Centurion (South Africa), Sept. 14: After notching up a thumping win in their tournament opener, Chennai Super Kings would be favourites to register another victory when they take on Sri Lanka’s Wayamba Elevens in the Champions League Twenty20 match on Wednesday. Chennai thrashed Central Districts by 57 runs in the opener.
Big-hitters Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina will be crucial to their team’s chances.
Their bowling is no less impressive with Aussie pace star Doug Bollinger and Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan in the ranks. Medium pacer Laxmipathy Balaji was also impressive with a economical three-wicket haul in the opening match against Central Districts. Wayamba, on the other hand, put up a decent batting effort in their opening match but fell short with the ball against South African domestic champion side Warriors.
In Durban, Saurabh Tiwary hit 44 off 36 balls as Mumbai Indians set South Australia Redbacks a victory target of 181 in their Group ‘B’ match on Tuesday. Ambati Rayudu (38) and Kieron Pollard (36) also weighed in with good knocks in Mumbai’s total of 180-7 at Kingsmead.
Brief scores: Mumbai Indians 180 for 7 (Saurabh Tiwary 44, Kieron Pollard 36, Ambati Rayudu 38, Aaron O’Brien 2/49) vs South Australia Redbacks