Considered as the two tournament favourites, the Kings XI Punjab and the Northern Knights clash against each other in a Group B Match of the OPPO Champions League Twenty20 2014. This Kings XI Punjab vs Northern Knights, T20 Cricket match will begin at 8:00 pm IST at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh.
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Technically, the Kings XI Punjab are one win away from storming into the Semi Finals. Led by George Bailey, the Kings XI Punjab are sitting pretty having defeated the Hobart Hurricanes and the Barbados Tridents. This star-filled Kings XI Punjab continue to be the tournament favourites. Everything has clicked so far for the Kings XI Punjab and it is all about sustaining the moment right till the end.
The Northern Knights had an absolutely impressive start to the OPPO CLT20 2014 going through the Qualifiers. Their first match against the Cape Cobras went very well with Kane Williamson smashing a century. However, the Northern Knights crumbled to their first defeat of the tournament in their second match against the Hobart Hurricanes where they were bundled out for less than 100!
The pressure is on the Northern Knights to win tonight’s CLT20 match against the Kings XI Punjab to keep their hopes alive. Their net run-rate has taken a severe beating because of the terrible defeat against the Hobart Hurricanes.
Anyway, the Kings XI Punjab vs Northern Knights match will be coming live on Star Cricket channels where the beautiful anchor Mayanti Langer will be alongside the likes of Deep Dasgupta and perhaps Ajit Agarkar and Murali Kartik. There are several other channels outside India which will be bringing the live ball by ball action of the OPPO CLT20 2014 which can be checked here.
Kings XI Punjab Squad: Virender Sehwag, Manan Vohra, Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Glenn Maxwell, David Miller, George Bailey (C), Thisara Perera, Akshar Patel, Anureet Singh, Parvinder Awana, Karanveer Singh, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Mandeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan
Northern Knights Squad: Kane Williamson, Anton Devcich, Daniel Flynn (C), BJ Watling (WK), Daryl Mitchell, Scott Styris, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Jono Boult, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner, Brad Wilson, Daniel Harris, Graeme Aldridge