Mumbai Indians V Northern Districts: CLT20 Date, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

The final round of Champions League Twenty20 qualifiers take place on Tuesday, and Northern Districts are almost certain of spot in the main draw.

Venue: Chhattisgarh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur

Dates: Tuesday, September 16

Start time: 3:30 p.m. BST (8 p.m. local time)

TV and live stream: STAR Cricket (India), Ten Sports/PTV Sports (Pakistan), SuperSport (South Africa), Eurosport (UK/Europe), SkyTV(New Zealand), Network Ten/Fox (Australia), CSN/Star Cricket (SriLanka), Star Cricket (Bangladesh), ESPN (USA and Caribbean), Willow Cricket (USA)

Weather: As has been the case for all the qualifiers, AccuWeather.com predicts that there is a chance of thunderstorms for the match.  It looks like the worst of the weather will be over by the time the two sides square off, but you can never be too sure.

Overview

Having won both of their qualifiers so far, Northern Districts have one foot in the main Champions League draw.  With a very good net run rate, even a loss against Mumbai Indians should edge them through. 

Mumbai face a tougher task. Having lost their opener, they bounced back with a big win over Southern Express, the weakest team of the group. Express play Lahore Lions prior to Mumbai’s match, and the Indian team will know before they begin their charge against Northern Districts exactly what they have to do in order to progress.

A win for Lahore over Southern Express will mean Mumbai have a must-win fixture on their hands. Whereas if Lahore lose, Mumbai will definitely progress with a win and will most likely go through if they lose, provided their net run rate doesn't change too dramatically.

Mumbai have blown hot and cold throughout the qualifiers, while Northern Districts have looked like a really balanced side.

A win will go a long way in helping boost their momentum before their first match in the Champions League group stages. Tim Southee and Trent Boult have forged a sublime bowling partnership, something Boult relishes. In an interview with CLT20.com, he talked about the importance of bowling in pairs:

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I enjoy bowling with him. I have known him for a lot of years now, we have grown up together and played age-group cricket together and I have learnt a lot from him.

It [bowling in pairs] is an important thing in all formats. We both are pretty young in our careers and hopefully we have a lot more to come in the future. As a pair, we just go about keeping things simple. We try our best to put the ball in the right spot and hope for success from there.

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If Boult and Southee can replicate some of their performances from their first two games, they should be in a good position to seal their progress to the next round with an unbeaten run.

Key players

Northern Districts

Trent Boult has picked up four wickets in his two games and has a solid economy rate of 4.00. Mumbai's biggest weakness is in their middle order, and the ability to strike up front with their new ball pair of Boult and Southee will be a big advantage.

Mumbai Indians

Mike Hussey had a good knock in his last outing, scoring 60 off just 40 balls. The ability to get runs at the top of the order to sheltered the inexperienced middle order will be Mumbai's biggest challenge.

Squads

Northern Districts

Ish Sodhi, Jono Boult, Brad Wilson, Kane Williamson, Daniel Flynn (captain), BJ Watling, Graeme Aldridge, Anton Devcich, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, Daryl Mitchell, Daniel Harris, Scott Styris, Trent Boult, Mitchell Santner.

Mumbai Indians

Kieron Pollard (capt), Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Pragyan Ojha, Praveen Kumar, Aditya Tare, Jalaj Saxena, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Gopal, Mike Hussey, Kieron Pollard, Corey Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Marchant De Lange, Lendl Simmons.