IPL 2016: Fantasy Championship guide DD v RCB

Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Transfer out: David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Brendon McCullum, Deepak Hooda

Transfer in: Virat Kohli, ABD, Shane Watson/Chris Gayle, Karun Nair

With so much riding on this fixture, you expect all the big game players to come to the party tonight.

Both these teams need a victory and will be going into this game with that mindset only. The game before this one will offer them with a lot of permutation and combinations of how these teams could qualify, but sometimes that clouds your judgment. The players need to go into this fixture with a clear mind of winning this game.

The Daredevils scraped passed the Sunrisers in the last game played here at Raipur and would be wanting their international stars to elevate their level if they want to have any chance of making it to the playoffs. QDK has been mediocre in the last 2 innings and he would be desperate to replicate his knock of 100 against the same opposition a month back.

The young guns of Delhi have delivered big time, but you can’t expect them to always find a way through, especially against the high soaring RCB.

RCB need to apply the same mantra this time round as well, just bat your opponent out of the game.

Virat- ABD- Gayle need to fire today as well and if they do, even the long boundaries at Raipur wouldn’t be enough to stop the carnage.

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Now, I already have QDK, Amit Mishra and Yuzi Chahal in my team for this game.

Getting ABD and Kohli for this game has to be a no-brainer, as no ground, no pitch and no opposition is good enough to challenge the genius of these two batting stalwarts.

Now, with just one transfer remaining, it’s a straight shootout between Gayle and Watson. This is going to be a tough one and the only thing that puts a doubt in my mind with regard to Gayle is the long boundaries at Raipur. And the Daredevils are known to be notorious when it comes to unsettling a batsman, with their fields, their lengths etc.

Also, the pitch report has got to do a lot with this selection dilemma. Get Gayle in if it’s a flat track and especially if the RCB bat second, as Gayle is known to be a great T20 chaser as well. But get Watson in if the pitch is dry and will hold up a little, as Watson could end up with a couple of wickets.

Just follow your gut here, it’s the last game, let your imagination run loose.

For the uncapped player, I get in Karun Nair. Considering his form and the RCB bowling lineup, it makes sense to get him in.

Batting captain: Virat Kohli (considering the long boundaries at Raipur)

Bowling captain: YuziChahal/ Shane Watson(if you get him in)