Perth Scorchers cricketers during a training session © Getty Images
Durban: Oct 17, 2012
Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL champions, will be desperate for a win against Australian side Perth Scorchers in the Champions League T20 match at Durban on Wednesday.
The IPL champions led by Gautam Gambhir have comprehensively lost their first two games against Delhi Daredevils and qualifiers Auckland Aces and are now in a must-win situation against the Australian side who would also like to notch up their first victory in the tournament.
However the job will be easier said than done for the Knights who have looked totally out of sorts on the bouncy South African pitches where there is also some seam movement on offer for the quicks.
Teams:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Manvinder Bisla (wk), Gautam Gambhir (c), Brendon McCullum, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Debabrata Das, Brett Lee, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Sunil Narine, Pradeep Sangwan.
Perth Scorchers: Herschelle Gibbs, Marcus North (c), Luke Ronchi (wk), Mitchell Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Simon Katich, Nathan Rimmington, Joe Mennie, Brad Hogg, Michael Beer, Nathan Coulter-Nile.
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