The 54th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 can be expected to be a blockbuster clash between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. It has been a journey filled with a lot of ups and downs in the IPL 2020 so far, but KKR will be slightly disappointed with themselves as despite having IPL MVPs in Sunil Narine and Andre Russell, they have largely underwhelmed, as they have only six wins to show for their efforts so far.

A change in captaincy has been backfired as KKR is now suffering through an inferior NRR and their bowling attack is also lacking in confidence. On the other hand, RR has found their mojo at the most opportune time, with Ben Stokes leading smashing the MI and KXIP bowlers all-over the park in the last two games, still, as they have a negative NRR. RR also has a few concerns in their bowling attack that has relied too heavily upon Archer, and they will need him to fire once again to reach the playoffs. 

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The reverse fixture between the two teams in IPL 2020 saw KKR beat RR by a huge margin; although, by the look of things, the Royals are the clear favorites heading into this game. With this game being a do-or-die one for either side, the stakes could not have been much higher for both teams, as this happens to be their last league games in IPL 2020 as well. 

Let us take you all to the Probable Fantasy XI you can create with the following tips:-

Wicket-Keepers

 Dinesh Karthik seems to be a better pick as he has been known for making a strong comeback and he will be much more effective on slow pitches this season. However, for RR, Sanju Samson is expected to keep wickets as he is known for playing match-winning knocks, but in order to maintain the balance of the IPL Fantasy XI, Jos Buttler can also serve better. 

Batsmen

Steve Smith, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, and Robin Uthappa have always been the prime contenders for fantasy cricket. Even, Nitish Rana can also be added in fantasy cricket and that will depend on the balance of the squad. Apart from them, there are some useful batsmen in the line-ups as well, like Riyan Parag, and Rahul Tripathi (if he plays).

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All-rounders

There are some really reliable all-rounders in both the teams but citing the slow pitch in Dubai, Sunil Narine, Ben Stokes, and Rahul Tewatia seems to be the perfect fit. Apart from them, the good all-rounders for IPL fantasy cricket is Andre Russell.

Bowlers

Both the teams don’t have decent bowling line-ups but they have managed to do a decent job. Bowlers like Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Lockie Ferguson, and Varun Chakravarthy become the obvious choices for the IPL Fantasy XI on the sticky track of Dubai. Apart from them, some crucial bowlers can be like, Pat Cummins and Kartik Tyagi.

Fantasy Suggestion #1

Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik (c), Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Robin Uthappa, Ben Stokes (vc), Sunil Narine, Jofra Archer, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, and Shreyas Gopal.

Fantasy Suggestion #2

Jos Buttler, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill (vc), Eoin Morgan, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes (c), Andre Russell, Jofra Archer, Varun Chakravarthy, Pat Cummins, and Kartik Tyagi.