Stokes heading to the UAE will be a big boost for the Royals as they have missed his solidarity with bat and ball in the middle.
Virat Kohli would be under pressure to score runs for RCB, while Rajasthan Royals would eye a comeback after losign to KKR in their previous match
Since Rajasthan has a settled overseas players' combination, one possible change in its playing 11 could be replacing pacer Ankit Rajpoot with Varun Aaron, who is yet to get a game
Mavi and Nagarkoti, who battled injuries in the last two seasons, claimed two wickets apiece, while Varun Chakravarthy also got two to restrict the Royals to 137 for 9 in 20 overs
Both Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals have gone with unchanged playing 11 from their previous matches. Check KKR vs RR playing 11 here
Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) middle-order batsman Eoin Morgan has admitted that if Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson bat for full 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals will win the match today
Of all the talented cricketers that Shane Warne has seen over the years, Sanju Samson is the one that strikes him as 'something else'
It is not easy to predict a winner of KKR vs RR match given both the sides are coming into today's IPL match with a win and either side has not played in Dubai so far in IPL 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders will have to bat out of their skin to stop a marauding Rajasthan Royals when the two teams clash in an IPL match at the Dubai International Stadium here on Wednesday. Having started off as underdogs, the Royals have taken the IPL by storm, chasing down the highest tournament total 224 against Kings XI Punjab in their last match. In two wins from two matches, the Royals have got past the 200-mark with ease. In their success, they have found two stars in Sanju Samson and Rahul Tewatia, who have outshone marquee players. In his second coming at the Royals, little known Haryana all-rounder Tewatia has got instant stardom for his 31-ball 53 against KXIP, which helped the side chase down a record 224 with three balls to spare against KXIP. Struggling to get off the blocks quickly, Tewatia, who was on 17 from 23 deliveries with the team needing 51 from the last three overs, suddenly woke up from the slumber, smacking left-arm quick Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in
'No one can' and 'no one should try' to play like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson said
Acknowledging the heroics of Rahul Tewatia against Kings XI Punjab in IPL, Rajasthan Royals changed its Twitter bio to pay tribute to the 27-year-old all-rounder.
After gaining an improbable win against KXIP in the IPL, Rajasthan Royals' batsman Sanju Samson hailed Rahul Tewatia for not giving up and rising to the occasion when it really mattered
RR skipper Steve Smith won the toss and decide to put KL Rahul's KXIP into bat. Jos Buttler brought in RR playing 11. Check IPL Live score, playing 11 and other match updates here
Jos Buttler to return for Rajasthan Royals and he may replace David Miller in the RR playing 11. Check RR vs KXIP playing 11, head to head stats here
The RR vs KXIP IPL match will be telecast live on the Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports Hindi 1 HD/SD. Check IPL 2020 match 9, RR vs KXIP live streaming, toss timings details here
Warne expressed his 'surprise' that wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson is not playing for India across formats.
Warne said Glenn Maxwell and Ravindra Jadeja are the best fielders in the world
Jos Buttler is expecting a tough fight from the KL Rahul side at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday
Coming into the match after morale-boosting victories, both KXIP and the Royals would look to build a winning momentum after starting the tournament as underdogs
After its comprehensive win over CSK on Friday, Delhi Capitals stand at the top of the points table with four points, having won both its first two games so far