Ranking the Best Batting Lineup of the IPL 2024 Teams

The IPL 2024 season schedule has been announced, and we are only a few days away from non-stop cricket action. All teams have the best cricketers who can turn the match single-handedly. Last year, we witnessed one of the best IPL seasons, with records broken every game. Similarly, things are expected to be record-breaking this season. Before that let us rank the best batting lineup of the IPL 2024 teams.

Ranking the Best Batting Lineup of the IPL 2024 Teams

Note: The team rankings are based on tier. ‘S’ stands for one of the best, ‘A’ for a good unit, and ‘B’ is for average or below.

• S Tier (Best): Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, and Rajasthan Royals
• A Tier (Good): Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad
• B Tier (Average or below): Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings

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Ranking the Best Batting Lineup of the IPL 2024 Teams

S Tier (Best)

Mumbai Indians

• Rohit Sharma
• Dewald Brevis ($)
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Tilak Varma
• Tim David ($)
• Ishan Kishan
• Vishnu Vinod
• Hardik Pandya
• Mohammed Nabi ($)
• Arjun Tendulkar
• Romario Shepherd ($)
• Nehal Wadhera

Undoubtedly, the Mumbai Indians have the best batting line-up. From the top to the bottom, every player is a star and can turn around things single-handedly. Moreover, some stars who can perform well have to warm the bench.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Faf du Plessis ($)
• Virat Kohli
• Rajat Patidar
• Anuj Rawat
• Dinesh Karthik
• Glenn Maxwell ($)
• Cameron Green ($)
• Suyash Prabhudessai
• Will Jacks ($)
• Mahipal Lomror

The next team in the S-tier is the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Their top six—Kohli, du Plessis, Maxwell, Patidar, Green, and Karthik—can turn games within seconds. Moreover, their impact player, Suyash Prabhudessai, can be instrumental in the death overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Jason Roy ($)
• Nitish Rana
• Rinku Singh
• Shreyas Iyer
• Manish Pandey
• Sherfane Rutherford ($)
• R. Gurbaz ($)
• Shikar Bharat
• Andre Russell ($)
• Anukul Roy
• Sunil Narine ($)
• Venkatesh Iyer
• Ramandeep Singh

With Shreyas Iyer back in action, the Kolkata Knight Riders have a complete batting lineup. Venkatesh and Gurbaz are at the top; Rana and Shreyas are in the middle, followed by Rinku and Russell. They have a strong unit.

Gujarat Titans

• David Miller ($)
• Kane Williamson ($)
• Shubman Gill
• Abhinav Manohar
• Sai Sudharsan
• Matthew Wade ($)
• Wriddhiman Saha
• Spencer Johnson ($)
• Shahrukh Khan
• Asmatullah Omarzai ($)
• Vijay Shankar
• Rahul Tewatia
• Rashid Khan ($)

With Shahrukh Khan finding his place in the starting 11, the team looks strong. Gill and Saha at the top, Sai Sudharsan and Miller in the middle, followed by Shahrukh, Rashid, and Tewatia, still have one of the best batting units.

Lucknow Super Giants

• Devdutt Padikkal
• Ayush Badoni
• Ashton Turner
• KL Rahul
• Quinton de Kock ($)
• Nicholas Pooran ($)
• Krunal Pandya
• Kyle Mayers ($)
• Marcus Stonis ($)
• Deepak Hooda
• Krishnappa Gowtham
• Yudhvir Charak
• Prerak Mankad
• David Willey ($)

Talking about the batting unit, how can we miss the Lucknow Super Giants? They have one of the most destructive batting units that can score runs above the strike rate of 180. Also, the team has brought a great batter in the form of Devdutt Padikkal.

Kl Rahul and de Kock at the start; Devdutt Padikkal and Ayush Badoni in the middle, followed by Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, and Marcus Stonis. Undoubtedly, they have a strong batting line-up.

Rajasthan Royals

• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Riyan Parag
• T. Kohler Cadmore ($)
• Rovman Powell ($)
• Shimron Hetmyer ($)
• Shubham Dubey
• Sanju Samson
• Jos Buttler ($)
• Dhruv Jurel
• Donovan Ferreira ($)
• Ravi Ashwin

Rajasthan Royals have a perfect Indian bowling line-up; as a result, they can have overseas options with the bat. Their top eight looks scary and can turn the game toward their side within seconds. Jaiswal, Buttler, Samson, Powell, Hetmyer, Jurel, Parag, and Ashwin. The impact player rule will help them significantly.

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A Tier (Good)

Chennai Super Kings

• MS Dhoni
• Ruturaj Gaikwad
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Sameer Rizvi
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Moeen Ali ($)
• Shivam Dube
• Rachin Ravindra ($)
• Shardul Thakur
• Daryl Mitchell ($)
• Mitchell Santner ($)

You might be surprised to see the Chennai Super Kings here. The reason is their opening combination, as Devon Conway is set to miss the IPL this season. They have one of the best middle and lower orders. But their top order’s performances can be tricky.

Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Travis Head ($)
• Abdul Samad
• Aiden Markram ($)
• Rahul Tripathi
• Mayank Agarwal
• Anmolpreet Singh
• Glenn Phillips ($)
• Heinrich Klassen ($)
• Shahbaz Ahamad
• Abhishek Sharma
• Marco Jensen ($)
• Washington Sundar
• Pat Cummins ($)

Like CSK, the Sunrisers Hyderabad also have one weakness in the batting line-up. Their middle and lower orders look good, but their top order isn’t settled.

Read more: Ranking the Best Opening Batters of the IPL 2024 Teams

B Tier (Average)

Delhi Capitals

• David Warner ($)
• Prithvi Shaw
• Yash Dhull
• Harry Brook ($)
• Abhishek Porel
• Rishabh Pant
• Shai Hope ($)
• Ricky Bhui
• Tristan Stubbs ($)
• Axar Patel
• Lalit Yadav
• Mitchell Marsh ($)

The Delhi Capitals have one of the weakest batting units. Each batting department has a weakness. Shaw’s at the top, inexperienced middle order, and unstable finishers. Moreover, Rishabh Pant’s performance is a big question mark ahead of them.

Punjab Kings

• Shikar Dhawan
• Harpreet Bhatia
• Rilee Rossouw ($)
• Shashank Singh
• Jonny Bairstow ($)
• Jitesh Sharma
• Prabhsimran Singh
• Atharva Taide
• Rishi Dhawan
• Sam Curran ($)
• Sikandar Raza ($)
• Liam Livingstone ($)

Similarly, the Punjab Kings have an unstable batting unit. They are heavily relying on their overseas players. With the upcoming T20I World Cup, their overseas players’s availability throughout the tournament is a question. Also, they have an average top order, with Shikhar Dhawan being the only strong opener.

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