3 teams who are prime contenders to win IPL 2019

#2 Chennai Super Kings

Chennai will be looking to defend their title after winning it last year.

Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most dominant franchises in the history of IPL. They were temporarily banned from the tournament for two years but returned to the tournament impressively by winning the IPL trophy last season in 2018.

They are an experienced team who knows what it takes to win this trophy. They are currently tied with Mumbai Indians in trophies won as they both have won three times. They are led by the former Indian skipper MS Dhoni, who guided them to the championship last season.

They didn't add many players in the IPL auction as they retained most of their squad from the previous year. They already have MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh and Shane Watson in their lineup.

Going into the IPL auction last month, everyone knew they would not make any big moves as they had retained their key players already. They still bought Mohit Sharma as their biggest signing for Rs. 5 crores.

With such a quality lineup and a decent bench, they are going to be very difficult to beat. They have every chance to win the trophy this season and make it two in a row.