The 12th match of IPL 2020 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium from 7:30 pm today. Kolkata Knight Riders had to face defeat in their last match while Rajasthan won their previous match in a blistering manner.



Rajasthan have won both their matches this season while Kolkata have got one win and one defeat so far. In this match, both teams would like to win to get some precious points to better their position in the points table.




If Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are to keep their campaign on track in the Indian Premier League (IPL), they will have to show their best game against the in-form Rajasthan Royals.


In the last match, Rajasthan achieved a record target of 224 against Kings XI Punjab. The Royals have won both their matches and have easily crossed the 200-run mark in the process.


The contribution of Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia has been important in these successes, which have so far overshadowed the big names or star players.


Kolkata will face two big challenges in the form of Sunil Narine and Kuldeep Yadav. Veteran Narine has failed while batting in the top order as an opener in the last two matches, so now they need to find a new option for opener.


Rajasthan Royals played their last two matches in Sharjah, which is a much smaller ground than the other two venues. RR batsmen performed brilliantly on this ground, scoring 216 against Chennai and 226 against Punjab.


But now Rajasthan has to play in Dubai outside Sharjah where the boundary will be very big, in such a situation, players cannot rely on just power hitting.


RR vs KKR Weather Report- How will the weather at Abu Dhabi?

The weather will be perfectly clear in this match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. However, the players will also have to face severe heat here. Along with this, dew will also play an important role here. In the last five matches, two matches have been decided through super over here.


RR vs KKR Pitch Report

Dubai International Cricket Stadium is completely different compared to Sharjah and Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium. The ground here is quite big. At the same time, grass will also be present on the pitch here.


In such a situation, the fast bowlers are likely to get some assistance from the pitch. Both teams are likely to include three specialist fast bowlers in their playing XI. However, in the last 10 innings, more than 200 plus runs have been scored here three times in one innings.


Predicted playing XI of Kolkata Knight Riders

Shubman Gill, Sunil Narayan, Nitish Rana, Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicketkeeper), Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Varun Chakraborty, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins.

Predicted playing XI of Rajasthan Royals

Steve Smith (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson, Robin Uthatpa, Ryan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Ankit Rajput, Jaydev Unadkat