IPL 2023 Prediction: Strongest Teams That Can Qualify the Playoffs, Ranked Best to Worst

Strongest Teams In IPL 2023: Since the mega auction for IPL 2023 took place and announced the list of all squads, every cricket fan is up to create the best playing XI for his favourite team. Every one of them has different opinions and strategies to win the league, but we all know IPL is very difficult to predict.

Every team has a lot of big names and is capable of lifting the trophy. We can’t point out any contender as the best or the worst. Last year, no one imagined that Hardik Pandya’s team Gujarat Titans will win the IPL. So, nothing is impossible in cricket, it's a game of endless possibilities.

But if we talk in respect of on-paper squads and the past performance of the individual players, we can make some assumptions. So, after deep research on the squads and their expected playing XIs, we have ranked the strongest teams in IPL 2023, from best to worst. Scroll down to read more.

Top 10 Strongest Teams In IPL 2023:

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
2. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
3. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
4. Gujarat Titans (GT)
5. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
6. Mumbai Indians (MI)
7. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
8. Delhi Capitals (DC)
9. Punjab Kings (PK)
10. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

From Best to Worst, Strongest Teams In IPL 2023

1. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

In the middle of young talents, RCB also possesses an experienced player like Dinesh Kartik in their squad. The fans of the team have various expectations from him.

Talking of the bowling unit, RCB possesses two in-form pacers, Josh Hazlewood and Mohammad Siraj, and one wicket-taker medium pacer, Harshal Patel. In the spin attack, the team has Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, and Glenn Maxwell.

However, Royal Challengers Bangalore comes up with very high expectations every year, but still, it hasn't won a single title yet. Can’t say what will happen this year.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Faf du Plessis (c)
2. Virat Kohli
3. Glenn Maxwell
4. Anuj Rawat
5. Mahipal Lomror
6. Dinesh Karthik
7. Shahbaz Ahmed
8. Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Harshal Patel
10. Josh Hazlewood
11. Mohammed Siraj

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2. Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Expected Playing XI:

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Jos Buttler
3. Devdutt Padikkal
4. Sanju Samson (c)
5. Shimron Hetmyer
6. Riyan Parag
7. Jason Holder
8. R Ashwin
9. Navdeep Saini
10. Trent Boult
11. Yuzvendra Chahal

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3. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

4. Gujarat Titans (GT)

5. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

As per the reports, two of the important bowlers of the team, Kyle Jamison and Mukesh Chowdhary, are out of the league. In their absence, captain cool will go for Maheesh Theekshana and Tushar Deshpande.

Apart from them, England all-rounder Ben-Stokes is also unavailable for the first half of the tournament. The assumption says Dhoni will replace him with a South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius.

Talking of CSK’s batting order, it is still very deep and has power hitters till the end. They will open with New Zealand’s explosive opener Devon Conway and young India sensation Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Thereafter, the team possess game-changers like Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, and Ravindra Jadeja.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Devon Conway
2. Ruturaj Gaikwad
3. Moeen Ali
4. Ben Stokes/Dwaine Pretorius
5. Ambati Rayudu
6. Shivam Dube
7. MS Dhoni (c)
8. Ravindra Jadeja
9. Deepak Chahar
10. Maheesh Theekshana
11. Tushar Deshpande/Prashant Solanki

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6. Mumbai Indians (MI)

7. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

8. Delhi Capitals (DC)

9. Punjab Kings (PK)

10. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)