#3 Delhi Capitals (DC)

Delhi Capitals was standing at teh top of the table before the suspension of IPL 2021, as they won six games out of eight. The IPL 2020 finalists are likely to receive a boost in the form of Shreyas Iyer, who could return for the UAE leg if deemed fit. Yet, if Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje make themselves available, they will not feel the absence of some of the unavailable players. They are still come all all guns blazing to lift their maiden IPL trophy.

DC players likely to miss the UAE leg: Sam Billings, Chris Woakes, Tom Curran, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis.

#4 Mumbai Indians (MI)

While Mumbai Indians start every IPL season as favorites, they struggled with their batting in most matches as their much-vaunted bowling unit pulled off a couple of wins. While the competition returning to the UAE is a significant boost to players like Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Quinton de Kock, MI will miss some crucial cogs like Trent Boult and James Neesham. However, they could still be tough to beat.

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MI players likely to miss the UAE leg: Trent Boult, James Neesham, Adam Milne.

#5 Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Rajasthan Royals witnessed lots of ups and downs in the first leg of IPL 2021. While Sanju Samson was promising as a skipper, he was not good enough to inject some consistency in the team. RR is massively dependent on their overseas contingent and their crucial players like Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Liam Livingstone, and Mushtafizur Rahman likely to miss the UAE leg. Hence, they are likely to struggle and once again finish the competition in the lower half.

RR players likely to miss the UAE leg: Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Liam Livingstone, Andrew Tye, Mustafizur Rahman.