IPL 2016 team's Strengths and Weaknesses

I am going to put the teams in the order of their winning probability(As of 20th April).
  1. KKR:
                                                  Strengths:
     Balanced side: They have a stable team without many changes since 2012.
     Indian batsmen: They have best Indian players in their squad like Gambhir,                Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan(not reliable but on his day he can
    trash any attack) etc.
     Versatile Batsmen: They have innings builders and powerful hitters in their line      up.
     No weak links in Bowling department: All teams have weak links in their bowling      department, but, KKR have none.
     Strong Spin department: With the likes of Narine, Hogg, Chawla,   
    Shakib, Kuldeep Yadav(just to mention) they posses all types of spin bowlers.
                                                  Weaknesses:
    Pace bowling department:
     They have Morkel, Yadav, Russell who are quick and able  to extract extra bounce which is not useful on Indian soil. They don't have bowlers to  bowl cutters or slow balls or yorkers. This is the reason they heavily depend on  Narine at the death.
     Lack of Left arm pacer: You must have a left arm pacer in your team to trouble right  handed batsman with inswing and left hander with away swing (not always).
  2. GL:
                                                  Strengths:
    Tod Order:
     They have really good top order which includes McCullum, Finch, Raina.
    All rounders: They have several genuine T20 all rounders in their ranks who increases the depth in their batting order.
    'Champion' Bravo: We all know how good he is at death overs. He not only does that but also makes the team more entertaining on and off the field.
    Best death bowlers: You can do wonders if you have Bravo and Faulkner in your  side. They may leak runs sometimes, nevertheless they are wicket taking bowlers.
                                                  Weaknesses:
    Volatile middle order: 
    This is perhaps their biggest let down in this season. You can't expect all your runs from top order every time.  They don't have any innings     builders/stabilizers in the middle order except Dinesh Karthik.
    No up front strike bower: They do have excellent death bowlers, but, you also need some up front to take wickets in powerplay. They have none here with exception of Steyn(He might not feature in many matches).
    Lack of Left arm pacer: You must have a left arm pacer in your team to trouble right handed batsman with inswing and left hander with away swing (not always).
  3. MI:
    Strengths:

    Ro'hit' Sharma: He is the biggest asset to the team, on his day he can demolish any attack and finish the match in style.
    Pace attack: They have one of the best pace attack in form of McClenaghan, Southee and Bumrah. Southee's swing up front, McClenaghan wicket taking ability and Bumrah toe-crushers are assets to the team.
    Their coaching staff and MI fans: They have best coaching staff among all IPL teams. They are excellent in talent hunt and their finds even featured in Indian team. Their fans are loyal and always back their team.
    Unpredictability: They are Pakistan of the IPL which is enough to say how iffy they are. Sometimes it strengthens the team.
                                                  Weaknesses:
    Their tactics: 
    They don't have a proper batting order because of continuous shuffles, which makes their players unsure of their roles in the team.  
    Unpredictability: 
    The same unpredictability is their biggest weakness
    Weak lower middle order: Except Pollard (who is unpredictable) they have no reliable all rounders.
    No Malinga effect: He was always instrumental in their wins who is ruled out of season due to injury.
  4. RPSG:
    Strengths:
    Reliable top 5 batsmen:
     The top order consists of world class players like Faf, Rahane, Pietersen, Smith and Dhoni. This batting order will never collapse on any kind of pitch at any stadium.
    Dhoni Factor: RPSG fan base entirely depends on him. His leadership is a big plus point for them and we all know about his finishing and wicketkeeping skills.
                                                  Weaknesses:
    No wicket taking bowlers: You must have at least one wicket taking bowler in your IPL team. If you were to defend 10 in the final over he must come forward and takes the responsibility.They have neither swing bowlers nor death bowlers, all they have are few mediocre bowlers.(Except Ashwin who is only useful when pitch assists him).
    No power hitters in the top 5: Except Pietersen you don't see a player who comes to crease and hits the first six. They all spend some time in the middle before shifting to top gear.
    No left hander in the top five: It's not a nitpicking here. But, you need at least one left hander in your top order either for left-right combination or for versatility.
  5. RCB:
    Strengths:
    Top 4 batsmen:
     They have probably the top order in the history of the IPL. They don't need any introductions or explanations.
    Sarfaraz: He is not only playing scoops and ramps are near perfect in the death. He can even play proper shots if he gets any change in the middle order.
    Bangalore Crowd:  The whole stadium turns red whenever there is a match at Chinnaswamy. Their fans are loyal and love cricket.
    Weaknesses:Whole Bowling department: They don't have Stark which is a big blow, now Badree also ruled out of IPL.  Which means they have no frontline wicket taking bowlers.
    Heavily dependent on Top four: If they lose few quick wickets early, there is no one to anchor/build the innings.
  6. SRH: (Excluding Yuvi and Kane)
    Strengths:

    Warner: Undoubtedly Warner is their biggest strength, although, their bowling is the key to success.
    Pace bowling: They have Bhuvi, Nehra, Mustafizur, Sran and Boult. Which is by far the best pace bowling line up in current IPL.
    Death bowling: SRH death bowling should mentioned here. Bhuvi and Fizz are so effective on most of the occasions at the death.
    Weaknesses:
    Too dependent on Warner: 
    He is scoring bulk of SRH runs. They don't have many quality indian players in the middle order, so, they are obviously depending on him.
    Weak middle order: As mentioned they don't have established indian players in the batting order.
    No spinning options: If their pace dept. is best then spin dept. is worst. They let go Mishra and kept Karn. He is the only sole spin option left in the team who is not performing well in this season.
    Too many left handers: Rule of thumb in cricket is left handers struggle against off spin. This is a psychological advantage for other teams. But, this is not a big concern as long as they play well.
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