Cricket Update: Airtel Champions League T20- South Australia vs. Guyana (Match Preview)
Unbeaten South Australia will take on the Caribbean T20 champs Guyana in the Airtel Champions League T20 today at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. The dead rubber between winless Guyana and the unbeaten http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 would, realistically speaking,
be one of the biggest mismatches.
Ramnaresh Sarwan's men, after losing three consecutive fixtures of the ongoing Champions League T20, will have a final chance to minimize the humiliation by winning the match against the top team of Group B, South Australia.
Performance of both the sides clearly reflects the quality of cricket in the respective countries in the recent years. Looking at the miserable performance of the Caribbean T20 champs’ in the league, it seems as if Trinidad and Tobago’s run to the final
of last year’s Champions League was merely an aberration.
Airtel Champions League T20 is an event where the skippers have subjugated with the bat – out of seven top run-scorers, five are the captains. When it comes to the captain of South Australian captain Michael Klinger, no one has dominated more than him. Klinger,
who came to the Champions League with a tally of 223 runs from 13 T20 games, has logged 197 runs in the tournament from just three games. Having compiled 197 runs, Klinger shares top place in the run-chart of tournament besides http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Victoria-c859 Busrangers.
Both the skipper Michael Klinger and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Harris-c1310 have proven themselves as explosive opening partners, sharing three-digit opening stands in the last two consecutive games of the league. With Klinger and Harris doing most of the batting jobs, rest of the
line-up did not get chance to score much so in the inconsequential match against the listless Guyana, Klinger might be giving others some practice in their final league game, having already qualified for semi-finals of the tournament.
The unbeaten South Australia has been unchanged all the way through. With the exception of illness or injury, promising South Australia would stick to the same playing XIs for the dead-rubber. Skipper Klinger himself has been leading batting department of
the side, while Shaun Tait has been quick and accurate in his line and length. Batting line-ups stronger than Guyana’s have struggled against his pace. He will be enjoying the vista of having a go at listless Guyana.
When it comes to the struggling Guyana’s playing XIs, Asad Fudadin, who has not been given a chance yet, can expect a call up against South Australia. Steven Jacobs, who was substituted in the side against Lions, performed quite well returning as top-scorer.
So http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Narsingh-Deonarine-c78681 will be once again sitting at the sidelines. In addition, Fudadin’s inclusion in the squad would result in the axing of one of their under-performing batsmen.
Travis Dowlin, the leading T20 run scorer for Guyana, has yet a lot in his pocket to show. Dowlin, who has yet to fire in this tournament, will have a final chance today to give his side a promising start at the top of the order. Ramnaresh Sarwan is the
key strength of Guyana and will be the main target of Shaun Tait. A clash between Sarwan and Tait would better determine whether the underdogs have any chances of pulling off an upset of the tournament.
The highest partnership shared by both sides in the league gives a clear clue about the result of the tournament. South Australia’s highest stand so far in the event is 124, shared between Michael Klinger and Daniel Harris as opposed to 46 of Guyana.
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