IPL 2021: Rating the title winning chances of all teams in UAE

After hosting a successful IPL season in the UAE in 2020, BCCI decided to host the league in India in 2021. The league was planned to be held in six cities, two venues at a time. As the tournament started, everything looked quite well-managed and safe.

However, as the cases in India rose owing to the second COVID-19 wave, it was only a matter of time before which the virus entered the IPL bio-bubble too. The BCCI tried its best to maintain a safe environment, but these bio-secure bubbles are never foolproof and the virus can enter through unknown sources.

Despite this, a month later, after the Special General Meeting of the BCCI, good news made the headlines. The BCCI announced that the remaining matches of the IPL 2021 will be played in the UAE from the 19th of September till the 14th of October across three venues.

As the matches continue in September, it will be interesting to see how the teams fare as the change of venue is likely to change the fortunes for many of the teams.

So, here we rank the IPL teams on their chances of winning the title in the UAE:

8) Kolkata Knight Riders

The two-time IPL winning side, KKR were having quite an off-season when the league was suspended. Their batting order looked scrambled, the bowlers were leaking runs and all in all the franchise looked quite lost.

They won just two of their seven games playing very average cricket. If they wish to do well in the second leg of the league, they need to be clinical and improve quickly as only half of the tournament is left. Firstly, they need to sort their batting order out.

There were a lot of talks around playing Andre Russell up the order, which should definitely be implemented soon. Their bowling too needs to fire as even they looked off-color many a times.

Winning the title surely looks tough from this point, however, they will be looking to follow and trust their processes in order to improve going forward.