4 teams that can qualify for the playoffs

#1 Sunrisers Hyderabad

The Orange Army look a tough side to go past this IPL

Even in the absence of David Warner after the recent ball-tampering controversy, the Sunrisers Hyderabad look the most balanced team on paper, with most boxes ticked than otherwise. In terms of an opening slot which will be vacant since Warner will not be featuring in the League, the team management are looking for a suitable replacement to fill in the void.

With a good combination of Indian and overseas players and an excellent balance between batting, bowling and all-round abilities, Hyderabad look all set to repeat the heroics of IPL 2016.

In the batting department responsibility will be on Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, and Kane Williamson to come good with the bat. Kane Williamson, who has been appointed the captain, has had a reasonable amount of success captaining the Kiwi side and will try and translate that into the league.

The inconsistency of hitters like Yusuf Pathan and Carlos Braithwaite seems to be the only area of concern apart from finding Shikhar Dhawan's opening partner.

Deepak Hooda, Shakib Al Hasan, Braithwate , Mohammad Nabi are all capable all-rounders in the team and can turn the match on its head on any given day. With a predominantly Indian bowling attack, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Orange Army look a tough side to go past in the tournament.