Saturday’s games in the Twenty20 Champions League see the Cape Cobras take on Otago whilst the Deccan Chargers are in action against Somerset. Both games take place in Hyderabad and we take a look at both the matches preview. Cape Cobras v Otaga Volts: The Cape Cobra made their arrival loud and clear in the inaugural match of the Champions League T20 against the Royal Challenger Bangalore. The Cape Cobras were magnificent in beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening game of the tournament on Thursday and they now get an early opportunity to follow up against Otago. JP Duminy (99 off 52 balls) rightly stole the headlines as the Cobras pulled off a surprise win when successfully chasing down the 180 posted by RCB. It was a terrific performance against the odds. The only concern was an injury to Charl Langeveldt who bowled his first 3 overs for just 12 runs, taking 1 wicket before injuring his shoulder along with a host of dropped catches in the field which on another day, will prove more costly.The Otago Volts from New Zealand will; however, play their first game of the League on Saturday against the Cobras. The Volts won their first trophy in 2008 and are looking for support and strength from wicket-keeper batsman McCullum and Dimitri Mascarenhas. The Volts will have to play their hearts out in the Champions League and against Cobras who are on the ninth cloud after their win against challengers will come charging and the Volts need to brace up with more power to escape the fangs of the Cobras. Otago will be expected much from Brendon McCullum who enjoyed a terrific first edition of the IPL when it was held in India. Redmond, Butler and Broom are other Black Caps stars in the squad. The Cobras need to keep their feet on the ground after their superb opening win. Getting McCullum early will be the key and another master class from Duminy would be most welcome. It really was a remarkable knock. The case for a Cobras win would be even stronger if Langeveldt is fit to resume but at the time of writing, there must be some doubt concerning his participation and it may just be Otago have a shout on … [Read more...]