Rating the title winning chances of all teams in IPL 2020

As many as 13 teams have been a part of the Indian Premier League (IPL) with five of them lasting only a few years but only six of them have got their hands on the IPL trophy in these 12 years. Only two teams – Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have won it multiple times. In fact, they are the ones who’ve dominated title-wins in the IPL.

Winning IPL titles isn’t easy. We’ve seen teams being in dominant positions through the league stages and crumble in crunch situations. There are multiple factors that play a role in helping a team win the IPL. Be it squad depth, handling pressure on and off the field or performing on the big day, each one has its own importance.

Thus, as we near the 13th edition of the IPL, let’s rate the chances of all teams for this season.

8. Rajasthan Royals (RR) – 6.5/10

If there was one team that was remained busy throughout the off-season, then it was Rajasthan Royals (RR). They were pretty active for the most part of the trade window before the auctions for the 2020 season. They were one of the busiest teams on the auction table as well as they bought as many as 11 players, which included three India Under-19 stars along with filling the other slots, including four overseas options.

However, at the moment, looking at their squad, they don’t seem to pose a threat for the title. Make no mistake, they have absolutely top-class match-winners in Steve Smith, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson and a couple of others. But they don’t seem to have the bowling attack in place.

Jofra Archer has been ruled out while they have the likes of Tom Curran, Andrew Tye and Oshane Thomas to fill that spot but each of them have a tendency of leaking too many runs. The Indian pace battery wears a decent look but the likes of Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Rajpoot and Varun Aaron have flattered to deceive.

Moreover, with Krishnappa Gowtham traded, there is no firepower in the lower middle order. Most of the batsmen fit in the top-order spots and hence, RR will have a challenge in front of them to manage their resources well.