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Hobart Hurricanes vs Northern Knights CLT20 2014: Northern Knights likely XI

Four matches down, Northern Knights have evolved as a successful team.

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Anton Devcich © Getty Images (File Photo)
Anton Devcich will look to give the Knights a good start at the top of the order © Getty Images (File Photo)

After winning their opening match of the main draw against Cape Cobras, Northern Knights will face Hobart Hurricanes at Raipur on Tuesday . With a 100 percent win record in Raipur, Knights will look to take the record further. Varun Arora lists down the likely eleven players who will take field for the Knights.

Northern Knights were considered to be one of the underdogs ahead of  the Champions League T20 (CLT20) 2014. Devoid of any match practice in the sub-continent, the pink armory still had hopes of pulling out something in this heavyweight tournament. Kane Williamson and Tim Southee were the two known names who had the responsibility of carrying the Districts home. But four matches down, they have evolved as a successful team with every single player contributing to the cause.  Let’s take a look at the likely playing eleven for the Knights.

Anton Devcich: 28-year-old Hamilton lad was the hero the last match with a score of 67. He was involved in a 140-runs partnership with Williamson. Devcich has been in the news for his flawless beard and his ability of hit the ball hard. He will be responsible to give Knights a smooth start.

Kane Williamson: When you start talking about Williamson, you are in loss of adjectives to describe his batting talent.  A centurion from last match, he is the backbone of the Knights. He has that feeble ability to score quickly with all the technical ingredients. Williamson will look to transfer his sweet form to the match against Hurricanes.

 

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Daniel Flynn: He got a half-century in the second match against Lahore Lions but failed to gather runs after that. Anyone who has seen him bat will tell you of his enormous potential to score. As a captain of his side, Flynn will play an anchor role at the important No. 3 slot.

BJ Watling: People have already started calling him as the replacement of Brendon McCullum for his abilities behind the wickets and with the bat. The Durban born lad has impressive striking power. With scores of 32 and 53 in the tournament he has enhanced his reputation as a batsman. The No. 4 slot will give him freedom to power big blows in the game.

Daryl Mitchell: Only few people can hit Lasith Malinga for 14 runs in a single over and Mitchell is one of them. He played a finishing role in the last qualifying match against Mumbai Indians scoring 16 runs. He is an acrobat in the field and a dangerous cricketer on the pitch.

Scott Styris: The veteran Scott Styris is an important asset both with the bat and ball. He bowled economical spells against Mumbai Indians and Cape Cobras. He is a busy customer with the bat too. Styris is a player who can contribute to the match any moment.

Mitchell Santner: He is the new boy in the house. Got his place for Daniel Harris in the last match he could only play two balls in the last match.  Santner bowls beautiful left-arm spin and is a well leaned batsman. If he gets to bat, he will like to show his shots.

Scott Kuggeleijn: The right-arm medium has not shown his charm yet in the competition either with the bat or ball. He has an important role to play as a support system to Trent Boult and Tim Southee.

Tim Southee: Tim Southee is at his very best in the CLT20. He is aggressive, fast and accurate. He has troubled the batsman with his fiery yorkers each time. He holds seven wickets in the four matches the Knights have played. Southee is the reliable warrior in the Knights setup.

Ish Sodhi: Many who have seen him bowl will recognize the resemblance of his bowling action with Karn Sharma. He has been short of wickets in CLT20 but is economical. Knights will rely a lot on Sodhi to stop the flow of runs and to pick crucial wickets.

Trent Boult: The youngster has been alarmingly quick and lethal in the competition. He swings the ball both ways giving a little clue to the batsman. He bowled only two overs in the match against Cobras but picked one wicket and gave only 8 runs.

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(Varun Arora is a reporter with CricketCountry.com. He started as a medium-fast bowler, converted to an opening batsman but finally settled with his passion of writing about the game. His Twitter handle is @varunjgd)

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