Cricket Tracker’s IPL fantasy league guide and best Playing XI

The first phase of the Indian Premier League 2014 in UAE is over when all the teams are done playing two matches each. It is the time when every franchise is looking to get their combinations right pick the best playing XI. So that as they approach the business end of the tournament when winning every match that too with some real effect on the Net Run Rate (NRR) will be important.

Almost all the franchises are changing their playing XI after every loss and keep the winning combos intact. This shows the uncertainty which is sure to happen as there are raw players too in the IPL along with seasoned campaigners.

The skippers and the management need to realize this that every player in the team is equally important. Pick them according to the team’s requirement depending on the roles they play. The team which had a bad bowling should try to reinvent their bowling unit.

This is the code and who cracks it first has the best chance to win. Like the CSK and the MI which are the two teams who have stuck to the same squad and have been able to keep the core together. Is the reason for their success through IPL and Champions League as well. They are the only teams to have won both the tournaments.

To make it a little easy for them to pick their squads and also for our fans who join us in the IPL fantasy league (Code 2861). We will also guide you through selecting your fantasy league here is the way you can earn points in the IPL fantasy league.

For every batsman in your squad you get 1 point for every run that they score. You are awarded 2 points per six and a -5 for a duck of the player in your team. 25 points for every 25 runs that the batsmen make and bonus is given on the difference between balls faced and runs scored.

For a bowler you get 20 points per wicket and maiden over, 1 point per dot ball. 10 points per wicket hence forth. 1.5 x balls – runs conceded, if this figure turns up to be positive the points are doubled.

A fielder too fetches you points 10 points per catch, 15 for a stumping, 15 for a direct hit and 10 for each player involved in a run-out.

Bonus 25 points for a Man of the match performance, 5 points for victory in the league and 10 for victory in play-offs.

CricTracker after taking all due care and research brings to you the best possible XI form across all IPL teams.

Rajasthan Royals: Unmukt Chand,Ajinkya Rahane,Sanju Samson,Shane Watson©,Steve Smith,Stuart Binny,Brad Hodge,James Faulkner,Rajat Bhatia,Pravin Tambe,Dhawal Kulkarni.

Chennai Super Kings: Brendon Mccullum,Dwayne Smith,Suresh Raina,MS Dhoni (C, wk),Faf Du Plessis,Ravindra Jadeja,Mithun Manhas,Ravichandran Ashwin,Ishwar Pandey,Mohit Sharma,Ben Hilfenhaus.

Kings XI Punjab: Virender Sehwag,Manan Vohra,Wridhiman Saha,Glenn Maxwell,David Miller,George Bailey ©,Rishi Dhawan,Akshar Patel,Mitchell Johnson,Laxmipaty Balaji,Sandeep Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Chris Gayle,Parthiv Patel, Virat Kohli ©,Yuvraj Singh,AB Devilliers,Albie Morkel,Yogesh Takawale,Mitchell Starc,Varoon Aaron,Ashoke Dinda,Yuzvendra Chahal.

Sun Risers Hyderabad: David Warner,Aaron Finch,Shikhar Dhawan ©,Venugopal Rao,Naman Ojha,Darren Sammy,Irfan Pathan,Karn Sharma, Amit Mishra,Bhuvaneshwar Kumar,Dale Steyn.

Delhi Daredevils: Murali Vijay,Mayank Agarwal,Quinton De Kock,Kevin Pietersen ©,Ross Taylor,JP Duminy,Manoj Tiwary,Shabaaz Nadeem,Shami Ahmed,Jaydev Unadkat,Rahul Shukla.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma ©,Michael Hussey,Ben Dunk,Ambati Rayudu,Kieron Pollard,Aditya Tare,Chidambaram Gautam,Harbhajan Singh,Pragyan Ojha,Zaheer Khan,Lasith Malinga.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Jacques Kallis, Gautam Gambhir ©, Manish Pandey,Robin Uthappa,Chris Lynn,Yusuf Pathan,Shakib Al Hasan,Kuldeep Yadav,Sunil Narine,Vinay Kumar,Umesh Yadav.