Cricket News: IPL 2020 - Rajasthan to take on Kolkata in Dubai

In-form Rajasthan Royals will aim for a hat-trick of wins when they square-off against two-time IPL winners Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Dubai International Cricket stadium. After defeating Chennai in their campaign opener, the Steve Smith-led RR overhauled the highest tournament total of 224 against Punjab in their previous match. They are high on confidence as they take another step towards qualifying for the playoffs, though that is a bit far at the moment. Rajasthan opener Sanju Samson and skipper Smith smashed half-centuries in the game against Punjab. However, with the match slipping away from their hands, Haryana all-rounder Rahul Tewatia's blitzkrieg brought them back in the contest. Once again, all eyes will be on Samson, who has two half-centuries from as many games, and Tewatia, who smashed 53 off 31 balls against Punjab. Kolkata captain Dinesh Karthik has always enjoyed playing against the Royals scoring 518 runs at an average of 37 and strike rate of 135.95. In their last game, KKR hit the ground with an extra bowler in Varun Chakravarthy and it remains to be seen whether they opt to continue with the strategy or make any changes.