What is the greatest IPL 2018 XI that could possibly beat 2016 T20 Champions West Indies?

#3 Kane Williamson

Williamson has been the bedrock of SRH batting thus far

He may have faltered at the final hurdle, but with his immaculate game-sense and understanding of match situation, Kane Williamson has been a revelation for SRH this season.

A team that heavily relies on its bowling to deliver the goods, Williamson was the bedrock of their batting unit. With four fifties in eight matches, Williamson accumulated 735 runs at an average of 52.50 and a strike-rate of 142.44. Williamson would serve as an anchor against the Windies spinners, around which the shenanigans of the likes of Pant and Rayudu can take over.

#4 Rishab Pant

A Superstar in the making

In a team marred with inconsistency, insipid team selections and sometimes incompetence, young Pant came in as a breath of fresh air for the Daredevils.

A brutal marauder of the cricket ball coupled with immaculate consistency; this is how Pant's 2018 IPL campaign will be remembered for a long time.

It was a watershed year for Pant, as he bettered Robin Uthappa's tally of 660 runs (IPL 2014), to record the highest aggregate runs by a wicket-keeper batsman in a single IPL season.

In fourteen league stage matches, Pant accumulated 684 runs at an average of 52.61 and a swashbuckling strike-rate of 173.60 which included five fifties and a hundred (128), which unfortunately came in a losing cause.

#5 Ambati Rayudu

Rayudu turned a corner in IPL 2018

At No.5 comes Ambati Rayudu. Rayudu who represented Mumbai Indians from 2010 to 2017, was roped in by the Chennai Super Kings in the 2018 auction and has thus far been in blistering form thus far, having stroked 602 runs at an average of 43.00, and at a strike-rate of 149.75 that including two fifties.

#6 MS Dhoni (Captain and Wicketkeeper)

The Vintage MS Dhoni

One of the fairytales of this IPL thus far has been the resurgence of MS Dhoni - the batsman.

In a title-winning campaign, Dhoni amassed 455 runs at an average of 75.83 and a swashbuckling strike-rate of 150.66 including a match-winning 70 not out and a 51 off 21 balls against RCB and Delhi Daredevils respectively.

Dhoni's tactical nous and understanding of the match situation will come to the fore against the Windies.