zen Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) In no particular order: Could be good and/or can surprise MI RR -> If ARs click. Key players Smith, Archer, Stokes, Turner and Buttler Kings -> can surprise with KL, Gayle (if his monster form continues), Agarwal, Shami, Rajpoot, etc., DC -> hit or miss, but can surprise if it can hit more often this time Could be a mixed bag where good performances are mixed with bad ones RCB -> Hetmyer, Stonnis, Grandhomme, etc., w/ Kohli and ABDV SRH -> Warner, Guptill, Bairstow, Rashid, etc. Could play good to average cricket where the results could depend upon how the other team plays KKR -> WI players, Kuldeep CSK -> Ex or near ex players Edited March 18, 2019 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 (edited) MI- Rohi form is a concern + they have taken yuvraj singh who can sank them in few games CSK- they proved all of us wrong last year so i refrain about making any comments KXIP- they have to sought their middle order KKR- Filled with match winners but has to click as team DD- I fear they might end up wasting their best player pant down the order RCB- somehow they will end screwing up RR- Rahane in that lineup screws everything SRH- Their biggest challenge is loosing a lot of overseas player in middle of season, they might even struggle to put 4 overseas players Edited March 18, 2019 by Ankit_sharma03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowl_out Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 I'll start with teams that may not qualify for playoffs.. SRH : Good side, but they'll lose all of their first choice overseas players to international commitments later in the IPL (Warner, Bairstow, Rashid, Nabi, Shakib) RCB - they'll always find a way to choke.. middle order still looks suspect, they'll bat AB and Kohli in the top 3 and the days when they fail, middle order will be like deer in front of headlights RR - all hopes rest on Buttler and Stokes.. they will always leave mid-way, so will be in a similar situation as last year DD - talent always blows hot and cold.. never consistent through the tourney to get to the playoffs Teams that might make it to the playoffs: KXIP : strong team on paper.. if gayle and rahul can get going, they are a power house.. bowling is still a concern, have to see what the new mystery spinners can do MI : strong side, middle order could be weak, given Rohit's form and Pandya bros are inconsistent CSK : don't depend of one single player.. if one player fails, another shows up.. ex-national-players (Bravo, Watson) still play T20 leagues, hence close to this format of the game KKR : strong starting XI. injuries is a concern Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamy Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 DC actually look good on paper: Dhawan, Shaw, Iyer, Pant, Rabada, Boult, Lamichhane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero_Unit Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 These are the teams I see playing in the playoffs -CSK (no brainer) -MI -KKR -Last one could be a toss between RCB/SRH - and I can't see SRH go beyond this considering by then all off their first choice foreign players will be gone. Beside Dawan and Buvi, can't remember any other Indian players who made significant marks for SRH, it was always the foreigh players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 As mentioned: KKR is showing that you have to play good cricket to beat it .... very consistent performances so far Some surprising performances by DC and K11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 A bunch of new generation of Indian players coming through finally after 10 years of Dhoni, Kohli, Raina, Yuvraj, Mishra, Chawla, etc Global.Baba and zen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 At the moment, many overseas players are striking form. Indian players who are doing well such as Shaw, Agarwal, Saini (bowled well with pace iirc), etc., may not be in the scheme for the WC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 So far a) teams mainly relying on select players: KKR - Russell SRH - the openers K11 - top order b) teams sharing performances around CSK DC MI c) teams not finding anyone to rely on or share responsibilities RR RCB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankit_sharma03 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 So Far CSK looks miles ahead DC- doing well but inexp will haunt them n iyer captaincy isnt upto mark RR- playing well but not finishing RCB - MI- will get better as tournament progress , most probably they ll make playoff .....good team dont count them out SRH- will be dependant on batting till its avl, once their overseas player leave the challenge begin KKR- Most probably will make playoff KXIP- their batting looks in form , wont be surprised if they do well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Appears to be heading towards a Russell vs Pandya showdown PS they will first meet in the last week of April Edited April 5, 2019 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) . Edited April 21, 2019 by zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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