IPL 2018 : The 4 teams that are most likely to make it to the play-offs

#4 Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Sunrisers are one of the most balanced sides this season

Although David Warner will be not be playing this season due to the ball tampering controversy, the Sunrisers still seem a very strong side on paper.

Sunrisers Hyderabad have some remarkable players in all the departments which makes them a team to watch out for in this season's IPL.

Alex Hales and Shikhar Dhawan will be the ones who will be opening the innings for the Sunrisers. We are all aware of what these two players have achieved in the recent years. Their hard-hitting batting skills have always proved to be a threat for world-class bowlers, and they will look to continue the same.

Kane Williamson will be the one leading the side, and will be hoping to score big runs for the team along with his captaincy role. Manish Pandey is another batsman who has shown some promising performances for the Indian team in recent matches and will be looking to carry forward that form into the IPL.

All-rounders like Carlos Braithwate, Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan are definitely an asset for the team. All of them have produced some sensational performances in the past, and the team would expect more of the same from them.

The pace department will be led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He won the Purple Cap in 2017 as well as the 2016 season. He has proved to be a threat for all batsmen in all formats, and will once again be a contender for the Purple Cap this year.

Basil Thampi and Siddarth Kaul are the other young bowlers who delivered some promising performances last season.

The spin department consists of the Afghan leg spinner Rashid Khan who has already impressed the cricket fraternity with his blistering performances. He will be looking to trouble all the opposition teams this season with his extraordinary variations.