IPL 2020, KXIP vs RR Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Abu Dhabi

KXIP vs RR Toss Update, IPL 2020 UAE: At one time, Kings XI Punjab seemed to be out of the playoff race, but by winning their last five matches, they have kept themselves alive in the playoffs race. If KXIP manages to win their remaining two matches, then it can qualify for the play-offs.

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IPL 2020, KXIP vs RR Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Abu Dhabi

The 50th match of the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played on October 30 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, with Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals facing each other. Both teams must win in order to remain alive in the IPL playoff race.

Kings XI Punjab, captained by KL Rahul, has played 12 matches so far with 6 wins and 6 defeats to finish fourth in IPL 2020 Points Table with 12 points. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals have won 5 out of 12 matches, faced defeat in 7 games and are in seventh place with 10 points. Both teams have high hopes of reaching the playoffs.

At one time, Kings XI Punjab seemed to be out of the playoff race, but by winning their last five matches, they have kept themselves alive in the playoffs race. If KXIP manages to win their remaining two matches, then it can qualify for the playoffs.

How tough it is for Rajasthan Royals to make it to IPL 2020 Play-offs?

On the other hand, the road to the playoffs for Rajasthan will be a bit tougher than Punjab. Apart from winning both his matches, he will have to depend on the defeats of Punjab, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

In their last match, Rajasthan defeated a strong team like Mumbai Indians on the back of all-rounder Ben Stokes. Hence, the morale of the team will be very high in today's match.

At the same time, Punjab will have to survive against Ben Stokes, who played an unbeaten century in his last match. The rest of Rajasthan's batsmen will also expect the team to perform well.

IPL 2020, KXIP vs RR Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Kings XI Punjab At Abu Dhabi

Teams: Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): 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 (Playing XI): Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes, Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson(w), Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Kartik Tyagi