In Twenty20 cricket, teams tend to chase after winning the toss. But at times, pitch and conditions also influence a captain’s decision. In case of Thursday’s IPL 2020 match between the Kings XI Punjab and the Rajasthan Royals, evening dew too could play a role.
IPL 2020 Live Score RR vs KXIP: Rajasthan Royals wins toss, opts to bowl; Jos Buttler in Playing XI
| Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bowl. |
Here’s a breakdown of how the two teams fared at the toss in IPL 2019.
KINGS XI PUNJAB – TOSS AND MATCH RESULTS – 2019
TOTAL MATCHES: 14
TOSSES WON: 6 LOST: 8
RESULTS AFTER WINNING TOSS:
MATCHES WON: 3 MATCHES LOST: 3
RESULTS AFTER LOSING TOSS:
MATCHES WON: 3 MATCHES LOST: 5
MATCH RESULTS:
- RR V KXIP – RR WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – KXIP WON BY 14 RUNS
- KKR V KXIP – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – KKR WON BY 28 RUNS
- KXIP V MI – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – KXIP WON BY 8 WICKETS
- KXIP V DC – DC WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – KXIP WON BY 14 RUNS
- CSK V KXIP – CSK WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO FIELD – CSK WON BY 22 RUNS
- KXIP V SRH – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – KXIP WON BY 6 WICKETS
- MI V KXIP – MI WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – MI WON BY 3 WICKETS
- KXIP V RCB – RCB WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – RCB WON BY 8 WICKETS
- KXIP V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – KXIP WON BY 12 RUNS
- DC V KXIP – DC WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – DC WON BY 5 WICKETS
- RCB V KXIP – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – RCB WON BY 17 RUNS
- SRH V KXIP – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – SRH WON BY 45 RUNS
- KXIP V KKR – KKR WON THE TOSS – KXIP FORCED TO BAT – KKR WON BY 7 WICKETS
- KXIP V CSK – KXIP WON THE TOSS – KXIP CHOSE TO FIELD – KXIP WON BY 6 WICKETS
RAJASTHAN ROYALS – TOSS AND MATCH RESULTS – 2019
TOTAL MATCHES: 14
TOSSES WON: 11 LOST: 3
RESULTS AFTER WINNING TOSS:
MATCHES WON: 5 MATCHES LOST: 5 NO RESULT: 1
RESULTS AFTER LOSING TOSS:
MATCHES WON: 0 MATCHES LOST: 3
MATCH RESULTS:
- RR V KXIP – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – KXIP WON BY 14 RUNS
- SRH V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO BAT – SRH WON BY 5 WICKETS
- CSK V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – CSK WON BY 8 RUNS
- RR V RCB – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – RR WON BY 7 WICKETS
- RR V KKR – KKR WON THE TOSS – RR FORCED TO BAT – KKR WON BY 8 WICKETS
- RR V CSK – CSK WON THE TOSS – RR FORCED TO BAT – CSK WON BY 4 WICKETS
- MI V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – RR WON BY 4 WICKETS
- KXIP V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – KXIP WON BY 12 RUNS
- RR V MI – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – RR WON BY 5 WICKETS
- RR V DC – DC WON THE TOSS – RR FORCED TO BAT – DC WON BY 6 WICKETS
- KKR V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – RR WON BY 3 WICKETS
- RR V SRH – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO FIELD – RR WON BY 7 WICKETS
- RCB V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO BAT – NO RESULT
- DC V RR – RR WON THE TOSS – RR CHOSE TO BAT – DC WON BY 5 WICKETS
You can follow live updates from the IPL 2020 match between RR and KXIP on Sportstar’s match-day blog.
