IPL 2021: Match 40 – Strongest Rajasthan Royals (RR) playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Rajasthan Royals are not having some good times in the current season of IPL as they have slipped down to the seventh position after losing their last match against Delhi by 33 runs. Though DC is being seen as one of the strongest in the show, Rajasthan could’ve tried having a close finish which didn’t happen. It remains to be seen what would they do to turn their fortunes.

Rajasthan will be playing their next game against Sunrisers Hyderabad who are literally struggling to rise this time around. Being stuck on the last slot in the points table, even they would be hungry for some runs. However, there wouldn’t be a lot of changes expected on RR’s side until and unless something happened at the 11^th hour.

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad

Openers (Evin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal)

Evin Lewis will be back at his opening spot in the game against SRH. It is expected that he will take David Miller’s spot in the game as he couldn’t do much in the last game and Lewis was good in RR’s first game in the UAE. Lewis must have recovered from a niggle that he had during the last game. Young Jaiswal will retain his spot at the start.

Middle Order (Liam Livingstone and Sanju Samson)

Skipper Sanju Samson was the only man who blasted in the last game against Delhi Capitals with his innings of 70 runs. He is expected to do the same in Rajasthan’s next game. Livingstone will also be expected to unlock his best potentials.

Livingstone has been rocking with England’s national setup of late and it is expected that he will bring his same form to the table for RR in the IPL too.

All-rounder (Mahipal Lomror, Rahul Tewatia, and Riyan Parag)

Mahipal Lomror and Rahul Tewatia are expected to play in Rajasthan’s next game against SRH. Chris Morris can make a case but even he missed the last game due to a slight niggle and it remains to be seen if he can recover well in time.

Talking about Riyan Parag, he hasn’t been able to show his firepower for some time but on his day, he can be the person saving match for RR. It seems RR will continue to back their young batsman. Lomror was great in RR’s opening game and will be expected to do the same. Both Tewatia and Lomror can come in handy for a few overs too and will likely play the game against SRH.

Bowlers ( Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Kartik Tyagi and Tabraiz Shamsi)

Rahman was excellent during the last game against DC. He got two wickets to his name and conceded just 22 runs in four overs. On the other hand, pacer Chetan Sakariya also got two scalps under his belt but had an economy of eight plus.

Kartik Tyagi who was beyond phenomenal in their game against PBKS just didn’t have quite a day against DC as he leaked 40 runs in his four overs but he will definitely be backed by his franchise. On the other hand, South African star Tabraiz Shamsi will continue to do his spin magic against SRH.