#2 Sunrisers Hyderabad
In the last 3 seasons, one team that has been the most consistent is Sunrisers Hyderabad. They won their first title in 2016, finished 4th on the points table in 2017 and ended up as the runners up last year. In IPL 2018, they were defeated in the finals by Chennai Super Kings. But they were one of the favorites to win throughout the season.
What made their campaign even more inspirational was the fact they were without the services of David Warner, who led them to glory in 2016. Kane Williamson captained the side in Warner’s absence and boy did he do a great job. Now, Warner will be back and it only makes things better for the Orange Army.
Apart from Warner and Williamson, they have Rashid Khan who is an absolute superstar in the shortest format of the game. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s experience will be valuable once again. Manish Pandey and Shakib Al Hasan are the other experienced international players who add to the strength. SRH will be the team to beat in IPL 2019.