#4 Sunrisers Hyderabad
Only Kings XI Punjab have spent lesser money than Sunrisers on players. However, that has not factored much when it comes to actual success on the pitch. IPL’s Moneyball team is also its current champion and would continue to post a challenge to the big spenders.
The Sunrisers look formidable with David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan at the top followed by Kane Williamson and Yuvraj Singh who was in sublime form against England recently.
Their bowling is their strength with Chris Jordan and Mustafizur Rahman, who are death bowling specialists and Ashish Nehra and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who can swing the ball early. Ben Cutting, Barinder Sran and Moises Henriques give Warner some reliable options.
It remains to be seen if Sunrisers should have really splurged so much on leg-spinner Rashid Khan from Afghanistan, who cost them more than Mustafizur, Jordan and Henriques put together!
