What will be the best playing XI for teams in IPL 16?
IPL 2023 predicted playing XI of all ten teams is placed here. With a brand new IPL season coming up soon, and big changes to the teams taking part, it is time to take a look at who we think will be in the probably starting XI’s for each team. This should show us how strong each team is, and if they are capable of competing at the top in an attempt to win the IPL crown in 2022. These combinations do not take into account availability issues due to international commitments and injuries.
Now that the dust has settled following another dramatic IPL draft and the schedule has been confirmed, we will look at each team to analyze what their starting lineups will look like. This analysis will be based on the overall squad strength and not player availability. This will give us a better look at how the teams match up for the season’s highly anticipated start. The best playing XI of IPL 2023 teams are placed below.
Probable Playing XI for Chennai Super Kings
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad
2. Devon Conway
3. Ben Stokes
4. Shivam Dube
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. MS Dhoni (c)(wk)
7. Ravindra Jadeja
8. Maheesh Theekshana
9. Deepak Chahar
10.. Kyilie Jamieson
11. Mukesh Choudhary
Chennai made some significant changes in their lineup by adding youngsters to the team. Let’s see if this helps them to bag their Fifth IPL title.
Probable Playing XI for Rajasthan Royals
1. Jos Buttler
2. Devdutt Padikkal
3. Sanju Samson(c)(wk)
4. Yashasvi Jaiswal
5. Shimron Hetmyer
6. Riyan Parag
7. R Ashwin
8. Jason Holder
9. Trent Boult
10. Yuzvendra Chahal
11. Navdeep Saini
The Royals have a good team, especially their middle order, which now boasts Shimron Hetmyer. They also have Devdutt Padikkal, who can add to their ever-growing list of batsmen. Let’s see how the addition of new players works for them.
Probable Playing XI for Royal Challengers Bangalore
1. Faf du Plessis(c)
2. Rajat Patidar
3. Virat Kohli
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Dinesh Karthik (wk)
6. Mahipal Lomror
7. Shahbaz Ahmed
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Harshal Patel
10. Josh Hazlewood
11. Mohammed Siraj
RCB looks like a complete team to me, they all have derived roles, and they have a good mixture of youth and experience. They also have Faf Du Plessis and Wanindu Hasranga to back up this well-rounded lineup. They will undoubtedly be looking to be at least be ready till the semi-finals.
Probable Playing XI for Kolkata Knight Riders
1. Shreyas Iyer(c)
2. Rinku Singh
3. Venkatesh Iyer
4. Nitish Rana
5. Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk)
6. Andre Russell
7. Lockie Ferguson
8. Sunil Narine
9. Shardul Thakur
10. Varun Chakravarthy
11. Umesh Yadav
When you look at the Knight Riders lineup, one thing stands out, and that is firepower. They have it in abundance throughout the squad, even though players not in this lineup like Andre Russell and Nitish Rana. They have been working on their bowling, which is evident from this year’s auction.
Probable Playing XI for Punjab Kings
1. Shikhar Dhawan(c)
2. Jitesh Sharma
3. Jonny Bairstow (wk)
4. Liam Livingstone
5. Rishi Dhawan
6. Sam Curran
7. Harpreet Brar
8. Arshdeep Singh
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Arshdeep Singh
11. Rahul Chahar
The newly named Punjab Kings have come out of the gate swinging with the signing of Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow. They also have the Kagiso Rabada to strengthen their bowling lineup. They will look for a playoff berth this season.
Probable Playing XI for Delhi Capitals
1. Prithvi Shaw
2. David Warner(c)
3. Sarfaraz Khan
4. Manish Pandey
5. Mitchell Marsh
6. Riyan Parag
7. Anrich Nortje
8. Kuldeep Yadav
9. Anrich Nortje
10. Chetan Sakariya
11. Khaleel Ahmed
The Capitals look extremely well-rounded this year and even have the likes of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner to add to their ranks if they so wish. They will be up there challenging for honors this season.
Probable Playing XI for Mumbai Indians
1. Rohit Sharma (c)
2. Ishan Kishan (wk)
3. Tilak Verma
4. Suryakumar Yadav
5. Cameron Green
6. Tim David
7. Jofra Archer
8. Kumar Kartikeya
9. Hritik Shokeen
10. Jhye Richardson
11. Jasprit Bumrah
The Indians will be strong again this year, and the signing of Tim David is a stroke of genius. If things aren’t working out for them, they could easily rest someone like Pollard and bring in other players in the lineup.
Probable Playing XI for Surnrisers Hyderabad
1. Abhishek Sharma
2. Mayank Agarwal
3. Aiden Markram(c)
4. Glen Phillips(wk)
5. Harry Brook
6. Rahul Tripathi
7. Washington Sundar
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. Umran Malik
10. Adil Rashid
11. T Natrajan
The Sunrisers will look to build on their cohesion from last year and go that bit further and try to make this year’s final. SRH has added some big hitters like Aiden Markram and Rahul Tripathi. They will be looking forward to reaching the finals this season.
Probable Playing XI for Gujarat Titans
1. Shubman Gill
2. Wriddhiman Saha
3. Kane Williamson
4. Alzarri Joseph
5. Hardik Pandya(c)
6. Matthew Wade(wk)
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. R. Sai Kishore
9. Rashid Khan
10. Mohammad Shami
11. Lockie Ferguson
The defending champions GT has a very good lineup for this season. They have experienced players and good management which will surely help them do better in this season.
Probable Playing XI for Lucknow Super Giants
1. Nicholas Pooran
2. Quinton de Kock (wk)
3. Deepak Hooda
4. KL Rahul (c)
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. Ayush Badoni
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Mohsin Khan
9. Mark Wood
10. Ravi Bishnoi
11. Avesh Khan
The newcomer of the season LSG have an experienced lineup for this season. Most of the players added to the squad are experienced and have played for many teams in the past. Let’s see if this benefits them in this season.