Possible Playing 11 for SRH:

Travis Head
Abhishek Sharma
Ishan Kishan
Aniket Verma
Heinrich Klaasen
Liam Livingstone
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Pat Cummins
Harshal Patel
Jaydev Unadkat
Eeshan Malinga
Zeeshan Ansari/Harsh Dubey

Possible Playing 11 for LSG:

Aiden Markram
Mitchell Marsh
Rishabh Pant (C/WK)
Nicholas Pooran
Ayush Badoni
Himmat Singh/Mukul Choudhary/Josh Inglis
Abdul Samad
Wanindu Hasaranga
Mohammed Shami
Mayank Yadav/Mohsin Khan/Anrich Nortje
Digvesh Rathi
Avesh Khan

The Possible Playing 11 for DC:

KL Rahul (WK)
Ben Duckett/Passum Nissanka
Nitish Rana
Axar Patel (C)
David Miller
Tristan Stubbs
Ashutosh Sharma
Vipraj Nigam
Mitchell Starc
Kuldeep Yadav
T Natarajan/Aquib Nabi

The Possible Playing 11 for RR:

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Riyan Parag
Dhruv Jurel (WK)
Shubham Dubey
Donovan Ferrera
Shimron Hetmyer
Sam Curran
Ravindra Jadeja
Jofra Archer
Ravi Bishnoi
Sandeep Sharma
Tushar Deshpande/Yudhvir Singh/Kuldeep Sen

The Best Playing 11 for GT:

Shubman Gill (C)
Sai Sudharsan
Jos Buttler (WK)
Glenn Phillips
Washington Sundar
Jason Holder
Shahrukh Khan
Rahul Tewatia
Rashid Khan
Kagiso Rabada
Mohammed Siraj
Prasidh Krishna

The Best Playing 11 for PBKS:

Priyansh Arya
Prabhsimran Singh
Shreyas Iyer
Mitchell Owen/Cooper Connolly
Nehal Wahdera
Marcus Stoinis
Shashank Singh
Suryansh Shedge
Marco Jansen
Yuzvendra Chahal
Lockie Ferguson
Vijaykumar Vyshak/Yash Thakur

The Best Playing 11 for MI:

Rohit Sharma
Quinton de Kock
Suryakumar Yadav
Tilak Varma
Hardik Pandya
Sherfane Rutherford
Naman Dhir
Shardul Thakur
Deepak Chahar
Allah Ghazanfar
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah

The Best Playing 11 for CSK:

Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ayush Mhatre
Sanju Samson
Dewald Brevis
MS Dhoni
Prashant Veer
Noor Ahmed
Nathan Ellis
Matt Henry
Khaleel Ahmed
Rahul Chahar

The Best Playing 11 for KKR (speculative):

Rachin Ravindra/Finn Allen
Ajinkya Rahane
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Cameron Green
Ramandeep Singh
Rinku Singh
Tim Seifert
Sunil Narine
Varun Chakravarthy
Harshit Rana
Matheesha Pathirana
Vaibhav Arora

The Best Playing 11 for RCB (speculative):

Phil Salt
Virat Kohli
Venkatesh Iyer
Rajat Patidar
Tim David
Jitesh Sharma
Romario Shepherd
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvneshawar Kumar
Josh Hazelwood
Yash Dayal
Suyash Sharma

This can change based on the players’ availability.

CSK is highly likely to go after Venkatesh Iyer in the mini auction.

⚔️ Punjab Kings (PBKS)
With a small purse, PBKS is looking for high-impact, low-cost options to finalize their squad after a strong 2025 season.

Key Gaps: Overseas Batter/Finisher, Experienced Indian Spinner.

Strategy: Value-for-Money X-Factors. Seek players who can provide specific match-winning performances without a massive price tag.

🎯 Top…[Read more]

🔵 Gujarat Titans (GT)
GT is focused on retaining their structural strength but needs a dependable finisher and bowling variety.

Key Gaps: Overseas Finisher (post-Rutherford trade), Indian Pace Depth, Spin Backup.

Strategy: Pinpoint Finishing Touches. Look for a high-impact finisher and value Indian bowlers.

🎯 Top Targets: David Miller/Daryl…[Read more]

🔴 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
The defending champions have a relatively settled core but need depth, especially after releasing Liam Livingstone.

Key Gaps: Middle-order Batting Depth, Overseas Pacer Backup, Indian Pace Backup.

Strategy: Targeted Upgrades & Bench Strength. Use the ₹16.40 Cr to fill specific, non-glamorous slots.

🎯 Top T…[Read more]

👑 Rajasthan Royals (RR)
RR made the boldest trade, swapping Sanju Samson for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. They now have a huge void in their spin department and Indian batting.

Key Gaps: Specialist Spinners (released Hasaranga/Theekshana), Indian Middle-order Anchor, Captaincy.

Strategy: Value-Driven Bowling Reinforcement. With a limited…[Read more]

🦅 Delhi Capitals (DC)
After releasing explosive openers (Fraser-McGurk, Du Plessis), DC needs an aggressive top-order partner for KL Rahul and a genuine finisher.

Key Gaps: Explosive Opener, Overseas Finisher/All-rounder, Overseas Pace.

Strategy: Aggressive Top-End Bidding. Go hard for two high-impact overseas players to change the team…[Read more]

🧡 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
SRH has a decent purse and must replace the void left by Mohammed Shami’s trade and the released spin duo (Zampa/Chahar).

Key Gaps: Strike Pacer, Quality Overseas Spinner, Stable Indian Middle Order.

Strategy: Bolstering the Bowling Attack. Spend big on a premier fast bowler and a world-class spinner.

🎯 Top Targets:…[Read more]