! Good first over from Unadkat as he gives away just three runs in the first over!
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
At least 4 leg-spinners are playing in tonight's game on the flat Sharjah track. KXIP openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are out in the middle. Jaydev Unadkat opens the attack! Thanks to the Punjab skipper, they were off the mark straightaway! Good first over from Unadkat as he gives away just three runs in the first over!
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
Ankit Rajpoot to share the new ball and starts his over by swinging it in. Agarwal goes over the cover to hit the first six of the match. Last time Rajpoot played in the IPL he wore KXIP jersey.
KXIP vs RR, Live Score: KXIP are 11/0 after 2 overs
KXIP vs RR- Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals XI: S Smith, J Buttler, S Samson, R Uthappa, R Parag, T Curran, R Tewatia, S Gopal, J Archer, A Rajpoot, J Unadkat
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, M Agarwal, K Nair, N Pooran, S Khan, G Maxwell, J Neesham, M Ashwin, S Cottrell, M Shami, R Bishnoi
Rajasthan Royals XI: S Smith, J Buttler, S Samson, R Uthappa, R Parag, T Curran, R Tewatia, S Gopal, J Archer, A Rajpoot, J Unadkat
Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, M Agarwal, K Nair, N Pooran, S Khan, G Maxwell, J Neesham, M Ashwin, S Cottrell, M Shami, R Bishnoi
KXIP vs RR- TOSS UPDATE
Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Sharjah.
Fact: Every team that has won the toss in last seven games has lost the match!
Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Sharjah.
Fact: Every team that has won the toss in last seven games has lost the match!
KXIP vs RR- TOSS UPDATE
Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Sharjah.
Fact: Every team that has won the toss in last seven games has lost the match!
Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Sharjah.
Fact: Every team that has won the toss in last seven games has lost the match!
KXIP vs RR- Leading Wicket Takers
Piyush Chawla has taken the most wickets for KXIP against Rajasthan with 14 scalps in his kitty. Meanwhile former RR medium pacer Siddharth Trivedi is the leading wicket taker for RR against KXIP with 11 wickets to his name.
Piyush Chawla has taken the most wickets for KXIP against Rajasthan with 14 scalps in his kitty. Meanwhile former RR medium pacer Siddharth Trivedi is the leading wicket taker for RR against KXIP with 11 wickets to his name.
KXIP vs RR- Head To Head
Kings Eleven Punjab and Rajasthan Royals have played each other 19 times in the IPL since the inception of the league in 2008. The honors are pretty even between the teams with Rajasthan having the slender edge with 10 wins over KXIP. Punjab franchise has come out on top with 9 wins.
Kings Eleven Punjab and Rajasthan Royals have played each other 19 times in the IPL since the inception of the league in 2008. The honors are pretty even between the teams with Rajasthan having the slender edge with 10 wins over KXIP. Punjab franchise has come out on top with 9 wins.
Background
IPL 2020 RR vs KXIP: The 9th match of IPL 2020 will be played between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab from 7:30 pm today at UAE's smallest ground, Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Both the team's will aim to continue winning momentum after starting the tournament as underdogs.
Rajasthan also played its first match of this season on this ground. They were able to hit 33 sixes and 18 fours in this match against Chennai Super Kings. In such a situation, one can see fours and sixes raining in Sharjah once again in today's game.
Rajasthan Royals has star batsmen like Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson. On the other hand, there are players like KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Gayle and James Neesham in the KXIP team.
KXIP in their last match had defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore. Punjab captain Lokesh Rahul scored an unbeaten 132-run to take the team total beyond 200. After that the bowlers restricted RCB's strong batting order to just 109 runs.
RR vs KXIP Weather Report- How will the weather be at Sharjah Cricket Stadium?
The weather will be perfectly clear in this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. However, the players will also have to face severe heat here. With this, dew will also have an important role here and the team that wins the toss can decide to bowl first.
RR vs KXIP Pitch Report
Sharjah Cricket Stadium is much smaller than Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Looking at the pitch, the batsmen can get some help here as the ball is expected to come nicely onto the bat. Fans can get another high scoring match here.
Sharjah Cricket Stadium is much smaller than Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Looking at the pitch, the batsmen can get some help here as the ball is expected to come nicely onto the bat. Fans can get another high scoring match here.
RR vs KXIP Match prediction
Rajasthan Royals have a better chance to win this match.
Predicted playing XI of Rajasthan Royals-
Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Ryan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer and Jaydev Unadkat.
Rajasthan Royals - Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Ryan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Jofra Archer and Jaydev Unadkat.
Predicted playing XI Kings XI Punjab
Kings XI Punjab - KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammed Shami.
Kings XI Punjab - KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, James Neesham, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Sheldon Cottrell and Mohammed Shami.
Full Squads-
Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith (captain), Ankit Rajpoot, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, MananVohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Oshane Thomas, Anirudha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran
Kings XI Punjab Squad: Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Chris Jordan, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Murugan Ashwin, James Neesham, Deepak Hooda, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ishan Porel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar
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