The Kolkata Knight Riders take on the Lahore Lions in the Champions League T20 tournament on Sunday.
The match at the Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad is slated to start at 8 p.m. IST (2:30 p.m. GMT).
The match will be broadcast on Star Sports in India and PTV in Pakistan.
It will also be broadcast on Supersport in Africa, Star Cricket in Sri Lanka and the rest of South East Asia, Astro in Malaysia, Gazi TV in Bangladesh, Eurosport in the United Kingdom and Europe, Sportsnet in Canada, and OSN in the Middle East, SKY TV in New Zealand, Supersport in Africa, and ESPN in the United States and South America.
Live streaming will be available through most broadcasters.
The Knight Riders are coming off a win over the Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets while the Lions are coming off a win over the Southern Express by 55 runs. The Lions made it through the qualifying phase with that win.
The official tournament website notes that the matchup presents a taste of the famous India-Pakistan rivalry.
“KKR have some very destructive batsmen in the middle order, but they will know that runs from their top three is very crucial in this version of the game. With Robin Uthappa likely to miss out on this game, having not recovered completely from his knee injury, the onus will be on skipper Gautam Gambhir to bat for the majority of the innings – just like he did in the IPL 2014,” it said.
“The likes of Pathan and Russell are dangerous when they’re faced with the scenario of having to play their strokes from the word go. Ryan ten Doeschate is another important player in KKR’s batting scheme of things for the three virtues he brings; experience, the ability to control the innings and the ability to turn on the heat when needed.”
The Lions, led by Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, and Umar Akmal, have some momentum from the qualifying phase and will look to get another win.
The preview noted that Hafeez, the Lions skipper, told reporters in the pre-match time:
“Picking wickets in the initial overs is crucial and our bowlers have been doing that. Aizaz Cheema has led the way on that front and other bowlers like Wahab Riaz, Imran Ali and Asif Raza are also chipping in. We have a good bowling attack overall. We know doing well with the new ball is important and I hope our bowlers continue to do so.”
See squads below.
Knight Riders
Gautam Gambhir (C), Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa (W), Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine, Jacques Kallis, Ryan ten Doeschate, Pat Cummins, Andre Russell, Manvinder Bisla
Lions
Mohammad Hafeez (C), Ahmed Shehzad, Umar Siddiq, Umar Akmal (W), Nasir Jamshed, Salman Ali, Asif Raza, Mustafa Iqbal, Wahab Riaz, Aizaz Cheema, Imran Ali, Saad Nasim, Adnan Rasool, Muhammad Saeed, Ali Manzoor
