IPL Fantasy Faceoff

GT won and chose to bowl, interestingly considering the first to bat usually wins here. I made a BIG decision with not a lot of data but mostly gut feeling. I need a HUGE win here to get things worked out and points rolling so I'll use the Triple Captain on Shubman Gill this match. He has a good track record in this stadium and against MI and they have been fairly toothless so far in terms of bowling. He scored an 86 (50) last game and opens so he should definitely have a decent total to chase here. And there's no rain risk at all. It's not a major booster anyway, 3x instead of 2x for your captain so I don't mind using it without any planning.

Massive points missed last game which is really annoying. Arya may have found some form and could be a good pick in the future again, Connolly was always a valid choice. Punjab does play Lucknow again at the end and if it's score is anything like this one there's a lot of points on the table if you use a Free Hit.

I already have Gill, Buttler and Krishna from the Wild Card I used which is a great lineup with lots of point potential already. I don't need to add anyone else but de Kock's last game was such an incredible innings I really want to bring him in because missing points like that is devestating. I'll remove Seifert as KKR doesn't play for a while and he might not get another chance anyway. Gill wil be my Cap and de Kock my VC. Keeping it simple with the most experienced and highest point earners so far. Sai is bound to show his abilities any game now but I'm not sure if it's worth bringing him in each game in the hopes he plays like 2025. Rabada was great last game too, and likely will be again against the bottom of the table MI. Thanks for reading and I'll see you after the toss.