IPL Fantasy Matchday 36, KXIP vs KKR & DD vs RCB: Best XI to pick for today's matches

Rajasthan Royals kept their hopes of qualifying for the play-offs alive with a thrilling win over Chennai Super Kings, courtesy a sensational unbeaten knock of 95 from Jos Buttler as RR chased down the target of 177 with a ball to spare. CSK have to win just one more game to qualify, but will look to try to win the remaining games to finish in the top two.

It is a doubleheader today as KXIP face KKR at Indore in the first game, and DD take on RCB at Kotla, later in the evening. KXIP and KKR are both facing a mid-season slump and have to step up in the remaining games to ensure that they don’t lose out on the top four slots. KXIP are likely to bring Rajpoot back for the today’s match while KKR are likely to bring in Johnson and Gill back into the team in place of Curran and Rinku Singh.

DD will not be able to make it to the play-offs but will look to win the remaining games to salvage some pride. RCB have got themselves into good positions in matches but have failed to capitalize on it. Bowling was an issue for them during the initial phases but they have bowled well in the last two games while the batting has let them down. RCB have to win all their remaining matches to have a chance of qualifying and will be up for it today.

Here’s our suggestion for the playing xi in today’s games (5 core players who are a must have for today’s game are marked as “CP”).

Today’s Best Eleven for KXIP vs KKR:

1. Chris Gayle - CP

2. Sunil Narine - CP

3. KL Rahul - CP

4. Chris Lynn

5. Robin Uthappa

6. Dinesh Karthik

7. Karun Nair

8. Andre Russell - CP

9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman - CP

10. Andrew Tye

11. Piyush Chawla

Alternate Options

There are alternate options for the players who have not been listed under the Core players in the above eleven. You can consider these players in your team in place of those who are not core players.

1. Nitish Rana

2. Kuldeep Yadav

3. Marcus Stoinis

4. Ravichandran Ashwin

5. Axar Patel

Captain Options

1. Sunil Narine – He has been bowling well and contributing with the bat as well. Indore is a small ground and if there is a weakness with this KXIP bowling this season, it has been with the new ball, and this could be the match where Narine scores big.

2. KL Rahul – He made an unbeaten 95 in the last game albeit in a losing cause. He has been called up to the Indian limited-overs team as a reward to his strong performances in the IPL. He is a safe option as captain today.

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Today’s Best Eleven for DD Vs RCB:

1. Shreyas Iyer - CP

2. Virat Kohli - CP

3. Rishabh Pant - CP

4. Prithvi Shaw

5. Mandeep Singh

6. AB de Villiers - CP

7. Tim Southee

8. Amit Mishra

9. Trent Boult - CP

10. Umesh Yadav

11. YS Chahal

Alternate Options

There are alternate options for the players who have not been listed under the Core players in the above eleven. You can consider these players in your team in place of those who are not core players.

1. Colin De Grandhomme

2. Harshal Patel

3. Md Siraj

4. Jason Roy

5. Glenn Maxwell

Captain Options

1. Rishabh Pant – An obvious choice for anyone who has been watching him bat this season. He played an unbelievable innings of 128 yesterday and will look to continue where he left off at Kotla.

2. AB de Villiers – He is too good to be left out of the action for long. He is due for a big score and Kotla will provide him the right opportunity to do it.