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)

As per the analysis, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is the strongest contender for IPL 2023 right now. With world-class players like Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell, the team has roaring batsmen. Apart from that, it has multiple all-rounders that provide depth to its batting order.

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)

After RCB, Rajasthan Royals (RR) is the second-strongest team in IPL 2023. It has fabulous batsmen, attacking bowlers and great all-rounders. The team also carries a perfect balance between young talent and experienced players.

Rajasthan’s batting lineup possesses various dangerous batsmen including Jos Butler, Sanju Samson, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Devdutt Padikkal.

On the other hand, the team has some tricky pacers, such as Trent Boult, Navdeep Saini, and Jason Holder. Along with them, RR has two of the best spinners in India, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal. Indian youngster Riyan Parag will also play the role of the part-time spinner for Rajasthan Royals.

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)

By looking at the expected playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), it seems like the team will continue its form of last year. With the series of explosive batsmen and all-rounders, the team has a great batting line-up.

Captain KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock are the main pillars of Lucknow which have very strong support in the middle order, including Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni.

Besides batting, LSG also possesses various wicket-taking bowlers that include Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Jaydev Unadkat, and Krunal Pandya.

Apart from it, the team also features various good substitutes to play the role of Impact Players, such as Manan Vohra, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, etc.

Expected Playing XI:

1. KL Rahul (c)
2. Quinton de Kock
3. Deepak Hooda
4. Nicholas Pooran
5. Marcus Stoinis
6. Ayush Badoni
7. Krunal Pandya
8. Mark Wood
9. Jaydev Unadkat
10. Avesh Khan
11. Ravi Bishnoi

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4. Gujarat Titans (GT)

Apart from all of them, last year’s IPL winner Gujarat Titans is also one of the strongest contenders this season. It has an opener like Subhman Gill who recently showed his potential in International cricket.

Besides him, the team is full of IPL superstars, such as Hardik Pandya, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Kane Williamson, Rahul Tewatia, Muhammad Shami, etc.

The list is not over yet! Apart from all of them, Gujarat Titans will also get a huge contribution from Wriddhiman Saha as an opener, Vijay Shankar as a balanced all-rounder, Shivam Mavi and Alzarri Joseph as attacking pacers.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Shubman Gill
2. Wriddhiman Saha
3. Kane Williamson
4. Hardik Pandya (c)
5. David Miller/Matthew Wade
6. Vijay Shankar
7. Rahul Tewatia
8. Rashid Khan
9. Mohammed Shami
10. Shivam Mavi
11. Alzarri Joseph

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5. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Despite losing various important players due to injury, MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super King still holds the fifth position in the list of strongest teams In IPL 2023.

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)

No doubt, Mumbai Indians is one of the most loved IPL teams of all time. It has won the title five times. But this time, the bowling attack of Mumbai looks weak in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah.

But besides bowling, Mumbai Indians have a very deep and dangerous batting line-up. Apart from Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, the team recently pulled in an expensive all-rounder Cameron Green.

Besides four of them, MI also possess the game-changers like Tilak Verma and Tim David in their line-up. On the contrary, the champion team has Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla and Kumar Kartikeya in the bowling attack. It looks like Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun Tendulkar will make his IPL debut this year.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Ishan Kishan
2. Rohit Sharma (c)
3. Suryakumar Yadav
4. Cameron Green
5. Tilak Varma
6. Tim David
7. Arjun Tendulkar
8. Jason Behrendorff
9. Jofra Archer
10. Piyush Chawla
11. Kumar Kartikeya

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7. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Despite consistent bad performance in the past few years, it looks like there is a chance for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. In the new squad of IPL 2023, SRH has good batsmen including Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Harry Brook, Rahul Tripathi, Glenn Phillips, and Heinrich Klaasen.

However, there are no changes in its blowing attack but still looks promising. It features one of India’s most economical bowlers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, along with T Natarajan, Umran Malik, and Adil Rashid. Hyderabad also has a great addition of all-rounders like Abhishek Sharma and Washington Sundar.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Mayank Agarwal
2. Abhishek Sharma
3. Rahul Tripathi
4. Aiden Markram (c)
5. Harry Brook
6. Glenn Phillips/Heinrich Klaasen
7. Washington Sundar
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar
9. T Natarajan
10. Umran Malik
11. Adil Rashid

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8. Delhi Capitals (DC)

In the absence of captain Rishabh Pant, Delhi Capitals has a very low chance of winning the IPL 2023. But it does not mean they can’t fight. DC still have popular players in its line-up. It has good batsmen and defending bowlers.

There is only one problem, which is its middle order. It is full of youngsters they can’t rely upon. If the top order falls early, there is no backup to save the team.

Delhi will open its batting line-up with captain David Warner and Prithvi Shaw. Thereafter, it will continue with Mitchell Marsh, Manish Pandey, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, and Axar Patel.

Whereas, Delhi Capitals features very impressive bowlers including Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, and Kuldeep Yadav. Apart from them, the team has several substitutes, such as Rilee Rossouw, Rovman Powell, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed, etc.

Expected Playing XI:

1. David Warner (c)
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Mitchell Marsh
4. Manish Pandey
5. Sarfaraz Khan
6. Lalit Yadav
7. Axar Patel
8. Anrich Nortje
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Chetan Sakariya
11. Kuldeep Yadav

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9. Punjab Kings (PK)

After Jonny Bairstow get out of the league due to injury, the Punjab Kings batting line-up became a little doubtful. Apart from Shikhar Dhawan and Liam Livingstone, there is no big name in the team. It’s full of youngsters who are like a wrapped gift. No one knows what’s in it.

However, Punjab has bowling as its strength. It includes several big names, such as Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar and Harpreet Brar.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Shikhar Dhawan (c)
2. Prabhsimran Singh
3. Bhanuka Rajapaksa
4. Liam Livingstone
5. Jitesh Sharma
6. Shahrukh Khan
7. Sam Curran
8. Harpreet Brar
9. Kagiso Rabada
10. Rahul Chahar
11. Arshdeep Singh

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10. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

It is not very usual, but Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the worst and least expected team in IPL 2023. Apart from Andre Russell, Suniel Narine, and Tim Southee, it has no big player in the entire team.

We don’t know how will it perform in the tournament, but by seeing its line-up, it is impossible for KKR to even qualify the playoffs.

Expected Playing XI:

1. Venkatesh Iyer
2. Rahmatullah Gurbaz
3. Nitish Rana (c)
4. Rinku Singh
5. N. Jagadeesan
6. Andre Russell
7. Sunil Narine
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Lockie Ferguson/Tim Southee
10. Varun Chakravarthy
11. Umesh Yadav

We hope you agree with this ranking of the strongest teams in IPL 2023. Stay updated to Stackumbrella for further updates.

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