IPL 2026 is just around the corner, and fans are already chatting and discussing the possible lineups of their favourite teams. Each lineup is looking full of experience and young blood. From the Chennai Super Kings’ strategic veterans to the Gujarat Titans’ power-packed squad, each team has its own strengths and potential game changers.
Whether it’s about the Mumbai Indians’ explosive batting or the RCB star-studded lineup, fans are getting excited for every single match. So, here is the breakdown of predicted 11 for all 10 franchises to aid fans in imagining strategies and the thrill of IPL 2026.
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Chennai Super Kings
CSK is a mix of experience and youth under the captaincy of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Predicted 11: Sanju Samson, Ayush Mhatre, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Kartik Sharma, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Prashant Veer, MS Dhoni (wk), Nathan Ellis, Matt Henry, Noor Ahmad
Remaining Players: Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Rahul Chahar, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Anshul Kamboj, and Mukesh Choudhary.
Punjab Kings
PBKS are a mix of explosive batting with a heavy pace attack under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer.
Predicted 11: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson
Remaining Players: Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Cooper Connolly, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Ben Dwarshuis, Vishal Nishad, Vijaykumar Vyshak, and Yash Thakur.
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Gujarat Titans
GT are known as the underdog of the league. They are likely a mix of young blood and experienced sides to handle consistency throughout the tournament.
Predicted 11: Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahrukh Khan, Jason Holder, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj
Remaining Players: Anuj Rawat, Tom Banton, Kumar Kushagra, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Manav Suthar, Arshad Khan, Ashok Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Luke Wood, and Jayant Yadav.
Lucknow Super Giants
LSG are expected to mix skilled bowlers and explosive hitting and key hitters to outsmart opponents in key moments.
Predicted 11: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (captain & wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Rathi.
Remaining Players: Akshat Raghuwanshi, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Choudhary, Himmat Singh, Josh Inglis, Arshin Kulkarni, Akash Singh, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth, Arjun Tendulkar, Naman Tiwari, and Mayank Yadav.
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Delhi Capitals
DC might emphasise their fast bowling unit and dynamic batting to build pressure on rivals under the captaincy of Axar Patel.
Predicted 11: KL Rahul (wk), Ben Duckett, Nitish Rana, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel (captain), David Miller, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc
Remaining players: Abhishek Porel, Karun Nair, Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Sameer Rizvi, Prithvi Shaw, Ajay Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi and Tripurana Vijay.
Mumbai Indians
MI may bank on their batting depth and versatile bowlers to chase each target.
Predicted 11: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult
Remaining Players: Danish Malewar, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Atharva Ankolekar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Mayank Rawat, Mitchell Santner, Ashwani Kumar, Mayank Markande, Mohd Izhar, Raghu Sharma, and Shardul Thakur.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB are expected to rely on their star-packed lineup, led by Rajat Patidar, for high scores.
Predicted 11: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar (captain), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood
Remaining Players: Jordan Cox, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Mangesh Yadav, Abhinandan Singh, Satvik Deswal, Jacob Duffy, Vicky Ostwal, Rasikh Salam, Swapnil Singh, Nuwan Thushara, and Yash Dayal.
Kolkata Knight Riders
KKR can focus on all-rounders and a balanced bowling attack to dominate both innings.
Predicted 11: Finn Allen (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Cameron Green, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Remaining Players: Tejasvi Dahiya, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Sarthak Ranjan, Tim Seifert, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Anukul Roy, Akash Deep, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Prashant Solanki, Umran Malik, and Mustafizur Rahman.
Note: Mustafizur Rahman has now withdrawn from the IPL 2026.
Rajasthan Royals
RR are likely to create surprises with emerging stars and blend smart strategies.
Predicted 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Riyan Parag (capt), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.
Remaining Players: Aman Rao, Shubham Dubey, Ravi Singh, Donovan Ferreira, Brijesh Sharma, Nandre Burger, Kwena Maphaka, Adam Milne, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Sen, Yash Raj Punia, and Yudhvir Singh.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
SRH can rely on their aggressive batting and disciplined bowling to make a huge impact in critical matches.
Predicted 11: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen, Aniket Verma, Liam Livingstone, Pat Cummins (capt.), Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat.
Remaining Players: Salil Arora, Ravichandran Smaran, Brydon Carse, Jack Edwards, Kamindu Mendis, Shivam Mavi, Amit Kumar, Kranthi Fuletra, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Shivang Kumar, Onkar Tarmale, and Zeeshan Ansari.