Sunday’s games in the Twenty20 Champions League see New South Wales take on Sussex and the Delhi Daredevils look to avoid elimination from the tournament when they meet Wayamba. Both the games will take place in Delhi and we take a look at matche preview. New South Wales Blues v Sussex Team: Time and Venue: 10:30 GMT, Delhi The New South Wales Blues will take on the Sussex Sharks in the T20 Champions League on 11th of October. The Blues started with a flier after marking an emphatic 53-run win against the Diamond Eagles in their previous match. That win came on this same ground and Simon Katich’s side will benefit from having experienced the conditions. Katich himself top scored with 53 off 41 balls as NSW posted 144. Stuart Clark with 3 wickets for just 12 runs was chief destroyer as The Eagles made just 91 in the chase. This terrific victory has kept the side boiling with confidence and rising with positive energy, which will be conspicuous in their next encounter with the Sussex Sharks as well. Simon Katich and David Warner displayed some splendid batting performance that eventually led the NSW Blues to clinch their first victory in the league.On the other hand, it will be the first match for the Sussex Sharks in the Champions League and they will take heart from the performance of fellow English challengers Somerset, who beat Deccan in Hyderabad on Saturday. The side has an impressive lineage. Michael Yardy leads the side which includes the likes of Dwayne Smith, Luke Wright and Yasir Arafat, all of whom can be more than useful in this format on their day. It’s also a big tournament for the young spinner Piyush Chawla who has plenty of talent. The side has been quite successful in the longer version of the game. In the T20 version the Sharks though have not come up with good performances and the match against the Australia’s Blues will be a tough one for the English cricket team.And the fact that the Blues’ previous victory has boosted their morale the Sharks might find it difficult to face the opposition in such a form. The scales weigh much towards the Blues and the Sharks … [Read more...]
Champions League T20 cricket matches preview
The two Australian teams feature in a Friday double-header in Delhi, with NSW taking on the Diamond Eagles and Victoria up against the Delhi Daredevils. Reigning Australian domestic Twenty20 champions NSW have been grouped with South Africa's Diamond Eagles and English county side Sussex. Victoria, who finished runners-up to NSW last summer, have been grouped with formidable Indian outfit Delhi Daredevils and less well-known Sri Lankan side Wayamba. Victoria vs Delhi Daredevils: Victoria Bushrangers have won 3 KFC T20 Big Bash cup in past 4 years. Young guns like Brad Hodge, David Hussey, and Cameroon White are sure going to set the atmosphere blazing with their power hitting. The bowling department will be also well taken care off under Peter Siddle and Shane Harwood. Other prominent performers for the Bushrangers are Robb Quiney, Andrew McDonald, spinner Bryce McGain and all-rounder John Hastings. Daredevil were the genuine match winners in the IPL season 2 and deserved the cup. This team has every thing from a great batsman to a great bowler to their side. Nannes looms as a major threat; Shipperd the Victorian coach said Delhi's spin attack headed by Indian test representative Amit Mishra would pose challenges for the Bushrangers. Delhi has best opening pair in the form of Gambhir and Sehwag. Their batting will further boosted by stylish Dilshan and Karthik Asked about the key factors for Victoria in the game, Shipperd said: "I think one or two of our top four really nailing their batting opportunity. CL T20 Teams: Delhi Daredevils: Rajat Bhatia, Daniel Vettori, Owais Shah, V Sehwag, Pradeep Sangwan, Aavishkar Salvi, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes, Amit Mishra, Manoj Tiwary, Glenn McGrath, T Dilshan, G Gambhir (C), Dinesh Karthik, Mithun Manhas Victoria: Aiden Blizzard, Peter Siddle, C White (C), Matthew Wade, Robert Quiney, Clinton McKay, Bryce McGain, Andrew McDonald, David Hussey, Aaron Finch, Shane Harwood, John Hastings, Brad Hodge, Jon Holland, James Pattinson. Eagles vs New South Wales: Diamond Eagles will have to play out of … [Read more...]
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