How to call the probable lineup for any match, worked through with an IPL 2026 example.
Worked example: SRH vs RCB · IPL 2026 season fixture · Rajiv Gandhi Intl, Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Predicted XI
1Travis Head
WK
2Abhishek Sharma
AR
3Ishaan Kishan
WK
4Heinrich Klaasen
WK
5Abdul Samad
AR
6Washington Sundar
ARSpin
7Pat Cummins
BOWC / Pace
8Mohammed Shami
BOWPace
9Nithish Kumar Reddy
AR
10Simran Singh
BAT
11Zeeshan Ansari
BOW
Formation: 1 BAT · 3 WK · 4 AR · 3 BOW
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Predicted XI
1Phil Salt
WK
2Virat Kohli
WK
3Rajat Patidar
BAT
4Liam Livingstone
AR
5Tim David
AR
6Jacob Bethell
AR
7Suyash Prabhudessai
BAT
8Josh Hazlewood
BOWPace
9Mohammed Siraj
BOW
10Nuwan Thushara
BOW
11Swastik Chikatiya
BOW
Formation: 2 BAT · 2 WK · 3 AR · 4 BOW
Note: The lineup above is a worked example from the IPL 2026 season, not a live prediction. For any real match, the final XI is confirmed at toss (30 minutes before play) — apply the same role-balance and pitch-fit logic to the confirmed team news for your match.