Cape Town: It will be a fight of
elites when Sydney Sixers take on Highveld Lions in a Group B game of the champion
League Twenty20 at Newlands at this time to uphold their preeminence at the
points table.
Both teams contain been unbeatable
in the contest so far, with Sixers beating Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their
first match and making light work of the Yorkshire in their second excursion to
lead the point table on better net run rate.
Lions, on the additional hand,
did not contain to break a worry against Mumbai Indians (MI) and look at ease next
to the CSK last night, as they overcome a demanding 158-run target with six
wickets to spare.
Their merely worry, if at all,
seems to be the not in accord bowling and an uncaring form of skipper Alviro Petersen
by means of the bat frank.
Speedster Sohail Tanvir has be
decent with the ball other than his incapability to provide early break troughs
will absolutely be a matter of anxiety for the Lions when they get on a burly
Sixers side, which boast of some big names similar to Shane Watson and Brad
Haddin in their top-order.
However, it leftovers to be seen
whether or not Watson takes the meadow tomorrow next Cricket Australia`s command
to release the alarming all-rounder for the training of the nationwide team`s future
gruelling series after that to South Africa.
Sydney Sixers: Brad Haddin
(captain/keeper), Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Michael Lumb,
Nathan McCullum, Nic Maddinson, Ian Moran, Peter Nevill, Steve O`Keefe, Ben
Rohrer, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Dominic Thornely, Shane Watson.
Highveld Lions: Alviro Petersen
(captain), Temba Bavuma, Gulam Bodi, Zander de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Neil
McKenzie, Pumelela Matshikwe, Chris Morris, Dirk Nannes, Ethan O`Reilly, Aaron
Phangiso, Dwaine Pretorius, Sohail Tanvir, Jean Symes, Thami Tsolekile
(wicketkeeper).
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