#1 Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH has been one of the most consistent sides in IPL without much glitz and glamour. They have always produced one of the strongest bowling sides over the years and even won the IPL in 2016 due to their bowling efforts.
SRH has got a good balance between youth and experience. David Warner and Kane Williamson will lead Hyderabad's batting. Martin Guptill is the other backup opener. Shakib-Al-Hasan, Manish Pandey and Yusuf Pathan will strengthen the middle order. SRHs batting is capable of posting big totals as their lower has the big-hitting Deepak Hooda and Rashid Khan.
However, it's SRHs bowling that will make all the difference in foreign conditions. Williamson's handling of his bowlers in IPL 2018 was one of their USP's. SRH's bowling is led by the experienced Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with other promising fast bowling prospects like Sandeep Sharma, Billy Stanlake, Siddarth Kaul and Khaleel Ahmed.
SRH's spin department is handled by the world's best T20 leggie Rashid Khan and the experienced duo of Mohammad Nabi and Shakib. They hunt as a pack and can demolish the opposition by stifling runs and also picking crucial wickets in the middle.
Conditions outside the sub-continent are sure to favour new ball bowlers and SRH probably has arguably the best seam attack and an army of world-class spinners, which makes them an overwhelming favourite.
Last time, when a Hyderabad team played in South Africa back in 2009, they were triumphant. This time around only time will tell if SRH will actually go on and win the title.
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