IPL 2018 Fantasy Guru: What your team should look like for SRH vs CSK

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Subs used – 1; Subs remaining – 51

Nitish Rana out – Bhuvneshwar Kumar in

(Uncapped) Rahul Tewatia out – Deepak Chahar in

Uncapped player preference order: Siddarth Kaul, Deepak Chahar, Deepak Hooda

Captain – Shikhar Dhawan

Captaincy preference order: Shikhar Dhawan, Shane Watson, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Differential - Alex Hales

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Guru’s team ahead of SRH vs CSK: C Gayle, V Kohli, R Pant, L Rahul, S Samson, S Dhawan, S Watson, B Kumar, S Kaul, D Chahar, M Markande

There is no clear information yet on the status of Shikhar Dhawan, and if he isn’t fit enough to start today, Sunrisers Hyderabad will be forced to make a couple of major changes to their playing XI, with Alex Hales becoming a straight swap at the top and Sandeep Sharma coming in for Chris Jordan.

From fantasy side of things, it then becomes trickier as you don’t know what to do with Hales. He is normally worth a shot, but whether or not he is retained for the next match depends on how well he does here. With so many better options around, this is a risk I am not willing to take.

Keeping Rashid Khan out hasn’t hurt me so far, and there is no reason to change that. I have, therefore, decided to just settle with bringing in Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who plays two of his next three matches at home.

Coming to Chennai Super Kings now, with Shane Watson already in, I don't see how bringing in more batsmen against a bowling unit as good as that of Sunrisers Hyderabad would end well. Ambati Rayudu and Suresh Raina, therefore, stay out despite looking in fine touch.

One of the CSK top three should eventually go on to score runs, but it is difficult to predict who it exactly will be as it basically comes down to who ends up being the most fortunate. Hence I am content with Watson, as he is the safest option of all available, courtesy of his all-round skills.

Dwayne Bravo should get you a couple of wickets, but I would like more from a player who blocks an overseas spot. The same is the case with SRH's Shakib Al Hasan.

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