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

Subs made – 2(3); Subs remaining – 31(30)

Sanju Samson out – KL Rahul in

Virat Kohli out – Chris Gayle in

Suresh Raina out – Evin Lewis in

(Uncapped) Shivam Mavi out – Krunal Pandya in

Uncapped preference order: Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Agarwal, Krunal Pandya, Ankit Rajpoot, Ishan Kishan, Mayank Markande

Captain – KL Rahul

Captaincy preference order: KL Rahul, E Lewis, Suryakumar Yadav, C Gayle

Differential – Evin Lewis

Multiplier used – Yes (only if Lewis plays)

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Guru’s team ahead of KXIP vs MI: KL Rahul, E Lewis, S Yadav, C Gayle, R Sharma, I Kishan, S Watson, A Russell, A Khan, K Pandya, M Markande

KL Rahul

Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, has a history of producing some of the flattest decks you will ever see, and combine its short boundaries with it, it also becomes arguably the most batting-friendly venue in the world. So don’t miss out on any of the top order batsmen today, even if it means doing an extra substitution than you have already had in mind.

KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma and Chris Gayle – get all of them in. If Evin Lewis plays, I wouldn’t be missing out on him too, although it will have to come at the cost of one of Virat Kohli or Suresh Raina, who can be brought back later.

There is no point in bringing in bowlers into your team here, but if you are still looking for someone, Jasprit Bumrah is your best bet despite the indifferent form he is in. Mumbai Indians will look up to him to get rid of Gayle, and if he does that, the match could swing in the favour of the visitors, which could then help him at the death to bag a couple of cheap wickets.

Similarly, Kings XI will depend on Ankit Rajpoot, who has a fair bit of pace and finds new ball movement if available, to penetrate the Mumbai Indians top order. Andrew Tye, Mujeeb Zadran and Mitchell McClenaghan are all capable of getting you a couple of wickets each, but it could also be 4-0-45-0 easily, so it just isn’t worth it on this deck.

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