IPL 2018: Top 3 batting line-ups

#2 Sunrisers Hyderabad

Warner and Dhawan - the best opening pair in this year's IPL?

In the last couple of seasons, Sunrisers Hyderabad have been known for their strong bowling unit. But they have made a conscious effort of making their batting line-up equally strong this time around.

They had already retained their captain David Warner before the auction, and at the auction, they used their RTM card to get back Shikhar Dhawan. While Warner has been one of the most consistent batsmen for the Sunrisers, Dhawan has been in splendid form of late. By reuniting Warner and Dhawan at the top of the order, they have arguably the most potent opening pair of this year's IPL.

In the past few years, Sunrisers have been over-dependent on their top order and haven't been able to find a settled middle order. They have taken care of that problem by buying Manish Pandey and retaining Deepak Hooda. Pandey and Hooda, both of whom are currently part of India's T20 squad, have been in good touch with the bat in the recent past and will want to perform well in the IPL to cement their place in the national side.

Sunrisers also bought back the ever dependable Kane Williamson. The Kiwi captain is a decent T20 batsman and can bat at any position in the batting order. In Shakib Al Hasan and Carlos Brathwaite, they have experienced T20 batsmen who can get quick runs at the back end of the innings. Sunrisers seem to have covered all the bases when it comes to batting, and it will be a difficult task for opposition bowlers to stop them from getting big runs.