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#2 Chennai Super Kings - Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson
The only cause of concern for Chennai Super Kings was their opening combination which continued to fail for a majority of the season. The duo of Ambati Rayudu and Shane Watson were an absolute flop until the mid-season when Rayudu was pushed further down the batting order, only to be replaced by Faf du Plessis.
The South African skipper played a few good knocks and even allowed Watson to regain his form. It is highly likely that Watson and Du Plessis will once again open for the MS Dhoni-led franchise.
#1 Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock
Quinton de Kock had a successful year with the bat in his maiden season for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019. De Kock was the highest run-scorer for MI and complemented well with skipper Rohit Sharma at the top of the order.
The duo was instrumental in laying the foundation for the batsman to follow to strike from the first ball. The theory of Rohit-De Kock worked very well for the defending champions and they might continue to stick with the opening combination even next year.
