IPL 2018 Fantasy Guru: What your team should look like for CSK vs MI

Ambati Rayudu
Ambati Rayudu

Subs used – 1; Subs remaining – 43

Rishabh Pant out – Ambati Rayudu in

(Uncapped) Nitish Rana out – Suryakumar Yadav in

Uncapped preference order – Krunal Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar

Captain – Ambati Rayudu

Captaincy preference order – Ambati Rayudu, Suryakumar Yadav, Shane Watson, Evin Lewis

Differential – Jasprit Bumrah

Multiplier used – No

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Guru’s team ahead of CSK vs MI: A Rayudu, E Lewis, S Yadav, S Dhawan, K Williamson, R Uthappa, S Watson, K Pandya, M Markande, B Kumar, R Khan

With Shane Watson and Evin Lewis already in my team, the other capped players who are worth considering for this match are Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Jasprit Bumrah and Dwayne Bravo.

Considering where he bats, the kind of form he is in and how cheap he is, Rayudu can't be kept out anymore. Raina, on the other hand, continues to struggle against pace, and with Adam Milne also expected to come in, Mumbai Indians have the bowlers to sort him out.

Bumrah could get you an easily couple of wickets, so if you can carry him to his next few matches, you can bring him in. My spots are locked, and therefore I can’t. The same applies to Bravo as well, another carry-over pick.

I have already explained why I am not a fan of having Rohit Sharma in my XI, and keeping him out so far has proved to be successful. There is no reason to change that with the batting order unlikely to change.

The choice for my uncapped pick for the day is a three-way shootout between Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Deepak Chahar, as I already have Krunal Pandya and Mayank Markande. Chahar’s only chance to be amongst the wickets is the early swing that he gets, and if that gets played out, he would turn out to be a dud. Of the remaining two, Suryakumar is in better form and bats higher, so I rope him in.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram