Here is how you can expect your favourite IPL side to set up like.
After suffering a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic, IPL 2020 will finally kick-off on September 19 with the first match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Abu Dhabi.
The tournament will be held in the UAE due to the rising coronavirus cases in India.
Even in the UAE, the teams are strictly under the bio-bubble and this is the reason why there will be only one doubleheader that will be played in the week. No fans will be allowed in the initial days of the tournament.
There will be a total of 10 doubleheaders and all will be played on Sundays.
With the kick-off just days away, here is how you can expect your favourite IPL side to line up like in their very first game of the season.
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
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After Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh decided to pull out of the IPL 2020, CSK will need to make some series changes to their previously planned team plans during their opening day clash against Mumbai Indians:
Probable CSK Playing 11:
MS Dhoni (WK & C)
Shane Watson
Murali Vijay
Faf du Plessis
Ambati Rayudu
Ravindra Jadeja
Dwayne Bravo
Piyush Chawla
Imran Tahir
Deepak Chahar
Shardul Thakur
2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
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Defending champions the Mumbai Indians will be eyeing for a positive start against arch-rivals CSK on the opening day of IPL 2020. Skipper Rohit Sharma has a lot of options to pick for but how will they set up on the inaugural game of the season?
Probably MI Playing 11:
Rohit Sharma (C)
Chris Lynn
Quinton de Kock
Surya Kumar Yadav
Ishan Kishan
Kieron Pollard
Hardik Pandya
Krunal Panya
Trent Boult
Jasprit Bumrah
Rahul Chahar
3. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
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KKR did some interesting business at the IPL 2020 auctions and have one of the most exciting squads as a result of that.
The Kolkata franchise begins their IPL 2020 campaign against Mumbai Indians and people can expect some new faces in the playing 11 for the first game.
Probable KKR starting 11:
Dinesh Karthik (WK & C)
Shubman Gil
Sunil Narine
Nitish Rana
Eoin Morgan
Andre Russell
Rahul Tripathi
Kuldeep Yadav
Pat Cummins
Nagarkoti
Shivam Mavi
4. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
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With the fresh season, Kane Williamson's Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to secure a positive start of the IPL 2020 when they take on Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Probable SRH playing XI:
5. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
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IPL 2008 champions Rajasthan Royals will be starting their IPL 2020 campaign against last year's finalists Chennai Super Kings (CSK). With Ben Stokes still a doubt for the Royals, there will be a huge void in the starting 11.
Probable RR playing 11:
Steven Smith (C)
Jos Buttler
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Sanju Samson
Robin Uthappa
David Miller
Riyan Parag
Shreyas Gopal
Jofra Archer
Ankit Rajpoot
Jaydev Unadkat
6. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)
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KL Rahul will begin his life as the new Kings XI Punjab skipper against a very promising Delhi Capitals side.
Probably KXIP playing 11:
KL Rahul (C & WK)
Mayank Agarwal
Nicholas Pooran
Sarfaraz Khan
Glenn Maxwell
Deepak Hooda
Mohammed Shami
Chris Jordan
Ur Rahman
Krishnappa Gautham
Ravi Bishnoi
7. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
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After a number of below-average IPL campaigns, Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to start their IPL 2020 season against Kane Williamson's Sunrishers Hyderabad.
The two teams have some iconic encounters against each other, one of them being the IPL 2016 final where SRH came out victorious.
Probable RCB playing XI:
Virat Kohli (C)
Aaron Finch
AB de Villiers
Parthiv Patel
Moeen Ali
Washington Sundar
Shivan Dube
Chris Morris
Yuzvendra Chahal
Umesh Yadav
Navdeep Saini
8. Delhi Capitals (DC)
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Shreyas Iyer's Delhi Capitals start their much-anticipated IPL 2020 campaign in UAE against KXIP with high hopes for a title-winning wish.
Probable DC playing XI:
Shreyas Iyer (C)
Shikhar Dhawan
Shimron Hetmyer
Rishabh Pant
Prithvi Shaw
Alex Carrey
R Ashwin
Axar Patel
Kagiso Rabada
Ishant Sharma
Sandeep Lamichhane
